Sometimes during a session or even after you may have the sensation of being cold. This can happen because the body lowers the core temperature as you become more relaxed- the same happens when you go to sleep at night. You may also experience perspiration as the body warms up. This is especially true following a session when you have to travel back to home or work. You could also, during the session, feel either faint or queasy during a session, but this is alright, for your body is making adjustments within you and know that you are going to be fine.
Many times during a session I will hear comments from the client as to what he/she are feeling at that time. Matt* at his second session commented, "I feel a tingling from my feet up my legs and into different areas of my body when the Reflexologist worked the different areas of my feet."
Rachel* experience during one of her sessions was very different, "I felt so relaxed and sleepy, I could have stayed for another hour."
Reactions that occur between sessions usually last only a day or two and indicate that the body is returning to a state of balance. Some of the most common complaints are:
- Tiredness. Parasympathetic nervous system has become more dominant. The body's reaction is the need for more sleep so it can rest and repair.
- You may also find that you are energized with more vitality.
- Change in sleeping pattern. You may find that you have become so relaxed that your sleep becomes deeper and calmer. Also, you might find that your sleep has become disturbed for a while and dreams may be more active and frequent.
- Increased activity of the skin as it eliminates toxins can cause increased perspiration and rashes.
- Frequent urination and the urine might become cloudy with an unpleasant Oder.
- Frequent bowel movements. As the digestive tract has been stimulated to normalize or cleanse, it may eliminate toxins by producing frequent dowel movements or diarrhea.
- Increased Mucus discharge from the nose may occur which also marks a cleansing process. Mucus can be released from clogged sinuses, the ileo-cecal valve, or small intestines.
- Illness which may have been suppressed and never really healed may flare up and present itself as a fever or some other symptom which should go away in a day or so.
- Emotional or psychological releases may result, such as crying.
The next time, you have a Reflexology Session watch just how your entire body, Body, Mind and Spirit, responds while you are in the Chair- what is the sensation you are experiencing? Floating away, Drifting, are you feeling an emotional release during or after. How are you sleeping after a session; is your sleep deeper, what are your dreams doing. All of these are signs that Reflexology is helping you and your body to find balance and relax. Ask your Reflexologist about your experience since the last session, These are just a few and never hesitate to ask.
For more information I refer you to Kevin and Barbara Kunz, who are known for both their Books and Research in Reflexology.
