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Zone Therapy

What is Zone Therapy? Zone therapy is the simplest method of giving

treatment. According to this therapy, by applying on-and-off pressure on the

tips of the fingers or toes, which represent five zones on each side, the energy

imbalance in the zones can he corrected to relieve pain and restore health.

The whole body is divided into ten equal longitudinal zones, running the length

of the body from the top of the head to the tip of the toes and fingers. As the

zones end on the finger tips and tips of the toes, the entire body can he

manipulated by applying pressure on the tip of the fingers and toes. Any

imbalance in any part of the zone can be corrected by applying pressure on the

corresponding finger tips. What is a referral area? Since similar zones pass

through the fingers and toes, the legs, beginning from the hip joint can be

relieved from pain by manipulating the ‘Referral’ area on the corresponding

hand, starting from the shoulder joint and vice versa. The

corresponding referral areas are: Shoulder --- Hip Forearm --

Calf

Upper arm --- Thigh Wrist -- Ankle

Elbow --- Knee Hand -- Foot

Fingers -- Toes Dr. William Fitzgerald of USA observed at the beginning

of this century, that the direct pressure applied on certain points in the body

produced an anaesthetic (analgesic) effect on the corresponding part of the

person.He is known as the Father of Zone Therapy.He systematized the body in

zones.This knowledge is being used for therapeutic applications.Zone therapy was

popularized by Dr.Edwin Bowers who worked with Dr.Fitzgerald.Dr.Riley's

assistant,Mrs.Eunice Ingham,charted the feet in relation to the zone therapy and

their effect on rest of the body. Zone Therapy cures stomach aches

!!----Author's Personal Experience Once I myself had a slight stomach ache

after dining out at a party.Having worked with Zone Therapy on so many people,I

felt I should try it out on self to get relief from the stomach ache. I

started applying on and off pressure at the tips of the index and middle

fingers.I stopped after 3 minutes.I felt a great relief in just

another couple of minutes. It is indeed very difficult to explain the cure

but one can certainly experience it.

 

 

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Reflexology What is Reflexology? Reflexology is the practice of working

reflexes in the feet, hands or ear to treat the corresponding parts of the body.

It is a method of activating the healing powers of the body. It causes

responses (relaxation) in corresponding parts of the body which is the first

step to normalization. The body returns to a state of equilibrium called

homeostasis where easy circulation of blood takes place supplying nutrients and

oxygen to the cells. What are the effects? It reduces stress, improves blood

circulation, cleanses the toxins from the body, revitalises energy and balances

the whole system. How to get the reflex points? Imagine the foot or hand as

three dimensional representation of the three dimensional body to fix the

internal organs in position on both the hands and feet. What causes imbalance?

Zonal imbalance is caused by internal blockages like calcification or pooling of

lymph fluid or by external blockages like corns

and calluses etc. How to apply pressure on the reflex points? Thumb walking

or finger walking technique is used in which the thumb bent at the first joint

is pressed bite by bite all over the feet or hands. Again pleasurable pain is

the goal. Can it be done by oneself? Yes. It can be done by self and it is

more effective when the reflex organ is imagined at the time of applying

pressure and coordinated with breathing by closing the eyes. How long are

these points to be activated? Apply rhythmic pressure for nearly fourteen

times for curative purpose and for preventive purpose apply pressure for seven

times. Zone therapy is the basis of hand and foot reflexology Working on the

entire foot or hand affects the whole body. Here, in addition to longitudinal

zones, the body is also divided into lateral zones. The main purpose is to fix

the image of the body onto the foot or hand in proper perspective and location.

 

 

 

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Body (Energy) Balance The human body Consists of five sheaths namely Physical

frame, Energy (Pranic) frame, Mental frame, Intellectual frame and Spiritual

frame. To remain in balance at all levels, efforts are required to be taken on

the physical level. Faulty postures and uneven distribution of body weight

during standing and walking, lead to balance getting disturbed. Similarly

blockage and leakage from different nodes in the body disturbs the balance in

energy frame. Intense likes and dislikes disturb mental frame. Intellectual

frame gets disturbed due to ignorance and spiritual frame by not surrendering

all our actions and ourselves to the Almighty. It is very easy to correct the

physical imbalance by manipulating the legs, nodes in the hip, back and neck.

The techniques explained here give immense relief to the patients suffering from

any pain. Before giving acupressure treatment, these balances have to be checked

and corrected for effectiveness. Leg Balance

The few thousand steps that we walk in a day produce jerks (on one side) and

create pain, if there is a slight difference in the length of the two legs

(lop-sidedness). Majority of people who have one-side pain in any part of the

body have reported immediate relief after balancing the leg. Procedure for Leg

Balance 1. Ask the person to lie supine on a mat in a relaxed way and to take

the hands backwards and stretch. 2. Massage the solar plexus and loosen the

legs. Bring the hands to normal position. 3. Now with a ball point pen mark

the topmost point on the projecting ankle bones on both legs viewing from the

top,carefully avoiding a parallax error. Make a plus mark by drawing two

lines perpendicular to each other on the point. 4. Now join the legs and

observe whether the two centres match. If they don’t, then there is an imbalance

which has to be corrected. 5. The formula for manipulation is Long Out and

Short In (LOSI). 6. Take the short leg, flex it at

the knee and push it gently towards the opposite shoulder. Now holding the knee

with one hand gently push at the ankle joint towards inside of the body slowly

and steadily enquiring for pain at every step. Now re-check to see if the

centres match. If it is still shorter, make one more attempt. Short leg by

convention is the one in which the mark is extending inside, with respect to the

other, from the sole. 7. If you take the long leg push it away from the body

following exactly the same procedure as explained at 6. 8. The thumb rule is

to always take the short leg for correction. If pain is on one side, take the

other leg and correct it accordingly. Hip Balance 1. Ask the person to lie

on his left lateral position and fold the right leg over the left to block the

energy. Press the centre of the right buttock with the thumb for few seconds and

release. Repeat a few times, say five to ten. For fat people the point can be

reached by applying pressure with elbows.

