I know both of them personally and I have also been generously benefited in so many ways by both of them.
shining examples of a Reflexologist and of sanguine temperament, always on the move and eternally youthful.
It was a wonderful read, it reminded me of stories Tony has told me, but there where also stories I did not know.
Tony was my first international teacher and reading the interview made me aware of how much Orthopedic Reflexology was influenced by his teachings to me, which are in line with the original teachings of Eunice Ingham. "Nothing is new" as Tony says in this interview.
Following are some snippets I enjoyed.
You can read the interview here or go to the RiEN webpage with their collection of documents and previous interviews here.
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addition, focus on disturbed reflexes produces a therapeutic effective
treatment like an acupuncturist who only inserts needles into the requisite
points, not to every point. No matter how much knowledge or qualifications a
reflexology practitioner may have, it is of little value without having good
technique combined with sensory perception.
I used to work in a hospital giving 20-minute treatments to 18-20 patients a day. This established that all you need to do is just work on the disturbed
reflex. These people had daily treatments, the best approach for and effective treatment.
I am sure that the Piezoelectric response plays a very large part in the actions of reflexology. Let me emphasize that whenever I read about this and that technique as if it is a new discovery, nothing is new, everything is ‘out there’ and is already known.
“Nothing is invented, for it is written in nature first. Originality consists of returning to the origin”
- Antoni Gaudy -
