Remember, you are still working on the right foot. After the warm-up, always complete the routine on the right foot before moving to the left. Look at the sole of the foot and trace the diaphragm line, which runs from the outside edge of the foot to the inside edge, right along the fold of the ball of the foot. Remember, this is where the chest reflexes end. Now look at the inside edge of the great toe from just above the base, where the ridge from the second joint bulges out. This is the beginning of the esophagus reflex. Trace that down for a moment, to just below the diaphragm line, along the inside edge. The esophagus reflex will flow into the stomach reflex.

The Middle of the Arch

You are looking at the section of the foot between the diaphragm line and the waistline. Both sides of the foot represent the lines to create a new box, a rectangular shape that will hold the reflexes between the diaphragm line and the waistline guideline. The waistline coincides with the center of the foot, in the middle of the arch. Follow the little toe down into the fifth metatarsal; this long bone actually ends with a slight protuberance along the outside of the foot. Place your finger or thumb across the sole coming from this bone. Notice how the thumb is almost exactly in the middle of the arch.

Terminology

Anatomically there are names for the positions and directions dealing with areas of the body. These directional terms are used when any section of the body is discussed.

• Superior — toward the head

• Inferior — toward the lower part of the body

• Anterior — front of the body

• Posterior — back of the body

• Medial — middle of the body

• Lateral — outside of the body

• Proximal — near the point of origin

• Distal — farthest from the point of origin

• Superficial — surface of the body

• Deep — far from the surface

Any discussion of the feet may incorporate most of these terms as well as a few terms specific to the feet:

• Plantar — bottom of the foot

• Dorsal — top of the foot