The Joy of Reflexology: Healing Techniques for the Hands and Feet to Reduce Stress and Reclaim Life (Paperback)

by Ann Gillanders (Author) "Human beings have always been subject to stress, yet we often look back longingly to earlier times when life seemed, from a modern perspective, to..." (more)
Key Phrases: support the right foot, use your right thumb, use your right index finger (more...)

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Product Description
From one of the world's foremost reflexologists--a former director of the International Institute of Reflexologists--comes the best and most complete guide ever available on this ancient Chinese healing art, featuring workouts for both feet and hands. Color illustrations throughout.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st American edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316314668
• ISBN-13: 978-0316314664
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising technique, May 2, 2001

By	Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Okay, so I'm a nurse and dedicated to the medical establishment from which I draw my livelihood! I also have great respect for scientific methodology. That said, I also have to admit to an innate curiosity about alternative approaches to health care, and so when my license needed 30 CEUs for renewal, one of the courses I decided to take was one on reflexology. I purchased The Joy of Reflexology for that course and began reading it with more than a little skepticism. Although it suggested that practicing the art on oneself was less effective than doing so on another subject, I happened to have no one else at hand on whom to practice the techniques, so it was me or nobody. I was totally prepared to pooh-pooh the entire thing as so much bumpkin, when I discovered that the very unpleasant hip pain from which I was suffering at the time resolved and didn't return when certain pressure points on my feet were massaged as indicated in the text. Since I had been kept awake nights over the preceding several months, turning over and repositioning myself about every half hour trying find a more comfortable way to rest, I can tell you I was fully prepared to eat crow when the massage technique worked! True, a population of 1 isn't the best statistics, and a test on oneself is hardly the makings of a double blind study. So, coincidence? Maybe. But I got the first uninterrupted eight hours of sleep I'd gotten in months! I'll take it. Thank you Miss Gillanders.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good with detail, March 28, 2000

By	jen (hopeless suburbia) - See all my reviews

This book explores the theory of reflexology which says that by massaging our feet and hands (the outermost extensions of the body) we can stimulate certain body parts. This book includes sections on stimulating every major system of the human body along with tips on relieving certain common health problems. Each movement has an illustration complete with directional arrows so you cant go wrong. This is a great book to read if you want to help your loved one relax after a hard days work. Even if you dont believe in the theory of reflexology the massage movements still make the book worthwhile.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has been extremely helpful, October 5, 2000

By	Martin K. Morales (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book in 1996 and have since then used the techniques to help my wife deal with her Crohn's disease. I am writing this to let people out there know that reflexology works. If at the very least considered a relaxation method, we have experienced noticeable improvements in her condition after a few sessions. Four years later, we still use it whenever the need arises. For those of you debating whether to attempt this method, I would say you owe it to yourself to try it out. I hope you have as much if not better success than we have had.