the Price of Reflexology

I had gone for a reflexology session recently, just 2 months ago. This is basically a specialized massage performed only on your feet. Different parts of your feet are supposed to correspond with different parts of your body (or organs). It costs $45 for 1 hour, plus tip (so around $55). First, they have you come in and sit down. You place your feet in warm water and soak in it. They also pour soap or whatever other cleansers and moisturizers in as well. Then they leave while you just sit and soak your feet for a bit. And bring you water if you request it. They then come back and clean your feet first and foremost. I mean, no one is going to touch a dirty feet! After your feet is all clean and dry and nice smelling, they put on some type of moisturizer or lubricant to make the skin easier to glide on, for a smoother massage. They ask you what kinds of physical problems you are having, like diabetes, dry skin, lung problems, etc. That tells me what areas of the feet to work on. Then they ask you if it hurts (it's supposed to hurt) but of course, tell them if it's too much pain to handle and they go gentler.

It starts off with a warm foot soak, to get the skin soft and clean. Then they dry your feet and start massaging. Well, reflexology isn't quite massage and it isn't supposed to be all that relaxing during your session. It actually hurts. They apply tons of pressure to certain "problem" areas. Man, did that hurt. The more problem areas you have, the more it's going to hurt. So supposedly different parts of the feet are tied to different body parts, and you can help heal those problem areas thru the feet. Did my health increase after that session, who knows? That's hard to tell. It was just one session so one can't expect a miracle. Well, the warm foot soak in the beginning was sure nice. And who wouldn't want their feet worked on? It's a body part that's pretty neglected by me. The decor was lacking so it wasn't one of those soothing massage parlor types. It was pretty bare, but hey, I wasn't there for the ambiance. I don't need to pay extra for that. I chose a place that was cheap. :p Overall, I liked the session. Anything to help my poor feet (and body).

There are all different types of places for reflexology out there. Just shop around, go try a few. The feel of the place and the type of service or reflexology session you'll get really depends on the place and on the particular reflexologist. Do you want to pay extra for a nice ambiance? Like soothing music, lots of people to wait on your on your every whim, dark lighting, nice decorations, prettier and more curteous workers, and where they serve drinks like tea to relax you? Well, honey, that's going to cost you extra. I personally wanted to go the basic route and just get my reflexology session (I went for health reasons after all, not for ambiance). These things can run from $45 to $90 for a 1 hour session! So shop around! There's tons of places that offer it, well, at least here in San Francisco at least.

Even if you like the place you go to, it really all depends on your particular reflexologist. You can have a very experienced reflexologist working on you and he or she is very skilled and knowledgeable, or you can get someone who really don't do much but offer you a regular massage type of session.