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Two Reflexology Massages
An
excellent resource to identify hand and foot reflex points, and how to
apply pressure to and massage them, is "The Reflexology Manual" by
Pauline Willis. To assist smokers to no longer desire smoking, this
workshop chooses reflex points on the
hands and fingers that focus on the body parts most impacted while
smoking. The massage of these reflex points is performed by you, as a
self massage. You use one hand and set of fingers to massage the
other hand and fingers. A massage may be one or more reflex points over
the five or six minutes it takes to have a smoke, or the massage of one
reflex point for two minutes may be combined with a breathing exercise
for three minutes.
Clean your lungs
The reflex points for the lungs and trachea are
on the palm below the base of the fingers and above the diaphragm line
on the right hand, and above the heart on the left hand. Walk your
right thumb across the area from your index finger metacarpal to your
ring finger metacarpal. You may add yogic breathing techniques while you perform the reflexology.
Give attention to the skin on your face
The reflex points for the face are on the back sides of the thumbs. Use your thumb on one of your hands to walk up the back of your thumb on your other hand, from the base to your nail. Repeat as many times as is necessary to massage the entire back of your thumb. Then repeat the process on your other thumb.