As a Recipient I LOVE:

• The fact that I only need to remove my shoes and socks to experience complete release of tension, soreness or pain throughout my entire body.
• That I am able to achieve such a profoundly deep level of relaxation, unlike any other form of body therapy I have ever encountered.
• That I can consistently arrive at that glorious altered state this work is known for.
• That the level of peace and calm that is realized during a session stays with me long after I leave the practitioner’s chair. It is seemingly a cumulative effect that is experienced, where that balanced state is maintained for longer periods of time afterwards, the more consistently I schedule my appointments.
• The concentrated attention on my feet. It feels fabulous especially after dancing, walking, or just standing for hours at a time. I also feel very cared for when having my feet worked on. There is something very soothing and comforting about this work. It is very nurturing.
  
• The greater flexibility and range of motion that I have in my ankles, feet and toes.
  
• That I can immediately tell where I have imbalances simply by having points on my feet palpated (or working the points myself). My feet give me immediate and accurate feedback.
• That Reflexology has always been a perfect reminder for me to BREATHE, and when I receive it regularly, it allows me to feel more balanced in every aspect of my life.
  

As a Practitioner I LOVE:

• Seeing my clients faces and states of being completely alter from when they first arrived. By the end of their session they usually look significantly softened, lighter – sometimes completely luminous, a bit spacey, unquestionably relaxed, and they are usually sporting a lovely smile on their faces. (ahh – makes me so happy !)
• Being able to assist people in their process of restoring or maintaining vitality.
• When they come back and tell me that they just feel so much better on a whole since receiving this work. They feel more in balance.
• When they share with me upon getting up off of the table that they are pain free….and they are so excited!
• When they get off of the table and tell me their headache, migraine or stomach ache is gone.
• When they say that they feel they are better at coping with life’s challenges and they are not feeling depressed anymore (and they feel that Reflexology is partly responsible for this improvement).
• When they express that it is just nice to feel a human touch.
• When they tell me they were transported to another place in time…some place really beautiful…
  
• When they fall asleep and snore, after they informed me that they hadn’t been sleeping well for days.

I have heard the above reactions from many different people time and time again. People’s responses are varied of course, but at the very least, 99% of the time they report feeling more relaxed and refreshed then when they first walked through the door.

It has been a privilege and an honor for me to share this work with others over the past 22 years. I am as jazzed about it now as when I experienced my first session with my first Reflexology teacher back east. It was a complete “WOW” for me – truly a life changing hour, and I new as soon as the session came to an end that I wanted to learn how to work with this wonderful energy therapy. As I mentioned clients have told me of many different ways they have felt better after the session. I don’t believe it is me “healing” them as some practitioners purport, but rather ‘this work’ leads them to such a state of deep relaxation that the body is then in an optimal position to heal itself.

I also thoroughly enjoy teaching Reflexology, and am constantly learning something new about it with each group of students I have the pleasure of instructing. It is fun as well as enlightening to explore it through other people’s experiences as well as my own.

Have you ever had a Reflexology session before? How did it make you feel? What did YOU love about it?

I would love to hear, and if you would be so kind to tell me here by clicking on the Comment link below, I will happily enter your name in a drawing for either a:

One Hour Reflexology Session (if you live within the Los Angeles County Beach Cities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach or Torrance)

or if you don’t live close by, you will be entered into the drawing to win a gorgeous laminated set of 5 Sole Garden Reflexology Charts

Never had a session before but would love to try it?
I want to hear from you too, so please leave a comment as well and I will gladly add you to the drawing.

Drawing will be held on Friday, August 21, 2009.

Two winners will be drawn digitally and will be announced right here on the home page, and also will be notified by email.

Thanks for playing!

Best Wishes, Donna

Join me for fun times with Foot Reflexology during one of two new Reflexology classes beginning this week -

Restoring Vitality with Foot Reflexology
at South Bay Adult School, Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach
(4) Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm, June 23 to July 13, 2009
For more info and to register, go to southbayadult.org

Reflexology
at South Bay Massage College in Manhattan Beach
(5) Thursdays from 2 to 6 pm, June 25 to July 23, 200
For full description of this class, click here.