1.2 From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Practice: Tracing the Evolution of Reflexology

Welcome all of you to my YouTube channel, in today's video we will see the history of reflexology. From ancient times till today, reflexology has been a very important way to keep the body healthy in a natural way, this history is very old, it goes back to ancient Egypt . The wall paintings of the tomb of Ankhmahor which are from 2330 BC. In these wall paintings also we can clearly see that reflexology is being done by pressing the points of the hands and feet. The Ebers Papyrus of ancient Egypt, which is a medical document, it is from 1550 BC. Reflexology is also mentioned in this article. It is replete in the history of China. Chinese people follow Traditional Chinese Medicine. In this, they believe in the concept of Chi. Chi means life force which is present in the meridians of our body. These meridians also pass through the soles of our feet and by pressing them, many diseases can be treated. There is a basic book of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China named Nei Jing. It is from 200 BC. The book also talks about reflexology to balance the energy of the body . Its importance has also been found in the history of India. Our oldest book of Ayurveda is Charak Samhita. Foot massage i.e. foot massage is also mentioned in this book. sole massage and its benefits .Hippocrates, who is called the Father of Medicine, was an ancient Greek physician who has not told about Reflexology directly but has told about the benefits of massage to keep the body healthy 100 years ago, Doctor William Fitzgerald introduced zone Therapy. According to zone Therapy, our entire body is divided into longitude lines. According to these lines, if we press on a specific point, we get relief in pain. Dr. William's work Eunice Ingham, who was a physiotherapist, took it further. In 1930, she designed a detailed reflex point of the organs and different parts of our body, in the sole of our feet and in the palm of our hands, which we use till today and the most interesting one. You must have seen in Hindu culture that people worship the soles of gods feet in their homes, in temples. Perhaps our ancestors wanted to give this message behind this . There are many deep secrets hidden in the soles of our feet to stay healthy in a natural way. So in today's video we saw in detail about the history of reflexology. We will meet again in the next video with another important topic of reflexology. Thank you.