The proposed amendments to our Association's by-laws went out to professional members for a vote on 7/13. Thank you very much to all of you who voted! All proposed amendments carried by majority vote.
One of the main changes to our by-laws is that Associate members are now allowed to vote and serve on the Board. In 2010 under President Keegan Wood the decision was made by the RAC Board to allow the same privileges to both membership levels. This by-law amendment now formalizes that decision.
The wording describing a Professional and an Associate member was also slightly modified for purposes of clarification.
We also received several nominations for serving on the Board for this next term that has just started. The Ballot for voting will be emailed out shortly. If there are any Associate Members interested in serving on the Board, please nominate yourselves by sending an email of interest to info@reflexology-ca.org.
Last but not least, if your 2016-2017 membership dues are current, you will receive your Membership Guidebook by email in September.
Your support is truly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ariana Thaxter
President
Board of Directors Reflexology Association of California
The Effect of Reflexology on Pain Intensity & Duration of Labor on Primiparas
The Reflexology Association of America's website has several links of interest on specific studies that have been conducted involving Reflexology.
This original article about The Effect of Reflexology on Pain Intensity & Duration of Labor on Primiparas was published by The Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. It is a long article, so we summarize here the main findings:
Bering Liisberg in a study on the effect of reflex-
ology on the labor outcome found that out of 68
pregnant women who chose reflexology, 61 (89.71%)
expressed that reflexology was helpful in reducing the
pain, 6 (8.82%) did not feel any effect and one sub-
ject felt increased pain in response to reflexology.
This study demonstrated
that reflexology could
decrease the duration of first, second and third stages
of labor as well as alleviate intensity of labor pain.
Therefore, the use of reflexology in maternity care
appears to demonstrate high levels of maternal and
even staff satisfaction.
World Reflexology Week
Sept 19 - 25th
The focus this year is "Working with Children - babies to teens"
It's not too early to start planning your participation in this world event!
To help promote World Reflexology Week, we suggest you read through and use the items within the package developed for you by the International Council of Reflexologists.
Visit the website and get the documents to print out from your computer.
Email us your ideas & we will share with our membership!
How will you participate in World Reflexology Week?
Constant Contact Free Seminars!
Did you know that Constant Contact offers many free seminars throughout the year? Some are online learning opportunities on subjects like Social Media, Marketing, Growing Your Business, etc.
Other in person seminars are held both in the LA area and in the SF Bay area. These offer great opportunities for networking and possibly even getting new clients! The more involved you are in your community, the better your chances are for growing your business.
For many of these seminars, you do not have to subscribe to any of Constant Contact's services.
Continuing Education Credits & Reflexology Training
Continuing Education Credits are important for every Reflexologist. If you are ARCB Certified then you know you have to comply with the ARCB requirement of 12 CE hours every 2 years.
Click here to see Courses from the American Academy of Reflexology in Los Angeles.
CE credits do not have to be ONLY offered by those providers approved by ARCB to count. ARCB allows for Independent Study. An application for Independent Study must be approved by ARCB by filling it out and submitting a form with a $25 fee.
RAC does not endorse nor particularly recommend any of the above courses. This information is provided solely as a service and resource to our membership.
SHOPPING!
Did you know that RAC offers a few items with the RAC logo that you can order online?
Purchase this reusable bag for your grocery shopping! All proceeds go towards the Alma Harvey fund, a fund for assisting reflexologists financially in their education.
The link to our online store is provided in our website's Contact page, as well as below:
