Reflexology embodies the relationship of the reflexes in the feet to all of the glands and organs in the body.  Just how does one small area of the foot affect something like the pituitary gland? Just what is the link?

This is where Zone Theory becomes significantly important to every Reflexologist. The zones are like the wiring in a house. The reflexes travel through the zones similar to electricity through the wires, but please note that this analogy is not to be confused with the nervous system in the body. Reflexes as far as
we know today, are not nerves.

The link from the feet to the organs and the glands in the body is a series of imaginary longitudinal lines, each encompassing a zone.  In order to locate the zones accurately in the arms and hands, the thumbs need to be placed toward the body, the opposite of the anatomical position.

Any sensitivity located in specific areas on the foot will signal to you that there could be congestion in that area. It should become evident then, that by working the entire foot, the entire side of the body is being affected (the left foot representing the left half of the body).

It is important to remember another significant aspect of Reflexology–an abnormality in any part of the zone may affect anything in that zone.