What is Reflexology

Reflexology is a holistic complimentary therapy based on the theory that all parts of the body are mapped out on the hands and feet. Reflexologists believe that working these points (on the hands and feet) can bring the body back to its natural balanced state and help to improve wellbeing.

Reflexology, as we know it today, was pioneered by a woman called Eunice Ingham (1889 – 1974), or the mother of modern reflexology. After extensive research, she developed a map of the entire body on the feet, where one point on the foot corresponds to a certain part of the body. By using acupressure or massage techniques on these points, a positive effect is created in the corresponding body part. Modern Western reflexology uses the charts and theories developed by her and is now called the ‘Ingham Method’.