Metamorphic Technique 1058950 224101245 2008-07-07T09:05:48Z Lumos3 23657 /* References */ add book {{POV|date=December 2007}} {{Manipulative methods}}The '''Metamorphic Technique''' is a gentle form of foot, hand and head [[massage]] that can be carried out by anyone with a brief training in the technique. It draws on [[reflexology]] in its theory and approach. It does not claim any specific healing power but uses the idea that the [[massage]] helps the individual's own innate inner intelligence free deep blocks in their body's energy pattern and somehow bring about resolution of stuck patterns at the root of problems in their life and health. It focuses on reflexology meridians in the feet, hands and head which correspond to the [[spinal column]] and in turn to the [[incarnation]], [[gestation]] and [[childbirth|birth]] of the individual. It was devised originally by British [[naturopathy|naturopath]] [[Robert St. John]] in the 1960s. He had been practising reflexology on his patients but found he had more success if he gave up trying to bring about a specific result and gave a general massage of the spinal reflexes. It was further developed by his student [[Gaston Saint-Pierre]] in the 1970s who coined the term Metamorphic Technique and founded the Metamorphic Association in 1979. ==References== *[http://www.chisuk.org.uk/bodymind/whatis/metamorphic.php Description of the technique from the Complementary Healthcare Information Service - UK] *{{cite book |title=The Metamorphic Technique: Principles and Practice |last=Saint-Pierre |first=Gaston |authorlink= |coauthors=Shapiro, Debbie |year=2003 |publisher=Vega Books |location= |isbn=184333707X}} ==External links== *[http://www.metamorphicassociation.org/ The Metamorphic Association] [[Category:Alternative medicine]] [[Category:Manipulative therapy]] [[Category:Mind-body interventions]] [[Category:Massage]] {{alt-med-stub}}