Gentle Enough for Baby, Strong Enough for a Man
Reflexology is safe and effective and only helps the body do what it was designed to do anyway. So unless you are grossly negligent (or using instruments improperly) you really can’t hurt anyone with reflexology.
If you are working on yourself, you will know what hurts and what doesn’t. When working on 
another person, you will have to utilize your people skills to stay in communication with them so that you can push deep enough to get the desired results, yet still be gentle enough that they do not become tense. Later, I will cover the specific techniques and discuss how deep to go and so on, but for now we want to talk about who can, can’t, should, or shouldn’t get a reflexology treatment.
Reflexology is one area in life where you should consider yourself first. Working on your self is the best way to get started feeling the effects of reflexology. For instance, I began utilizing this therapy as a crisis management plan. When something would hurt in my body, I would go to the corresponding reflex point, and sure enough, the reflex point would be sore. I would rub the spot every chance I got. As the pain went away in my body, the tenderness would go away in my reflex point! Using the techniques on yourself will help you get in touch with your body and its functions.
