About Aromaflexology

Although Imhotep — an Egyptian polymath from around 3000 BC — is often regarded as the forefather of both aromatherapy and reflexology, it was Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist and student of William Fitzgerald’s Zone Theory in the 1930s, who mapped the entire body onto the feet.

 

From her work, the modern art and science of reflexology was born. Known as the mother of reflexology, Ingham discovered that the feet were particularly responsive to healing touch.

 

Reflexology is a therapeutic technique that involves applying gentle pressure to specific reflex points on the feet to promote deep relaxation and support the body’s natural ability to rebalance itself.

 

This process helps reset mechanisms linked to the digestive, hormonal, and nervous systems, reducing stress to a more manageable level.

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During a reflexology session, the body often enters what is known as a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state—the transitional phases between wakefulness and sleep. As pressure is applied to the feet and hands, both body and mind can drift into this deeply relaxed state.

 

In this state, some people experience vivid sensations or imagery, describing what they saw, touched, smelled, tasted, or heard. This experience resembles a natural form of self-hypnosis, where the mind allows itself to enter a profound state of calm and renewal.

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Our bodies possess an incredible ability to restore balance and harmony. Reflexology simply provides the opportunity for that innate intelligence to do its work.