Treatment couch / chair for reflexology?

Hi KC

Welcome to Hp :wave:

As a multi-therapist I mostly use a couch (massage table) as it's very versatile(sp). But if I do a reflexology only treatment, then I use a "lafuma" recliner. Clients find it very comfortable 🙂

Best Wishes

RP

Hi KC

Welcome to Hp :wave:

As a multi-therapist I mostly use a couch (massage table) as it's very versatile(sp). But if I do a reflexology only treatment, then I use a "lafuma" recliner. Clients find it very comfortable 🙂

Best Wishes

RP

Thanks for the reply Reiki Pixi! I'm actually just about to hit 'buy' on the Portalite Oval table as I weighed up the pros and cons of all the tables in my price range and thought I would have the portalite as a massage and reiki table (it doesn't have a back rest but ticks all the other boxes for me) and then buy a Lafuma for reflexology.

Does that sound practical?

Cheers xx

You possibly will not need to invest in both - why not try the couch for a few months, and then make the decision about the need for a chair as well.

Hi KC

I would have a couch that has the back going up is a practical choice, as then it does it all. I better warn you that a lot of this "portable" couchs are not that portable!! Depends how strong you are? 🙁

The Lafuma is more useful for reflexology mobile work.

Cheers

RP

Hi Jabba and Reiki Pixie

Ok I will change the direction I was going in with buying the Portalite Oval. It doesn't have a backrest but after discussing it here and with my new teacher it seems silly to 'save' a bit of money now buy buying this cheaper option and then regret it later.

I just don't know which table to go for that is as light as the above, without it being aluminium legs. Do either of you practice Reiki with aluminium tables? Its this issue that is putting me off the most as a friend of mine asked me what my views were on the electromagnetic energy around metal frames and the effect it might have on Reiki, and I honestly hadn't even thought of it but now I'm concerned about taking the chance! :confused:

I need the table to be as 'portable' as you say Reiki Pixie, so many of them aren't really all that portable. We move house in about 5 months time and when we move (area) I will not want to be very mobile although will have to probably start off that way until I can get my name out there a bit and find a treatment room.

My next best choice with wooden legs for the above reason (which does have a backrest) was the Earthlite Comfort II which I just love the look and sound of its just the weight that puts me off. (Am looking at Massage Warehouse in case you were wondering!)

Thanks

Hi ya

Decision on a purchasing a couch is always a difficult one. Better to lenghten your research and make sure you are buying the right product. One way around the weight issue is a tolley. The last couch I purchased was from Massage Warehouse and the service was good.

As the Supreme Energy Master of the Pixie Reiki System of Natural Healing (that's a joke BTW :rolleyes: ), I have never heard not being able to use a metal-legged couch for Reiki do to with "electromagnetic" energies. It never seizes to amaze me how the human mind invents such rubbish, and how Reiki is able to survive such lies and falshoods, both by Reiki practitioners as well as anti-Reiki'ists :p

No, it doesn't matter if the legs are wood or metal, Reiki still works. Wood I have to admit is "warmer" and feels nicer, but that's just aesthetic appeal. The intention to heal is the most important consideration.

RP

RP

I must admit I was thinking the same thing about the aluminium table. I'm sure in a small way it might affect frequencies, but then I suppose everything can, like living on a grid line etc.

As the Supreme Energy Master of the Pixie Reiki System of Natural Healing I am most honoured that you took the time to reply to my humble question!! Lol 😀

xx

Hello again

I agree with Pixie, Lafumas are great for reflexology and I've seem people using them for Reiki too.

Cheers

PS Maybe you're onto something RP, look forward to vitreolic debate in the Reiki forums claiming PRSNH is the only true Reiki path after Usui Sensei set up a secret base in Cornwall:D

PS Maybe you're onto something RP, look forward to vitreolic debate in the Reiki forums claiming PRSNH is the only true Reiki path after Usui Sensei set up a secret base in Cornwall:D

:rollaugh::rollaugh::rollaugh:

I also use a lafuma. If you are already getting a couch you may be best to wait and see what you are taught to use, there is no need to get both right away - many people wait until the end of their courses and use a pouffe or footstool and get their clients to sit on a comfy chair. You probably wont be starting your case studies for a little bit, so you will have time to evaluate and make a choice. Couch choice is a much more important decision as your future training may necessitate buying a second if you don't plan ahead. A lafuma is a lafuma, a couch, well, it's a big deal.

Hi Kcmoon ... another reflex student here (4mths in to my 12mth sentence!! lol!) and we use lafumas... they are very comfy, very light (compared to even 'mobile' couches) and the clients love them ... the only downside is that a, um, a more 'substantial' person may not find them so comfy due to to restrictions of width, (and as with any chair/couch, weight restrictions are present too) but i've only had one client so far I've not been able to use my chair with ...

I've always been given reflex treatments on couches until I started my course, and tbh, I think the chairs are a LOT more relaxing that being sat upright on a couch and they allow for a really lovely flowing support to the body... beware tho' - some of the cheaper types of reclining 'garden chairs' which look ideal are infact way too low at the foot end unless you want to be a therapist who sits on the floor...

When do you start your course, and which cert you doing??

I'm studying Level 5 in Reflexology with A & P and we use a LaFuma recliner chair. They are very lightweight, easy to transport around and come with a carry bag.

All my clients have commented on how comfortable the recliner is when they first sit on it 🙂

They are an affordable option until you decide whether you;d like to invest in a proper couch.

I have recently bought an affinity Helena couch for my new clinic in France.

[url]Affinity Helena Massage Table[/url]

I also have a lafuma for home visits as it is nice and light but sturdy too and you can achieve zero gravity.

There is a reflexology chair which I just couldnt justify buying at £1600. It is called the perfect chair and is brilliant
[url]The Perfect Zero Gravity Recliner. - YouTube[/url]

Hi Kcmoon ... another reflex student here (4mths in to my 12mth sentence!! lol!) and we use lafumas... they are very comfy, very light (compared to even 'mobile' couches) and the clients love them ... the only downside is that a, um, a more 'substantial' person may not find them so comfy due to to restrictions of width, (and as with any chair/couch, weight restrictions are present too) but i've only had one client so far I've not been able to use my chair with ...

I've always been given reflex treatments on couches until I started my course, and tbh, I think the chairs are a LOT more relaxing that being sat upright on a couch and they allow for a really lovely flowing support to the body... beware tho' - some of the cheaper types of reclining 'garden chairs' which look ideal are infact way too low at the foot end unless you want to be a therapist who sits on the floor...

When do you start your course, and which cert you doing??

Hi Everyone!

Sorry, I didn't realise this thread continued without me. I didn't get a notification email. 😮

Thanks for the advice. I bought a normal portable massage couch for my massage in the end. And now that I've started the reflexology course I can see what all the fuss is about the Lafuma!

However I now have another question. My husband is very tall and very big so it makes sense for us to buy the lafuma xl to accommodate his size. But will the be too big for a short (ish) person? Will their feet reach the bottom?!

Sleepy Teapot I'm taking the ITEC reflexology course. How about you? 🙂