My check came in this week for my experimental wisdom teeth surgery. I had decided to use the majority of it to pay off a credit card, but I wanted to use a portion to reward myself for being so brave. So I scheduled a reflexology and Tuina massage. I am a bit of a massage addict, and I thought I’d love it, but I really can’t say I did. Reflexology, instead of being a relaxing foot massage, is actually more like a lot of poking at your feet. The idea is that the foot contains reflexes that correspond to all the parts of the body. However, to my disappointment, my reflexologist refused to tell me what my reflexes had told him about my body, because he’s “not licensed by the AMA”. I did get out of him that my spleen and thyroid reflexes were the most congested, whatever that means.
The next part of my session was a Tuina massage. I will never have one of these again. It’s essentially a massage on speed. Very vigorous, very painful. Think of having a sore muscle and then grabbing it hard and rubbing it very quickly. Ouch. I much prefer the relaxing, gentler style of the Swedish massage. It actually made my back MORE sore the next two days. I can’t say I hated my appointment, but I’ll probably stick with my favorite therapist from now on, over at Peach Body Boutique.
Last night, Anthony and I went to see Wanted, the Angelina Jolie movie. I loved it. I thought it was funny and fun, if a little violent. Anthony hated it and thought it was the worst movie he’s ever seen. The reviews I’ve read seem to follow suit- people love it or hate it. Watch and decide for yourself.
I also recently finished Wicked! The book. I saw the musical a year or so ago and I freaking loved it, so I was expecting to really enjoy the book. Au contraire, it’s terrible. It’s really nothing like the musical, which was far more clever and fun. Wicked! the book is bogged down with Oz Theological discussions and lacks the heart the musical had. Skip the book, see the show.
Well that’s all that exciting over here, but I do have some exciting plans for this blog that I’ll announce tomorrow!
Hi Heather,
Dont be too hard on your reflexologist. we only have limited knowledge of the “workings” of the body and are not in a position to ” diagnose” illnesses. If we were we’d all be GP’s, sorry MD’s as you call them, in fact when I read your blog I was quite surprised to read that he/she had told you about spleen/thyroid reflexes being congested which only confused the issue for you. Believe me he/she knows what they meant but should have advised you in clearer terms. I can only speculate as to what they were reffering to (but I wont cos’ you wern’t my client) however I will assume that your therapist has not been practising for very long because they should have varied the massage pressure to your tolerance level
Ray. U.K.
Yeah, I guess I was expecting some more advice after the session than what I got. After and hour of testing my reflexes and making notes, the practitioner told me nothing, so I really learned nothing about myself afterwards.
I had shiatsu once, and the practitioner went on and on about what my body had told them and that I should eat and drink differently and do this and that… even if I’m not sure I believe them, I liked hearing what her interpretation of my body was.
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