| Vita Flex Technique Vita Flex is a specialized massage technique believed to have originated in Tibet thousands of years ago, and was perfected in the 1960's by Stanley Burroughs, long before acupuncture was popular in Western medicine. The Vita Flex technique is effective in delivering essential oils throughout the body. It is performed by gently pressing the pads of the fingers on a point of the body and rolling the fingers from the pads to the tips of the nails, then from the tips of the nails to then lay the nails flat on the skin. Vita Flex means "vitality through the reflexes." It is based on a complete network of reflex points that stimulate all the internal body systems. Essential oils are applied to contact points and thus releasing energy through electrical impulses created by contact between the fingertips and reflex points. This electrical charge follows the nerve pathways to break in the electrical circuit usually caused by toxins, damaged tissues or loss of oxygen. There are more than 1,400 Vita Flex points throughout the human body, encompassing the entire realm of body and mind that are capable of releasing many kinds of tension, congestion and imbalances. In contrast to the steady stimulation of Reflexology, Vita Flex uses a rolling and releasing motion that involves placing all four fingers flat on the skin, rolling onto the fingertips and continuing over onto the fingernail. Medium pressure is used. Rapid and extraordinary results are experienced when combining essential oils with Vita Flex stimulation, as it increases the effect of both. Click here to return to the RainDrop Technique information page. |
