15 Minute Self Reflexology | Heal yourself from pain, Inspired by Thai Foot Massage | Erica Weiland

[Music] in order to start this massage you're going to want to start by applying a little bit of the healing foot bomb in order to get that really nice slip factor in through your feet and really encourage good micro circulation as we perform the massage just a little bit of product put it onto our hands and gently we're going to apply it to the bottoms of our feet and this is step number one we're going to use the palms of our hands and gently massage the entire plantar aspect or bottom of the feet step number two we're going to take the knuckles of our hands and do the exact same massage we're just going to be looking at getting a little bit deeper into the tissue area so all of this is in preparation for when we do a little bit deeper work into some of the reflexes we're going to start our routine today by working in through the spinal area of the foot we can do this by either thumb pressing all the way along i like to put two thumbs together it gives me a little bit of a better surface area and allows me to get great support as i move along i like to go in both directions going up and down the foot and it's nice to press and hold each of these areas but i'm just doing a nice little massage kind of up and down in order to get that area flowing and then i'm going to grab my massage stick and along that area i will press actually just like working on any other muscular areas you're going to want to press and hold on to any different parts in the foot that have a stronger sensation or a little more tenderness in there that means that you're working stuff out and communicating with the body a little bit more now we're going to perform some semi-circles all along the plantar aspect of the foot and we're going to do so with our thumb so grab and massage in through here doing your nice semi circles and we're going to repeat that massage 10 times [Music] the next part of this massage is to work in through all of the toes so we are going to gently rub and pull each of the toes nice and gentle this is working in through the head zone the neck the throat the sinuses the eyes the ears and in through the teeth [Music] okay i just like to give them a nice little effleurage after [Music] with the massage stick now we are going to massage into the inner arch area this is where a lot of the digestive system resides we've got our adrenals and kidneys we've got our stomach and pancreas as well as our intestines in through this area so in an upwards and downwards motion we're going to massage in through the arch of the area the pressure is very personal so depending upon how much pressure you like you can always apply lighter or heavier pressure making sure that at the end of this massage you also get this outer region or zone five of the foot so just give yourself a little bit more particular work on the outside there which is coming into more of your liver spleen area your shoulder arm and leg reflexes with the larger end of the massage stick we're going to use it to rub in through the heel area all right you guys this is where we get into a little bit more of the juicy stuff with the reflexes so we are going to look at working in through the toe pads of each of the toes so that works in through the eyes the sinuses and the ears we are also going to look at the ball of the foot here in through particularly the neck and shoulder zone along the the base of the toes in through here but still on this ball of the foot then we're going to look at coming in through the diaphragm line here and in particular paying attention to this middle zone here which is our solar plexus great for relieving stress in through the body really helps you take that really nice deep breath after that we're going to look at getting into just above the waistline here in through the adrenals and stomach as well as the outer ridge here working in through the arm and shoulder area follow that we're looking at coming just below the waistline here and looking at coming into areas of the kidney as well as in through the small intestines and some of the larger intestine as well one spot we're going to work which is a nice juicy ayurvedic spot it helps to relieve foot pain and heal pain as well as deal with pelvic instabilities and female reproductive disorders we're then going to look at a spot just in the middle of the heel here this is really good as well for plantars fasciitis and heel spurs it's great for sciatic pain as well we're going to press into each of these points three to five seconds okay so here we go we're going to use the little part of the massage stick and we're going to support each toe as we press and hold for five seconds [Music] oh my gosh how did that feel you guys that was super awesome i hope you guys felt some nice juicy stuff you could be feeling some warmth uh generating in your body and this is all amazing benefits of reflexology is that it moves through the entire body now what we're going to do with our massage stick is lay it on its side and with two hands we're going to go up and down the foot over the entire plantar aspect of the foot what we're going to do next is use the big end of the massage stick and we're going to use it to really get a lot deeper into the ball of the foot so don't be afraid to apply a little bit more pressure and especially coming in to underneath the ball of the foot here we want to release the fascia and get some nice good blood flow in through there so this is a little bit deeper from what we were doing at the beginning of the massage but our feet are nice and prepared now so that we can handle a little bit more of this pressure okay you guys it's time to move to the top of the foot we are going to work the dorsal aspect which has uh chest breast lung and thoracic region in through here lymphatic and ribs in between the channels of the feet here in between the metatarsals we also have the jaw reflex in through here which is really working actually this area of the jaw in through the neck aspect here we also have a nice lymphatic drainage point for the chest and then coming up we have the sciatic nerve reflex and the hip reflexes in through here and the groin aspect in through here all right first things first is we're going to apply a little bit more of the healing balm here to the top of the foot i like to come up either sides of the ankle because we will be doing a little bit of massaging in through the ankle as well nice gentle strokes this smells so good i just love the smell and the feel of this healing balm okay first step we're going to place our hands underneath the bottom of the feet and with a alternating crossover type of maneuver we are going to go over top the entire foot here [Music] the second part of this move while our hands are still underneath our foot is to start in the middle on either side of the foot come all the way up to the toes and come back in a v-like direction into the middle of the foot here and then we're going to go back out to the joints and back down the metatarsals this next step is performed through the middle of the foot here as well as in through and in between these two tendons you see here so we're going to apply pressure at the base of the toes come all the way up in between those tendons and then up the small end of the massage stick we're going to look at massaging each of the top parts of each of the toes gently massaging the whole entire surface [Music] area [Music] a little deeper work i like to also grab my knuckles and do a little bit of a massage up and down on the tops of my toes [Music] with the smaller end of the massage stick we're going to look at working in between each of the channels getting a little bit deeper be gentle on this aspect of the foot because it can be a little bit tender when you get in there so we're going to work in through this area making sure that we get onto that lymphatic drainage point in between zones two and three is great for the stomach and neck and shoulder tension release and we'll also look at getting into this zone which can be beneficial for the breasts and zone five between zone four and zone five for good neck and shoulder tension release now we're also going to look at massaging now between the zones that we've just worked the toes as we use that smaller end of the massage stick again and work in between the webbing of each of the toes [Music] our last final step is to just give yourself a little good massage on the lateral aspect of the foot and then onto the medial aspect of the foot okay you guys we're at our final step here absolutely love this part of the massage and what we're going to do is use both of our hands here and go back and forth over top of the ankle and we're going to repeat this 10 to 15 times [Music] congratulations you've just done a wonderful massage on one foot and the best part is you get to do it all over again on the other foot so just before you move on give yourself a nice gentle sweep some nice effleurages on the foot check in and see how happy it feels it should be feeling much lighter and you should be feeling a lot more energy and vibrant and feeling great