You have relaxed both feet, but it is good practice to greet the left foot again. Cover the right foot, moving it over a bit near the outer edge of the pillow. This will give you room to work without bumping. Do not be afraid to move the feet, gently of course. Often people hold their feet and legs close together; they may even hold their entire body close to their center. This is a natural form of protection. As people relax, their bodies will relax as well.

Cup the left foot, allowing the warmth of your hands to permeate the foot in a gentle greeting. The right hand becomes the holding hand, as the left hand will begin the work. Starting at the inside edge of the great toe, thumb walk slowly up the side, across the top, and down the other side to the web. Using your right thumb, separate the toes, allowing the left thumb to turn and begin walking up the side of the second toe. Continue to walk up the mountain, across the plateau, and down the mountain into the valley along the remaining toes. When you reach the outside edge of the little toe, switch hands. Walk back in the same manner using the right hand.

Walking the Zones

Using the left hand, walk the zones of the great toe, as the right hand again supports the foot. Move on to walk the imaginary lines of the other four toes. As the baby toe is completed, switch hands and repeat the process. Thumb walk back starting at the toe necks, moving up to the top of the toe, working along the bottom surface of the toes. Upon reaching the great toe, use the index finger of your left hand and walk down the top surface of each toe across to the little toe; switch hands, and walk back.

Working on the Great Toe

Concentrating on the great toe now, you will use your left hand. Begin with the neck of the great toe, and thumb walk with small, slow steps across this base. Repeat until the toe neck feels less tight. Using the index finger, walk the top section of this toe neck, finishing with both thumb and index finger working together at this reflex. The thumb walks the bottom neck area and the finger walks the top section at the same time.

Thumb walk up the flat undersurface of the toe, halfway between the upper joint and the top of the toe. Find the pineal gland reflex, rotate, and hold on the point, pinpointing the area. Turn on the point, hook in, and pull back, holding on this reflex and feeling the pulsing response.

Move from this point back toward the inside edge of the toe, in line with the reflex just worked. The left thumb is looking for a spot that feels like an indentation, where the actual bone dips in. Once it's found, rotate on the spot, turning the thumb sideways, then press and hold. This is the pituitary reflex. Hold on this point. Bring the right thumb in to the other side of the toe, exactly in line with the pituitary reflex. The right thumb will rotate, press, and hold on this point, which is the inner-ear reflex.

You now have the left thumb holding the pituitary point and the right thumb holding the inner-ear point. Both hands are gently holding the foot, as the thumbs of each are out in front doing the work. Bring the right index finger to the inner-ear reflex, taking over for the thumb. The right thumb moves in to the pineal reflex. You now have three points reflexed simultaneously. Imagine how good this feels!

Brain Reflex to the Shoulder Reflex

Thumb walk up the great toe and stop at the center tip on the top. Rotate the point with the thumb, creating small circles. Circle on this area, press in, and hold. Move to the next toe and circle the top, repeating this process on each toe. Feel the toes opening to you, allowing the fingers greater access.

Circling on the last toe, switch hands and prepare to thumb walk the shoulder reflex with the right thumb. Find the area just under the toe necks and thumb walk in, stopping at the second toe. Bring the thumb back and walk into each web, rotating and holding on each point. The index finger will walk along the top surface of the foot, just under the toe necks.

Move on to the fifth metatarsal head. Using the right thumb, walk in to the reflex, just on the inside of the metatarsal head. Rotate on this spot, press in, and hook. Pull back while hooking, allowing for deep penetration.