2. Repeat the same procedure on the right side after turning 180Deg.. Back

Balance 1. Ask the person to lie prone. 2. Raise the head, neck and spine

slowly as in Bhujangasana. 3. Locate the two dimples at the lower back. 4.

Block the energy flowing down to the hips by blocking on the thighs. (If your

weight is lesser than the person, you can sit on the back side of the thighs)

5. Now massage the dimples clockwise and anti-clockwise with the thumbs and push

the thumbs toward and upward the spine. Solar Plexus Balance If the solar

plexus or ‘nabhi’ shifts slightly, it causes an upset in the digestive system.

It can be found out by measuring the distance between the navel and centre of

the right and left side of the chest for men and navel and the big toes (left

and right) for women. It can also be observed by feeling the pulse at the

‘nabhi’ and the level of the big toes in lying posture. Shifting of the pulse

from the ‘nabhi’ and difference in the level of

the big toes indicates a shift in the solar plexus.

Procedure for correction 1. Ask the person to lie supine and make sure if

there is disturbance of solar plexus by any one of the methods. 2. Slowly lift

both the legs to 900 without flexing the knees and bring back slowly. Repeat

this 10 times. 3. The shorter toe can also be pulled to correct this

imbalance. 4. Another way of correcting is to create a vacuum around the navel

by lighting a short candle or a camphor tablet and capping the flame with a

stainless steel cup. Allow the cup to remain till the pressure is equalised and

the cup is released on its own in a few minutes. Shoulder Balance 1. Locate

the two mid points at the back corresponding to the centre of the triangular

dimple on both sides of the neck. 2. Ask the person to inhale, apply pressure

on these points with thumbs and centre of the front triangular portion with

index finger. Release pressure as the person exhales. 3. Repeat about five to

six times. Neck Balance A certain amount of skill

is required to effectively do this. 1. Ask the person to lie supine and relax

the body with some relaxation desserts. 2. Take a soft cloth like a dupatta

and twist it like a rope. Hold the neck with the cloth such that you support the

neck but do not lift away from ground. 3. Massage the neck muscles with the

cloth without rubbing, by moving the hands up and down alternatively. 4. Tie

the cloth around the head and holding the tied-end give slight traction to the

neck until a slight movement is observed in the toe. Hold it for a few seconds

and release gently. 5. Repeat thrice and give a good massage with the cloth.

Note: Should be tried only under expert guidance.Stomach Balance 1. Ask the

person to lie supine (on the back) and apply relaxation desserts. 2. Use index

finger, middle finger and ring finger to apply gentle pressure at the end of the

rib cage. 3. Use the other thumb also to press these three fingers. With

constant pressure slide these three

fingers down by two to three inches and apply pressure slightly upward at the

end. 4. Repeat this thrice. Abdominal Balance In this balancing technique,

thumbs are used to give a light pressure at the end of the abdomen. This

pressure has to be applied from one end of the abdomen to the other end upwards

for a few seconds, say about three seconds. The hardness of the abdomen will be

removed immediately.

 

 

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Swaiso Exercise (Swinging of the hands) What is Swaiso? The word ‘Swai’

literally means to ‘swing’ or to ‘throw away’. Swaiso means to swing the arms

back and forth with the feeling of throwing out the evil energy which is the

cause of blocks and tensions, the root of all sorts of illness. How is it

done? 1. Stand firmly on the ground with legs and torso straight. Spread the

feet to shoulder width and feel the toes slightly gripping the earth. This

exercise is best done bare-foot. 2. Swing both arms backward and forward

together using force on the backward swing and allowing the hands to come

forward by their inertia. The elbows should be kept straight and the palms

facing down. The eyes should be focused straight ahead and allow the mind to be

empty by counting silently. 3. Begin the first session with swinging for just

about a hundred times and gradually increase the number to a thousand per day,

in two sessions, for healing purpose. Points to be observed

1. Relax the upper body above the hip joint completely. Allow the arms to swing

naturally and do not tighten the shoulder. 2. Feel the gravitational pull of

the lower body and stand with your soles firmly on the earth feeling the strong

pull of the

earth. 3. Keep your back straight, arms loose and allow your mind to become

still. 4. Focus your attention on the solar plexus region i.e., approximately

three inches above the navel where the negative emotions are stored up. 5.

Keep your palms down when you swing and the heels on the ground like heavy

stones, with the toes digging at the earth. 6. Occasionally change the

direction of your standing and find out which direction gives you the best

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Attention

It is suggested that one can try these techniques after formal training or

consultation with the Author.

The Author does not hold any responsibility for what so ever if practiced

without training.