The Modern Order of Essenes: Foot Reflexology

This week's helping from the banquet of the Modern Order of Essenes is a simple but effective method of self-healing using foot massage. This was part of the Apprentice curriculum; the equivalent practice of hand reflexology is covered in the Healer grade. Give it a try and see what results you get.

Essene Foot Reflexology

Foot reflexology as an art and science has been around for centuries. Healers in ancient Egypt, India, China, and Japan practiced reflexology on hands and feet, and the latter three countries all still have a rich tradition of specialized point massage of hands and feet for healing purposes. The modern Western art of reflexology, however, originated in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, when Dr. William Fitzgerald discovered a set of ten zones running lengthwise along the outside of the human body, ending in the ten toes; branches of these zones also pass down the arms to end in the ten fingers.

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