I attended part 2 of the “Advanced Reflex Therapy” Workshop today. Just when I thought yesterday was an intense day of working on the feet and hands and other reflex points, today was even more brutal! Today’s focus was the shoulder and upper vertebra region of the spine and organs which may be associated with contributing pain and discomfort to that region. By the time class was over, the parts of my hands that received the reflex therapy work felt like they had been beaten up by a martial artist who knew Qi Gong!
Although I won’t be using the techniques I learned at this workshop on all my clients (as it was truly torturously painful), it has re-enlightened me to the fact that there is no one modality of massage that’s the panacea for everyone’s physical ailments. One has to also take into consideration not only the muscles, but all the other anatomical, physiological and energy components involved in the client being treated.