SUBJECT: Why reflexology is considered a holistic modality.

In the event some of you may not know what reflexology is, I will brief you in: It is an ancient old art that focuses on the reflex points on the hands and feet, it is also a form of acupressure done on the feet which I specialize in.
I would like to extend that somewhat & go into that further by explaining how the skillful art of reflexology is categorized under the alternative field of holistic health & why it is considered a holstic modality.
Since I am on the subject on holistic health here, I feel that reflexology plays a crucial & important role when it comes to our holistic health. As you may already know, holistic means looking at things or individuals from a viewpoint of wholeness or wholisms, technicallly the word should be spelled with a wh, ie: wholistic. As in holistic health; naturopathic, homeopathic physcians, doctors of oriental medicine & most chiropractors look at their patients as a whole entity & treat them likewise. They just don't treat the disease that's inside the person, rather they look for the root or main cause of the disease itself and treat it that way, thereby eliminating the debilitating symptoms. They specialize in treating the person as a whole rather than treating the symptoms. I like to think of the math equation that says: A whole is equal to the sum of its parts. In case you may be interested; the father of holistic health and the man that started it all goes by the name of Edgar Cayce.
Getting back to reflexology for a moment, if you stop and think about it, reflexology is a holistic skill, every reflex point on the foot is a mirror image of the parts of the body. That's why it is important that when one has the treatment done on their own feet, it will greatly center their mind, body and soul back to a holistic frame of life. It just basically makes sense that it is a holistic modality. It treats all the reflex points at one time, thereby treating the whole entire person, not just a single body part. We as individuals should embrace the idea of holistic health & the skillful art of reflexology together.