The Search for Vitality

Today’s smoothie was blueberries, pineapple, grapes, kale, spinach, romaine, bananas. It was pretty tasty. I guess I went a little crazy at the grocery store.  After not making my own yesterday, I was excited to get back to experimenting with different ingredients.

My neck and shoulders have been feeling really tense lately.  When those muscles get really tight and hard, it feels like the blood flow to my brain is constricted and I can’t think clearly.  I had been using my heating pad to relax the muscles but now it was beyond that so I needed to get some outside help.  There is a new foot massage place in my neighborhood that is having a grand opening special, charging only $20 for an hour massage which includes reflexology and back and shoulder massage.

For those who are unfamiliar,  Reflexology is a non-invasive complementary modality involving the use of alternating pressure applied to the reflexes within the reflex maps of the body located on the feet, hands and outer ears. This definition comes from the Reflexology Assoc. of America.

Reflexology is a science which deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all of the glands, organs and parts of the body.  Stimulating these reflexes properly can help many health problems in a natural way, a type of preventative maintenance.  Reflexology is a serious advance in the health field and should not be confused with massage. This definition comes from the International Institute of Reflexology.

The practioners at the place I patronized, were all Chinese.  The lady who worked on me spent about 40 minutes on my feet and 20 minutes on my back and shoulders.  I felt a lot better after the session and felt it was an excellent return on investment there.