New York has a Bare Foot Water Feature (“reflex your feet”)

NYC has a public reflexology path or barefoot path if you will. 

Last weekend the water was back on and I kept walking the entire length back and forth for a while, dragging my feet for some splashing.

I came across several loose pebbles which I picked up with my toes, and there were some Irises along the path, my grandmother's favorites. 

The cemented pebbles are rather flat (can not be compared to the paths in Taiwan) and do not really hurt. However, after a while I felt my feet getting more sensitive and feeling more alive - ah - and yes it took a while for me to get it, to connect the dots last year that this may be the first of its kind in NYC. Years ago I was engrossed in this idea that NYC needs a barefoot park. To combine it with running water is genius. 

High Line website "The water feature is a favorite of children and barefoot visitors. Wetland species like cattails, rose mallow, and swamp milkweed grow in the raised steel planters along the pathway." 

Thank you for your visit,

Birgit 

Additional reflexology path experiences (Taiwan) 

Taiwan: The first Reflexology Path

Reflexology Path? Taipei City Wall

Stone Foot Path Coach and Regal's Achilles Tendons

 

Kevin Kunz on Reflexology Paths

Reflexology Path? Taipei City Wall

City Wall Taipei

The very pretty urban park at City Wall entailed a slope with mulch surface as well as a stone path (reflexology path see below photo).  This one was a very pleasant one with big flat uniform stones.

I loved taking off my shoes walking back and forth between the Beiman Subway Station and our hotel in downtown Taipei.


However, I never saw anyone else taking off their shoes, and yes, the area was never very busy when we passed through there, although there is heavy motor cycle traffic.


Could it be that this was not an official reflexology path?  I noticed other areas embellished with river rocks, at times in unusual places, e.g. under a bench.  And there were these tiny pebble squares along a sidewalk which I started referring to as reflexology paths for 👶.

Taiwan: The first Reflexology Path

Regal about to work his foot reflexes

The first day in Taipei (Oct 2017), we headed to a park at the river.  We both are river people.  I made sure our hotel was in walking distance to the Tamsui.
We came across this Reflexology path :-); it was literally screwed into the ground.  Wait, I thought they had real pebble paths in Asia.  Not what I expected at all.  I was perplexed and amused and forgot to walk on it (jet leg), but Regal did.  This was an indication, however how popular reflexology was in Taiwan. Great.   There will be additional posts on Taiwanese reflexology paths.  It was so much fun to experience them.

Thanks for visiting.
Wishes,
B.

Some Info about the Tamsui River