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Plantar Fasciitis – Start Taking It Seriously!
Why, you might ask, should I take plantar fasciitis seriously? Most early symptoms are not much more than an inconvenience, a dull annoyance in the heel. Although the condition is referred to as an...
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Reflexology Rocks!
I clearly remember the first time that I experienced a Stone Therapy session. Back then, there was so much buzz about adding hot and cold stones to a bodywork session, I admit to a lot of skepticism. I...
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A Short Class in Reflexology
Many of you have had the pleasure of attending a live reflexology class; some of you haven’t. In any case, you may be interested in watching a video I made for the Florida School of Massage’s U-tube...
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90 Reasons to Like Me!
Got your attention, didn’t I? So, here’s the deal: I’ve created a business page on Facebook and I want you to join. So, to entice you to “like” me, I am going to run a random draw for the next five...
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Collaboration vs. Competition
I loved the piece that Paul Davenport posted on March 12th, entitled Somali Pirates and the Florida School of Massage. I particularly resonated with Paul’s statements of “human needs met” and “a...
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Living from Intention – Why Not?
by Karen Ball I am often asked how I got “into reflexology”. I wish I could say that my career choice was the result of a well-thought-out trajectory or a middle of-the-night dream-induced epiphany –...
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Creating Loyalty: Adding Value to a Client’s Experience
Let’s face it; you’d have to have your head in the sand not to recognize that people are more selective these days about how they spend their hard-earned money. In today’s market, even therapists must...
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Increasing the Efficacy of Thai Foot Reflexology
Thai Reflexology is part of a discipline in Thailand referred to as sacred bodywork. Its origins date back to India, where the ancient art of Ayurvedic medicine held that the feet (and hands) have...
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Get Rid of Plantar Fasciitis Once and For All
Six months of enduring foot pain, shoe inserts, night boots, expensive custom-fitted shoes, oral medications, daily exercises, steroid injections (3), cryo-therapy and surgery did little for the...
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Sick and Tired of Headaches?
by Karen Ball I feel fortunate – fortunate because I am not one of the 45 million Americans that experience chronic headaches.[i] For that matter, I barely make the club of nearly 90% of the...
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You’ve Heard of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, But…
what about carpal tunnel of the foot? Known as tarsal tunnel syndrome, this condition refers to neuropathy (nerve disorder) of the tibial nerve as it runs under the flexor retinaculum at the medial...
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Is Thai Foot Reflexology Really Reflexology?
by Karen Ball Awhile back I got into a conversation on a Facebook reflexology group page I follow. The exchange started with a woman’s struggle (her word) around the term Thai Reflexology. She wondered...
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The Tension of Opposites
by Karen Ball When teaching Thai Foot Reflexology, I am often asked why we start sessions on the left foot with women and on the right with men. I usually just give the simple explanation that in the...
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Whose Job Is It?
by Karen Ball I recently got into a conversation on Facebook with a new reflexologist (in another country) on whether or not reflexology “fixes” illnesses in the body. I learned that it was important...
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Running on Empty
by Karen Ball If you ever questioned the effects of stress on your day-to-day life, read on. If ignored, the chronic thoughts, situation and/or behavior patterns may lead to the following sequence of...
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The Roots of Thai Foot Reflexology
by Karen Ball A couple of months ago, the editor of Massage Magazine asked me if I would write an article on the roots of Thai Foot Reflexology. I was psyched. This is an element of this beautiful...
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