09/02/2026
🚨Breaking News Reflexologists 🚨
NEW REFLEXOLOGY DEFINITION
The RAA Board is excited to announce that after months of discussion, we have a NEW DEFINITION of reflexology in the United States!
The American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB), the National Council for Reflexology Educators (NCRE) and the Reflexology Association of America (RAA) have all agreed to adopt the following definition:
“Reflexology is a protocol of manual techniques, such as thumb and finger-walking, hook and backup and rotating-on-a-point, applied to specific reflex areas predominantly on the feet and hands. These techniques stimulate the complex neural pathways linking body systems, supporting the body’s efforts to function optimally. The effectiveness of reflexology is recognized worldwide by various national health institutions and the public at large as a distinct complementary practice within the holistic health field.”
This is a BIG step for the field of reflexology; the first time all three national organizations representing the testing, membership and educational arms of our field have agreed to and written one definition that we can all get behind.
We invite and strongly encourage all reflexologists and state associations to use the new definition on your websites and in all marketing materials. It will take all our efforts and cooperation – not just the national associations - to advance the field of reflexology to professional status in this country.
Help spread the word! Please share this post with all your reflexology friends and post on your own page. United we stand!
