Chris Shirley, Director of the Pacific Institute of Reflexology, has a professional background in counseling psychology. With a BA 1st class honours degree in Human Resources Development from York University, and two years post graduate training in counseling psychology at the University of Victoria(1975), Chris relinquished his career in counseling to promote, practice and teach reflexology in 1978.

He commenced his studies in reflexology in 1977 with the late Laura Kennedy, chairperson of the education committee of the Reflexology Society of B.C. After studying with Laura he worked alongside her in an informal apprenticeship.

In 1978, Chris attended a seminar in the Ingham Method of Reflexology with Dwight Byers of the International Institute of Reflexology. In subsequent years Chris repeated this seminar.

May 1982 saw Chris establish the Reflexology Centre of Vancouver with a regular program of courses, a private practice, and an outreach educational program of lectures and speaking engagements.

Chris served as President of the Reflexology Association of B.C. from 1985 - 1987, and succeeded in having reflexology entered in the Yellow Pages under its own heading.

In 1989 he was certified to teach the Reflexology Association of Canada's courses which he taught until 1994.

In 1990 he became the founding president of the British Columbia Holistic Healing Association.

Publishing his own "Reflexology Foot Charts" in 1990 led him to produce the "Recreational Reflexology" instructional video in 1992.

Chris attended an "Advanced Reflexology/Foot Manipulation" course with podiatrist Dr. Harvey Lampell in the United States in 1992, and in 1993 attended The American Academy of Reflexology "Hand and Ear Reflexology" and "Stress Management" courses with Bill Flocco.

Chris conducted research at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1995 to evaluate the effects of reflexology on the conductivity of the peripheral nervous system. And in 1996, Chris changed the name of his practice to Pacific Institute of Reflexology and added the Advanced Holistic Foot Reflexology Course to the Institute's curriculum. He also published his "Reflexology Hand Charts".

In 1998, Chris developed this web site which he is continually building.

Recently, he is refining the Basic Hand Reflexology Certificate Course that was offered for the first time in March 1999, and, he serves as chairperson on the Professional Reflexology Standards Committee for the Reflexology Association of British Columbia.

Currently, Chris serves his clients, and teaches a regular program of courses in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is in the process of developing an Ear Reflexology Chart and a Basic Holistic Ear Reflexology Course for the curriculum. Also, he is producing an instructional video on Hand Reflexology.

Chris is available for public speaking engagements, radio and television interviews, and, teaching courses for groups anywhere in the world.

I believe that the spiritual, psychological, emotional and physical aspects of a person are all inextricably interconected. Hence they all effect each other and reflect each other. When working I look to all these aspects of a person to ease their stress and facilitate healing. My teaching of courses includes and expands on this philosophy.

Mondays: 11.30 am - 5.30 pm,Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 9.30 am - 5.30 pm.

Fees: $30.00 session ( 50 minutes, with 30 - 40 minutes on hands or feet). $130.00 five session package.

Student Sessions on Tuesday Evenings: $15.00