What is Facial Reflexology?
Facial Reflexology is a holistic, Vietnamese face maps & points and our most current knowledge of neuro-anatomy.
Our face contains numerous nerves and blood vessels. It’s close proximity to the brain insures facial stimulation as the shortest pathway to the brain centre, offering an more efficient effect in balancing ones health concerns. The stimulation works through the Central Nervous System to specific organs and systems to regulate your blood, lymph, body functions and hormones. This complementary therapy is designed to assess the underlying cause of the ones compromised health, yet also assist with the treatment of symptoms.
Course contents
In this course, you will learn to use Facial Reflexology to give a completely natural aesthetic treatment which will yield fantastic results for all types of skin problems and at the same time, promote better health.
The course is a serious education in complementary health and beauty that any practitioner in the field of health or beauty can use. The focus is on achieving a natural balance to your well-being by treating the inner body to achieve your optimum in 'outer looks'.
The course will consist of two phases: an e-learning phase, where the student will be studying from home via the www.eschool.eu concept and one week of practical teaching in Malta.
The topics which the student will need to cover prior to the visit are:
• Visual analysis
• 7 basic treatment phases
• The muscle chart
• The facial meridian chart
• Planning of an individual treatment
• Choice of products
• Facial muscle stimulation
• Cranium therapy
• Neurological points
• Brain gym
Furthermore, the student will need to forward 5 journals, describing treatments carried out on actual clients/subjects, as per instructions on the e-learning portal. These will be corrected and commented upon by the teacher in Denmark.
These topics will be covered in the practical sessions during the one-week course in Malta and followed by a final practical exam as well as a subsequent on-line theoretical exam.
What is a treatment like?
The treatment begins by gently stimulating acupressure points releasing endorphins and serotonin to bring balance and serenity. A smooth gentle massage is conducted to find the largest deposit in your lower layer of facial tissue. The location of this deposit tells us which organ or system is your root cause of imbalance.
We then go on to stimulate the face in the disciplines mentioned above . This stimulation works through the central nervous system to the brain and then onto the organ. The face with over 500 points offers the shortest path to the brain, offering us greater success and effectiveness. After your session you not only feel serene and relaxed, your inner health is balancing and your outer self is rejuvenated and glowing.
What does a treatment feel like?
The treatment is a gentle non-invasive therapy. One remains completely clothed at all times.Face Reflexology is deeply soothing. Often we don’t realize the tension and stress that our facial muscles are holding transmitting to our entire body. This tension is created by mundane activities: chewing, grinding teeth, tired or straining eyes, even laughing. Our faces are the first locations we exhibit our emotions or suppress them. With Face Reflexology, stimulation of the points and zones trigger release of endorphins and serotonin, so one comes away relaxed and rejuvenated. The deep smooth massage steadily releases the tension and balances the central nervous system helping the body to heal itself.
A light oil is applied to the face to assist in the technique. It is a rich handcrafted Rosehip Oil gathered from wild roses in the protected region of Argentina’s Rainforest. Naturally abundant in vitamin C, the oil heals and conditions the face, leaving the skin more supple, toned and healthier.
Who can benefit?
Face Reflexology may be used to assist in the treatment for specific conditions, to maintain ones health, or purely for facial rejuvenation and relaxation.
As a complimentary therapy, Face Reflexology does not claim to cure but does greatly enhance and assist in the treatment of many conditions.
• Allergies
• Anxiety & Stress
• Arthritic Conditions
• Bells Palsy
• Depression
• Digestive Problems
• Insomnia
• Infertility
• Migraines
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• and many more………
Children and Young Adults
The Institute since 1978 has helped children with Facial Reflexology for an assortment of diverse problems. Most common is with the child having difficulty in school. This can be due to various reasons
• difficulty remaining in seat
• learning challenges
• problems concentrating
• weak memory and recall
• peers causing emotional difficulties
• having no friends
• stress and anxiety
The parent often feels at a loss how to help the child and at times feels quite desperate. The problems are unresolved and the lack of success then causes even more stress and anxiety. Research in the U.S.A. has found that 12% of children born under difficult labor circumstances suffer from what is termed “post-traumatic brain damage.” Often within a few treatments, positive results are obtained. A sense of balance and tranquility are restored giving the child more ability to learn thus raising their self-confidence. Harmony returns to the family.
What to expect after a treatment?
Many people describe it as a deeply relaxing, soothing treatment, leaving one with the added bonus of a healthier complexion and radiant face. One must also remember that as a treatment stimulating the entire body, one can experience symptoms of detoxing….these are merely temporary and signal the body is working to cleanse and balance. Symptoms of detoxification could be headaches, chills, profuse sweating, change in bowels or more frequent need to urinate. It is important to rest and drink plenty of water after the treatment to support the body in it’s transition. If any of these symptoms occur, remember it is temporary and signals the body is working.
Accreditation
All students will receive a diploma upon successful completion of the course and passing final exam.
The Facial Reflexologist title and concept is patented. All therapists educated in Denmark and Malta by Zandra Schmidt Willumsen can be registered in the International Association of Facial Reflexologists together with therapists from 22 countries, from 42 different schools.
It is recommended that students wishing to practise facial reflexology upon successful completion of the course, take further courses in anatomy, physiology and pathology. These and other subjects are available from eSchool.
About the instructor
Zandra Schmidt Willumsen , founder and Director of the Danish School of Reflexology (DDZ), has 25 years experience in teaching reflexology. Educated as Reflexologist in 1983, she is also educated in, facial reflexology, massage, neuro-muscular manipulation (NMM), acupuncture, Comsmofacial therapy, praxis vertebralis and Japanese lifting.
Since her first visit to Argentina in 1998, Zandra has worked with Lone Sorensen and has educated numerous facial reflexologists in Denmark. Lone Sorensen has been training therapists for 27 years and created this method during many years of observation while working with over 12,000 clients. Facial Reflexology sorensensistem.tm is practiced and taught in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Poland , Finland, England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Japan, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.