Integrative Reflexology Program

Continuing Education Especially for Nurses and Medical Professionals:

"Integrative" Reflexology is a program teaching beginning to advanced reflexology therapeutics, incorporating traditional reflexology understanding with holistic nursing concepts and bio-energetic interpretation. It is a comprehensive program of advancing levels creating a practice of medical reflexology, utilizing the feet, hands and ears, to provide focused personalized holistic care. Each level addresses a specific body of knowledge, complements nursing health care and can be incorporated into immediate practice. This program offers the nurse/ health professional a holistic therapy that can enhance care in stress, discomfort and symptom management. Integrative Reflexology, combined with a medical foundation and energetic perception, creates a powerful modality to impact health and healing. This program will give the nurse the skills and understanding to create an independent integrative reflexology practice.

"Impact" Reflexology is a one, two or three day modular program designed to introduce and learn the use of reflex touch techniques to complement any personal or professional care. Content maybe focused to meet specific organizational or health care needs. Hours may be applied toward the Integrative Reflexology Program. Group rates available.

Day 1- Introduction to Foot Reflexology.

Day 2 - Introduction to Hand Reflexology.

Day 3 -Introduction to Ear Reflexology

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Integrative Reflexology- Program Highlights:

Four Advancing Levels of Study, offered in a 3 day series of classes.

All levels include all materials needed for class, a book and a program packet.

Cost: $400.00 /per level (10% discount for AHNA members)

The Three day Level One program may also be taken separately

Cost:$150.00/day.

Beginning Practitioner

Level 1- Impact Reflexology for Reflex-Relaxation

Learn to assess patterns of stress in the body/mind, subtle body energy and stress-relaxation responses and compare to foot reflex regions. Utilize whole hand to whole foot, hand and ear techniques to release tension in the feet to create a deep relaxation response, promote comfort and pain relief in acute and chronic conditions. Hand and ear reflexology for relaxation will also be taught.

Dates: October 19-21, December 7-9

Advanced Practitioner

Level 2- Focused-Foot, Hand and Ear Reflexology
Relaxation reflexology combined with focused hand and finger techniques to provide a general, as well as, a more specific reflex response for symptom relief and management. Identify body/mind dis-ease symptom patterns to specific foot, hand and ear reflex areas through somatic mapping, bio-energetic touch points and holistic interpretation.

Dates TBA

Professional Practitioner
Level 3- Holistic Reflexology

Learn to interpret metaphysical relationships based on meridian, elemental and holistic systems understanding. Practice foot, hand and ear reflexology techniques to promote relaxation and comfort.

Level 4- Integration into Practice / Optional Independent Study

Explore legal, ethical and professional business issues integrating reflexology into personal and/or professional practice. Learn networking, identify opportunities for practice and promotion of reflexology as a clinical modality. Create a business or personal health plan.  Includes documentation of 10 reflexology sessions, 5 practice assessments, 5 hours of a book review and a building of a personal business plan.

Each level includes 16 hours of classtime, including 8 hours practicum and 20 hours of optional independent study

148 total program hours included in the Four Levels,
                       64 hours of personalized classes,
                       24 hours of supervised practice and
                       60 hours of reviewed independent study

Reflexology is the fastest growing therapy in the complementary health and wellness field.
"Integrative Reflexology" is a focused touch therapy modality for the health professional incorporating traditional medical understanding of the physiology of health and illness, with energetic communication, holistic interpretation and the scientific art of therapeutic reflexology practice.

The Integrative Reflexology Program is endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association, meets the requirements for national certification testing through the American Reflexology Certification Board, has been accredited by the American Commission for Accreditation of Reflexolgy Education and Training and continuing education is applied for through the Ohio Nursing Association.

It is the only Integrative Reflexology Program designed to meet the advanced educational needs and interest of the health professional for practice.

All classes for the Integrative Reflexolgy Program are held at "the Barefoot ", Madeira, Ohio
Pre-registration and confirmation is required of all classes/ levels.
Please contact J. Morey at 513-271-5881 for additional information.