“Reflexology Road” By Valerie Reiss August 2005, Breathe

Modeled on similar routes found throughout Asia, Bastyr University’s 64-foot-long reflexology path near Seattle stimulates bare feet with chi-rich river rocks up to two-inches high.   Elizabeth Marazita, a licensed acupuncturist and adjunct professor at the school, created the project last year to teach the campus and community about reflexology.  She says each successive 10-minute walk on the path gets easier (i.e., less uncomfortable), all the while enhancing health as crystallized toxins in the feet are stimulated, dissolved, and released.  Breathing with each step is encouraged, so the stroll doubles as a meditation.   For more information: Bastyr.edu or pathsofhealth.com