All about reflexology from authors Barbara and Kevin Kunz. "Barbara and I have written 20 books on reflexology in 22 language editions with 58 foreign editions. We have been doing reflexology for over 35 years."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Dr. Oz Show
Okay here is the news. We were approached by The Dr. Oz Show to be on the show to demonstrate reflexology. We became a little worried about whether we would be on the show but it seems as though they are having some trouble getting the schedule worked out. They contacted me this afternoon to tell us we were still on. Here's the kicker. Dr. Oz told his producer that we were the best of the best in reflexology. Nice guy.
Kevin Kunz
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I Love Skeptics!!!
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Really Beautiful Reflexology Path in Malaysia
I was playing with Google Images when I ran across this beautiful reflexology located in Malaysia. Check it out. There is also a company called Pathways of Health that has built several paths in the Northwest. They are very nice and seem to get better and better. Hey and if you want one built they are the folks to go to see.
Kevin Kunz
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
That "wow" moment in Reflexology
Ida, one of the posters shorten the wow moment to simply "wow". Wow this and wow that became a shorthand.
When Reflexologist who have been at it awhile get together they swap what we called, "miracle stories" Now I think we can call them wow stories.
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Kevin Kunz
Monday, August 17, 2009
You can change your life with reflexology...
A fuller and healthier life thanks to reflexology ... here we tell one story of how reflexology added to a lifetime of living. This is our story but maybe it will give you a picture of your future with reflexology in your life. Here is the Preface from our book Complete Reflexology for Life
Reflexology for life... the phrase conjures up the many possibilities of reflexology's benefits. It connotes the potential to have an impact on health and quality of life, one's own and that of others. It suggests the use of reflexology's techniques throughout one's life from the earliest days of infancy to the golden years of aging.
As we look at our own use of reflexology over the past 30 years, we see that we have indeed used reflexology personally throughout our lives. At the conclusion of one lecture, Barbara was surprised to be asked, "Have you used reflexology for your own Health?" You see, reflexology is not just a theoretical exercise. For ourselves and quite literally millions of others around the world and throughout history, reflexology gives the sense of being able to do something. At your fingertips lies an ability that's always there. It enables you to address the challenges and stages of life.
Reflexology for life speaks to reflexology for the different times of our lives. On a personal note, it seems that reflexology has been there with us to calm and to cope, to ease and to help. From one bride's prewedding jitters to another's postwedding tired feet; from one niece's pregnancy to another's sports injury, reflexology has smoothed the way, lending a helping hand to people special to us.
The ability to use reflexology has helped us in challenging times as well. The opportunity to do something to help lessen that feeling of powerlessness when contending with a loved one in distress. It can help a newborn infant and a 96 year-old as well as address allergies, menstruation, constipation, colic, kidney stones, heart problems, pregnancy, accident injury, flesh-eating bacteria, swollen ankles, back and foot problems... we could go on and on.
As you apply reflexology in your own life, you'll find that one success leads to another, and another, and another. Then you'll see the influence of your work beyond your hands-on application. As one niece observed, "I grew up with this stuff. I'll bring it out and use it when I need it. And, I've shown others how to do it." You enable others to address the moments f their lives with healthy, natural choices.
As professionals, we've spent hours, days, weeks, months, and years researching the tides of history, the issues of professionalism, legislative ins-and-outs, and the physiological effects of reflexology. However, we always come back to reflect on the hands-on work; our own and that of the reflexologists we've met around the world. The common thread that runs through us all is the sense of possibility, that yes, you can change your life with reflexology. Even more, you can change the lives of others. While French author Antoine de Sainte-Exupery on noted "... there is not gardener for man," we tend to think he never met a reflexologist.
(Kunz, Barbara & Kevin, Complete Reflexology for Life , Dorling Kindersley, London and New York, 2006) Reprinted by permission of Dorling Kindersley.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Okay so I started it.
My day started out early. Fed the cats and got the newspaper. Checked my Twitter account and had a real nice tweet about Reflexology: Health at Your Fingertips and our Reflexology Deck. The Circle of Light linked the tweet to their website. There was one of my most favorite reviews of Reflexology: Health at Your Fingertips. The Circle of Light folks are such nice people. Sincere. And they have over 4600+ followers on Tweeter. That is a lot of people or so I thought.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Reflexology Fantasy
No this isn't about sex. It is about an old file I ran across. It was called "Reflexology Fantasy". So being in an adventurous mood I decided to open it up.
It turns out to be a mind map I drew awhile back. It is a type of "what if" mind map about reflexology. I was fantasying about reflexology's potential being finally realized by individuals, organizations, governments, businesses and so forth.
Such as:
- What if medicine suddenly realized the enormous potential of being able to not only address stress on a general level but to also be able to address stress in very specific ways with reflexology?
- What if hospitals realized how much they could save in early releases and how much goodwill they could gain with patient satisfaction using reflexology routinely with patients? What if hospitals used it for staff stress?
- What if the government realized that with they could address the costly of the geriatric giants of memory loss, mobility, incontinence and dementia with reflexology? What if health care facilities like assisted living and nursing homes figured this out as well?
- What if businesses suddenly got wind of the cost saving through reflexology with reduced absenteeism and worker morale?
- What if schools focused on stimulation to the feet and hands to encourage neurological development to increase learning capabilities?
- What if artist, writers and other creative people used reflexology to help their creative side?
- What if reflexology was consider a form of fitness and became a part of a nation fitness program? What if it was used to increased athletic performance?
