Some Job Training

Some people have thought I have no job training or skills. I'm actually a Certified Reflexologist. This training allows me to practise reflexology as a business, although the field has been somewhat unregulated--not that there's anything wrong with the training! [I appreciate it very much.] What is reflexology? It's a method of working on the feet--something like working pressure points--which has a beneficial effect on the entire body and on specific areas. It's basically a health treatment, in other words, although we don't claim to cure any particular problems. It generally helps to improve the circulation [the particular method I've learned is more potent in this area, in my opinion] and to normalize body functions. It's also a great reliever of stress. The feet contain a larger number of nerve endings than elsewhere in the body.

A pastor who moved to Canada from an island near Africa told me that wherever he had travelled, he saw reflexology books mixed in with books about the occult. Am not sure exactly what the connection might have been? But none of the reflexology that I've studied or experienced has had any direct connection to the occult! There are scientific explanations for reflexology, as far as I can see. Maybe some parts are more clear than others? [They say a pattern of an oak tree is within each acorn. Isn't it possible the pattern of a human body is reflected in the feet? Regardless, the effect on the nerve endings and on the circulation are easily understood, I believe.] Have had some positive discussions with leaders of my church about reflexology. [They were from the North American and/or World Headquarters in about 1997, if I recall.--May still have a copy of a letter or two from them.--I had written to them first, in response to a church magazine article which seemed to be condemning reflexology.--I believe the author didn't have enough information, at the time.] Another point is that in the western world, we depend on western medicine. But Chinese and East Indian medicine are examples of other types of healing/treatment which can also be beneficial. [If I may say, we follow western medicine here because it's what we know the most about. But western medicine isn't necessarily a standard of correctness or effectiveness, in my opinion. We have something to gain from learning about other types of healing.] My mother was a registered massage therapist from the time I was very young; and myself, I believe in what they now call "complementary medicine."--It's not to take the place of our traditional medicine but rather to supplement it.

Will write some more later, if I have time. [Haven't been practising reflexology as a business for a number of reasons....] People are welcome to follow the Link to reflexology in the sidebar.