The forgotten language of your feet

Our feet carry us through life every day. And yet, we often only pay attention to them when they cause problems.

But every movement begins right there.

The French neurologist Prof. Jean-Pierre Roll researched for many years how our body communicates with its environment through our feet. His findings have lastingly shaped our understanding of movement.
Our soles are much more than just a contact surface with the ground. They are among the most sensitive sensory organs of our body. Thousands of specialized receptors detect pressure, texture, incline, and the smallest changes in the surface with every step. This information is transmitted to the central nervous system in fractions of a second and processed there – unconsciously, but continuously.
Every step is thus more than just locomotion. It is a constant exchange of information between foot, brain, and body.

What happens in everyday life?

Our modern world has become comfortable.
Thick cushioned soles, soft materials, and hard, even industrial floors make walking comfortable. At the same time, however, the foot perceives fewer stimuli than on natural surfaces.
Over time, our nervous system receives less varied information from the contact between foot and ground. However, precisely this sensory diversity plays an important role for balance, body awareness, and the natural control of our movements.

The idea behind wellreflexx

You can't take the forest floor with you.
With wellreflexx, you carry the idea of natural stimuli to where you take most of your steps: in your shoe.
It neither replaces barefoot walking nor a forest floor.
But it reminds the body to feel more precisely again.

The feeling of perceiving your own body more consciously.