Kevin Kunz
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Debating prevention's place in healthcare bill
A draft Senate bill would provide up to $10 billion annually for a "prevention and public health investment fund" -- a portion of which could be used for infrastructure projects, such as bike paths and farmers markets meant to curb chronic and costly conditions like obesity. Debating prevention's place in healthcare bill
Some lawmakers deride such measures as wasteful.
By Kristina Sherry August 3, 2009 Los Angeles Times
I am amused by this debate. It is the Sickness industry versus the Wellness Industry. I am not even arguing that the government should step in and invest in wellness. What I am really amused at is the idea that healthcare should not include prevention.
In fact, many of us do not want to join the Sickness Industry. We are working on preventative programs without anyone's support other than our own. We believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
But the idea that 10 billion dollars is massive pork barrel spending when compared to the trillion dollars that go into health care is just ludicrous. The waste really occurs after illness has taken a hold.
I once had a client that I really liked. But I hated his attitude. Why do something now to combat his problems was his attitude. He would just go out and get "one of those by-pass things" when he need it. No thought of the cost nor what state his body would be put in ever crossed his mind.
I once worked in a sheltered workshop which proved to me that work is quite therapeutic. And the best part was that it was very cost effective. People became taxpayers rather than warehoused in state institutions. And the best part we were raising our own money by the products we manufactured. We were supported by industry. We did have some government money from people that they sent to be train by us. It simply worked.
So I think it time to move ahead without government support. The one really interesting thing about a new study that I shall talk about is that the money spent on complementary and alternative health rose to 34 billion. The most interesting part is that CAM out of pocket bypassed the out of pocket for conventional medical.
Deride prevention as being wasteful if you like Congressman but we know it works. And we know what is healthy.
Kevin Kunz
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Reflexology and Tailbone Injuries
If you look closely at this picture you can see a bubble in the middle of the side of the heel. Years ago by accident I discovered that this was a stress cue connected to tailbone injury. Many times there will be several bubbles running along the rim of the heel. They can have a pimple- like appearance to a large bubble like look.
These stress cues can be easy to find. Sometimes they are evident just looking at the rim of the heel. Other times it takes a little searching so we use a technique we call "press and access".
To perform this technique simply press with the flat of your thumb and look at the side of the heel you are testing. I sometimes tap a little along the rim as this brings the stress cues out.
This is an example of a very serious tailbone injury. It was incapacitating. this is beyond a bubble. The stress cue is more like a white band. And it doesn't require tapping to bring it out.
For further information about stress cues see: The Complete Guide to Foot Reflexology or MyReflexologist Says: Feet Don't Lie
Kevin Kunz
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Severe Whiplash Stress Cue
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Chinese-Style Reflexology Business in the Sacramento
Call it unintended consequences or call it a blow to an American tradition, but the Sacramento city
massage ordinance and Chinese practices are changing reflexology in that city. The
Sacramento Bee reports on three Chinese foot reflexology businesses which will soon be joined by two more.
The services provided are outside the American traditions launched in the 1930’s by physiotherapist
Eunice Ingham and adopted throughout the Western world. They are priced well below the
standard for the profession.
The Chinese service is described as: “A plastic-lined wooden bucket, filled with steaming hot
Tibetan-powder-steeped water, is brought to soak weary feet. The therapist begins by massaging
the scalp, ears and face, taking special care to include pressure points near the hairline.… “The
therapist moves on to the arms, legs and finally the feet, using knuckles, fists and even a soft slapping
to get the blood flowing. The customer, who remains fully clothed, then flips over and
receives a full back massage.” … “When reflexology first came to the Los Angeles area, prices
were more than three times what they are now. Steep competition led to price cutting and the cost
settled on the standard $20. Memberships, where 10 or 20 massages are prepaid, cost less per
hour. Therapists work as independent contractors and make an average of $10 per massage plus
tips.” (Sacramento Bee)
Within the standards of American reflexology, the service provided is pressure technique applied
to the hands and feet. Use of knuckles is taboo due to concerns about undo pain caused to the client.
Prices range from $50 an hour and up.
Consumers in Sacramento have complained about the pain involved in the Chinese reflexology
services. Such concerns were raised recently when an American television series required the
show’s contestants to undergo a reflexology session in Beijing. “Pain and suffering” is the image
that emerged of a reflexology session in Beijing following the April 28, 2009 broadcast of reality
show Amazing Race 14.
Broadcast in prime time on a major American television network, the
show pits two-member teams against each other in a travel contest. Each episode includes a “Road
Block” and for this episode the Road Block was reflexology. Particularly troubling to reflexologists
viewing the scene was not only the pain endured by the show’s contestants but also video of
the reflexologists whose smiling and pleased countenances made it appear they enjoyed the discomfort
of their clients. On-line discussion by reflexologists reflected concern that their profession
would be associated with similar painful work. (To see a re-play of the episode, go to
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/
video.php?cid=1006793061&pid=KZHGaTfyM7KMI1_zO__FJF7VaB2yQqDH&play=true&cc
=42)
Of further concern to reflexologists and reflecting on their practice is the assertion in the article
that “No studies prove these health claims” (Reflexology works to “relieve stress, improve circulation
and bring balance to the body”). Literally hundreds of studies exist and support such statements.
Ironically many have been conducted in China. Statements to the contrary undermine
reflexologists’ efforts to provide accurate information to consumers about their work.
Kevin Kunz