Reflexology Massage Therapy and Reiki Can Work Together

Reflexology Massage Therapy and Reiki Can Work Together to Treat Mental Illness in Holmdel NJ  

Reflexology massage therapy combined with Reiki can help in the treatment of various mental health disorders in Monmouth County, Middletown, Hazlet, Red Bank, Colts Neck, Lincroft, Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Union Beach, Keyport, Matawan, Aberdeen, Leonardo, Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver, New Jersey. Reflexology massage therapy is offered at therapeutic massage spas in Holmdel NJ.

According to Rosie Langdale-King, Reflexology practitioner and teacher and Reiki master, clinical depression is the most prevalent psychological disorder in the western world, with up to 20 percent of the population suffering from it. At the rate it is increasing, authorities are alarmed that it could come second only to heart disease as the most disabling condition by the year 2020.

Other widespread mental health disorders include anxiety; schizophrenia; bi-polar disorder; borderline personality disorders; mental health disorders related to substance abuse issues; and learning difficulties.

Langdale-King attributes mental health disorders to negative life experiences; lowered self-esteem; and daily stress from problems such as financial pressures and relationship issues. With very low self-esteem, patients lose the ability to handle even the most ordinary situations in life. Some even have difficulty getting up in the morning to face a new day. They don't have enough courage to set proper boundaries in order to become self-empowered. Instead, they cringe in fear against the world.

Langdale-King points to poor nutrition and exposure to food additives, household chemicals, and inhaled pollutants from smoking, exhaust and industrial chemicals as aggravating factors. These chemicals and pollutants hinder the body's proper use of nutrients. It has been found that people who are mentally ill also have deficiencies in vitamin B6 and zinc. Food high in refined sugar, carbohydrates, processed food and acid-forming food such as meats, grains and milk nudge the body toward states of anxiety. Food intolerance - such as wheat intolerance and lactose intolerance - block up the colon and throw the entire system off balance. Any physical disturbance is immediately reflected in the mental, psychological and emotional state of the patient.

Langdale-King combines Reflexology and Reiki for the body's detoxification from chemicals, pollutants and toxic wastes. These two therapies also bring about calm and relaxation, removing stress and rebalancing the nervous system and all other body systems. She asserts that when the body is freed from stressors, pollutants and other inhibitors it will naturally bring itself back to wellness.

With Reflexology, the practitioner stimulates specific points on the patient's feet in order to normalize certain organs and bring equilibrium to the whole. With Reiki, the practitioner works on the patient's subtle life force energy system or aura, readjusting it to remove blockages and stagnation. Such blockages and stagnations cause illness in the body, mind and spirit. Only the free flow of life force energy brings optimal health and wellness.

Langdale-King describes people with mental health conditions as anxious, depressed, unmotivated, lethargic and generally emotionally and physically unwell. Because of their anxiety, they hold their muscles in extreme tension, resulting in severe pain in their joints and soft tissues. They also take shallow breaths, restricting the flow of oxygen to the body's cells.

The combination of Reflexology and Reiki enables patients to become calmer. This helps them to breathe properly in order to allow the proper mount of oxygen in. Patients who have undergone the combined therapies had decreased levels of physical pain and higher levels of relaxation and peacefulness. Their anxiety levels fell and they became more even-tempered.

Langdale-King recommends that her patients also shift to more alkaline-forming food such as fruits and vegetables because these further help bring about calmness and diminish anxiety.

In addition to reflexology massage therapy, therapeutic massage spas also offer Swedish massage therapy, deep tissue massage therapy, sports massage therapy and pregnancy massage therapy in Holmdel NJ.