Reflexology for weight loss is great at helping anyone reach their weight loss goals.

If someone is already looking at their diet and making changes, as well as finding active things to do to help lose weight, then regular reflexology sessions (do it yourself reflexology or from a Professional Reflexologist) will definitely help the process.

Since reflexology helps to restore balance among the bodies main systems, as well as regularly stimulating the glands including the thyroid, the digestive system and nervous system.. all the parts of the body! 

Reflexology does not cure anything and unfortunately cannot be used in a medical way or to lose weight simply through the act of reflexology. 

Nutritionists can be a lot of help too, a Nutritionists job is to help a person find out what the best and worst foods are for them Maybe also find a Fitness Coach? They can be anyone eg dance teacher, soccer coach, school sports teacher, a friend that already works out regularly etc.

Ways reflexology helps for weight loss

1) Reflexology may create a more balanced, motivated and energised individual who then feels able to focus on a healthy lifestyle of diet and exercise. Many people who are overweight can often become depressed and lethargic, and reflexology can often create a healthier mind, allowing you to focus on the physical. 

2) Reflexology can energize your key endocrine glands, which will promote balanced hormone secretion and appropriate appetite. Your endocrine glands are also responsible for your response to stress, so applying pressure to the reflex points for your thyroid, pituitary gland, and your adrenals will help balance your emotional and physiological stress. The less stress you have, the better chance you have to stay on your diet. 

3) By stimulating your stomach and pancreas reflex points could allow your body to absorb more nutrients from the food you eat, so even though you are eating less food, you are getting the maximum nutritional value possible from what you are eating. 

4) Reflexology can also work your gall bladder, and because your gall bladder stores bile, the digestive liquid continually secreted by your liver, the bile emulsifies fats in partly digested food, which is conducive to weight loss. 

5) For reflexology weight loss, a reflexologist should also concentrate on the pressure points that correspond to your spleen and digestive organs. Stimulation of the spleen reduces hunger. 

6) Metabolism is essentially the speed at which your body’s motor is running. To lose weight, you must try to increase your metabolism through exercise and diet. Reflexology can also boost the body’s metabolism - metabolism is the body’s process of converting food into energy (movement and heat). It takes place in your muscles and organs, as the result of what we commonly refer to as “burning calories”. If weight management is caused by physical imbalances, e.g. the thyroid, a reflexologist may work the endocrine system, specifically the thyroid gland to increase metabolism. 

7) Overweight individuals often have circulatory problems – reflexology aims to promote blood flow so this will aid poor circulation and energy levels. 

8) It would also be useful to stimulate the pineal gland to suppress an overactive appetite, the kidneys for proper elimination, and the liver, the colon, and the small intestine for detoxifying. Reflexology could also encourage you to drink more water which will also help with your detox and elimination. 

9) Lastly, and one of the most important uses of reflexology for weight loss, is that it will promote a sense of well-being, reduce tension and stress and create a more relaxed and energised, happier individual who is then more able to take on the challenge of weight loss.

Massage Technique to Stimulate Weight Loss

Yoga calms your mind, but it can't possibly help you lose weight, right? Wrong. For starters, you'll sweat, blast calories, and tone and shape your entire body, especially if you practice a more physically active style of yoga, such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa, or Bikram (hot yoga). In fact, you can torch 400 calories in one Bikram class, roughly the same amount you'd burn by running for 40 minutes at a moderate pace—but with a lot less stress on your body.

With everything being said, here are 10 amazing yoga poses that will not only help you lose weight, but also keep your body fit and toned :

1. Pigeon pose

Begin in Downward Facing Dog. Bring right leg forward to the ground, placing right knee behind right wrist, and allowing right heel to draw in toward groin—the closer it is to the groin, the gentler the stretch. Using the arms to support body weight, lift chest and lengthen spine as you stay here for as long as you comfortably can. Return to Down Dog and repeat on opposite side.

2. Crow pose

From a deep squat, place your hands flat on the floor in front of you so they are shoulder width apart. Come to your tiptoes and walk your feet closer to your body. Then slowly bring your weight forward onto the hands and off the feet until your knees touch your upper arms. As you deepen the bend in your elbows, inch the knees up above the elbows, bringing them as close to the armpits as possible. Transfer the weight fully onto the arms, squeeze your elbows in, tighten your abs, and press your shins into your forearms, causing your feet to float up behind you. You might want to rest in Child's Pose for a few breaths after Crow.

3. Down dog pose

Come down on all fours. Spread your fingers wide on your mat. Tuck your toes, lift your hips up and back, and extend your legs. Press your shoulders toward the floor and relax your neck. Press your palms against the floor. Walk your feet back, pull up through your hips, and press your heels down.

4. Shoulder stand pose

Lie on your back with arms by your side. Bend your knees and rock your legs up, bringing your knees to your forehead and placing your hands under your hips to support them, keeping your elbows on the floor. Slowly straighten your legs into the air, balancing for 8 to 10 breaths, then slowly release your knees and roll gently back onto the floor.

5. Bow pose

Lie down with your belly on the ground. Your chin should be touching the ground. Keep hands beside you with your palms facing upward. Your legs should be placed at a 6 inches distance from one another. Bend your legs at the knees and bring the heels close to your hips. Now grasp the ankles with both your hands. Slowly lift your chin, head and neck backwards. Your chest should be still on the ground. Now inhale deeply and lift your legs, thighs, chest till only your abdomen is touching the ground. Balance yourself on the abdomen only. Pull your legs with your hands as much as possible so as to arch your body completely in the shape of a bow. Bring your feet together. Now look up and gaze at a point on the ceiling. This is your final position. Hold your breath while in this position. When you feel a strain on your back, exhale fully and return to your original position.

6. Camel pose

Kneeling, with your body erect and your knees directly beneath your hips, and toes curling under. Stack your hips on top of your knees, your shoulders atop your hips, and your ears atop your shoulders. Then place the palms of your hands on the small of your back, fingertips facing up. If that's uncomfortable, the fingertips can face the floor. As you inhale, inflate the chest and feel your breastbone rise, floating the ribcage up and off the waist. Then continue to lift the upper back up and over an imaginary ball behind you until you begin to reach one hand and then the other toward the heels. You should arrive in your deepest arch only in the upper back when both hands rest comfortably on your heels or props. Take 5 full, complete breaths, letting the head drop back; if that strains the neck, tuck the chin and relax the face muscles.

7. Standing forward bend

Stand on the mat straight and in relaxed position. Bring your legs together keeping just a few inches distance from one another. Now bend forward and touch your ankles with your hand. Keep forehead positioned in front of your knees. If you are a beginner, you may face difficulty in coming forward without bending your bend knees. So just bend your knees a bit and touch your ankles. Another option is that, don’t bend your knees and instead of touching your ankles keep a block in front of you. Support yourself on that.

8. Rotated triangle

Lower the fingertips of your left hand to the floor outside your right foot. Open your shoulders to the right and extend your right arm up. Bring your left foot forward about 12 inches and press your heel down so your toes point a little out to your left side. Straighten your legs.

9. High lunge

From low lunge, lift your hips until your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Extend your arms straight up next to your ears and relax your shoulders. Put some weight onto your left foot, reach your heel out behind you for stability.

10. Low lunge

Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms at your sides. Step forward with your right foot. Bend forward from the waist and press your fingertips to the floor on each side of your right foot. Bend your knees slightly and step back with your left leg into a low lunge. Push through your left heel and sink your hips low.