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Ear Reflexology

by Bill Flocco✓ Trusted2:55★ 8/10

Learn the basics of ear reflexology, including the reflex map of the human body on the outer ear and techniques for relieving common discomforts.

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we often notice the earrings that people are wearing but as you look at people's ears have you ever noticed the phenomenal similarity in the shape of the outer ear and how it looks like a baby upside down in the fetal position hello i'm bill floco founder director of the american academy of reflexology in los angeles california and a french medical doctor in lyon france in 1957 discovered for the first time in recorded history that there actually is an image what we call a reflex map of the human body slightly distorted of course upside down on the outer ear so what we have is the earlobe helps bring relief for issues like headaches and sinuses the yellow orange and blue and black pins are the spinal reflexes in other words for relief of spinal discomforts the pink is for arms and if people hurt their feet or their legs for example this has images for the feet or reflexes for the feet so it's an image of the baby upside down from the head all the way to the feet so let's take a look at the ear so the earlobe right here is wonderful for bringing relief or headache discomforts a lot of folks have neck discomfort neck problems so if they were to hold their ear right here very gently but for a prolonged period of time on what we call the inner ridge it helps to bring relief of discomforts many times for the neck area and elizabeth recently was exercising over did it and she strained her lower back so let's show how to work for her lower back there's a little ridge right here it's called the narrow ridge and what we do is we bring our finger underneath the narrow ridge and we come towards the top of her head a little bit and then we flatten it inward and we hold it with firm but kind pressure there should be no discomfort in doing this work so ear reflexology is the use of touch on the map of the human body on the outer ear and again this was discovered in 1957 by doctor paul neugee and leon france it is used by many medical doctors they when they use it for diagnosis and treatment and using of implements it's called auriculotherapy for lay people who cannot diagnose and treat it's used it's called ear reflexology so i'm bill floco founder director of the american academy of reflexology in los angeles california and by the way if you'd like to have free reflexology charts on the feet hand and ears you're welcome to go to our website at www.americanacademyofreflexology.com we wish you fantastic good health

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