Hi Lynne, Oh I've been in a similar situation. People like to tell me
all their problems on a normal day but then add reflexology and whammo,
I'm stuck lol! It's hard to interrupt sometimes but I try just holding
up my hand and saying something like "hold that thought and let's get
you started before we run out of time". Once they are on the table they
can talk as much as they want and I can work on their feet. If you can
get them quiet for a moment, it sometimes helps to work on the solar
plexus and have them do deep breathing as you press in and out.
Usually about half way through they relax and get quieter. As a side
note, I bet people who talk non-stop like that are used to being
interrupted anyway!

Joanie

--- In reflexologycommunity@yahoogroups.com, "Lynne Morgan"
<LynneSMorgan@...> wrote:
>
> Oh don't Kay. I kept looking at the couch and thinking, we should be
doing this while you're on there! Trouble is, there was no natural break
and no interruption point. She just talked and talked, bless her. And
like a daft person (!) I let her, rather than saying something in the
"tell you what" or "sorry to interrupt" line, which I know she wouldn't
have minded. Grrrrrrrrrrr - lol. I'm pretty certain she'd happily talk
for England at any future appointments, so I already dropped an extra
appointment into my calendar as soon as I'd got home.
>
> I think what bothered me most was that I hadn't had breakfast and that
by the time I got home and could eat, it was 2:45! Mea culpa. Thanks for
the help and support, as always. :)
>
> Lynne
> xx
>
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> From: kay sainsbury
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:06 PM
> It's always a tricky one. If it's of any help in the future I use a
little ruse, when people are whittering on (offloading) I say something
like, "I would love to hear everything you say as getting it all out is
a good thing, but why don't we just make a start on your feet at the
same time, otherwise we're going to run out of time." Once you actually
touch them, that may well take the place of the need to offload, as
their body will do the releasing, not their mind. The reflexology will
take over.
>
> Also, just a little heads up - don't think it's all over. You may
need to remind her at the beginning of the next session that you have a
client to follow on her treatment (whether true or not) and that you
won't be able to spend as long as last time.
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