Yvonne massages essential oils around coronet bands

Vita Flex Technique means “vitality through the reflexes”. It is a specialized form of hand and foot massage that is exceptionally effective in delivering the benefits of essential oils throughout the body. It is said 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. It is based on a complete network or reflex points that stimulate all the internal body systems. Essential oils are applied to contact points and energy is released through electrical impulses created by contact between the fingertips and reflex points. This electrical charge follows the nerve pathways to a break or clog in the electrical circuit usually caused by toxins, damaged tissues or loss of oxygen. As with acupressure there are hundreds of Vita Flex reflex 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 fingers flat on the skin, rolling onto the fingertips and continuing over onto the fingernail using medium pressure. The moving forward about half the width of the finger, this rolling and releasing technique is continually repeated until the Vita Flex point, or area is covered. This movement is repeated over the area three times.

Yvonne does the vita flex technique on Naf's foreleg

Combine this technique with 1-3 drops of essential oil applied to those areas of the feet that correspond to the system of the body you wish to support. For application on the horse you would go to the referring ting point. Rapid and extraordinary results are experienced when combining essential oils with Vita Flex stimulation as it increases the effect of both.