Education
RARI sponsors many trainings and other events, and keeps members up to date on workshops, classes, and meetings of interest. We are committed to the continuing education of our members. There are two major educational events each year that offer ARCB CEU’s.
Community
Our quarterly meetings also offer opportunities to network and help each reflexologist meet their individual needs for referrals, consultation, or socialization, because RARI serves as both a professional and a social organization.
RARI members are a diverse group of educated Reflexologists in Rhode Island, as well as nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Welcome from the president
The Reflexology Association of Rhode Island was founded in 2003. It is committed to monitoring laws and regulations, establishing standards and ethics, and promoting continued education for our members so they may serve in the best interest of their clients and the profession.
Upcoming events
Experience community, education, and connection in our varied offerings. We organize public events, as well as private educational workshops.
Festival
Join us at the annual reflexology festival. We hope to educate the public and support the profession of reflexology through our annual festival.
Cadaver Lab
Join us at the University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy department for a day of education and live cadaver lab.
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Learning Environment
Our mission is to support the profession and grow together. We are a community as well as an organization focused on education.
Upcoming Events
- RARI Annual Charity Walk to Support NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
https://www.namiwalks.org/teams/67641 - General Membership meeting
Saturday October 18 and December 6
Warwick Public Library 600 Sandy Lane from 10am-12pm - Cadaver Study
Annual, date TBA - Reflexology Festival
ReflexologyFest.com
Sunday September 14, 2025
Casey Farm, Saunderstown, RI
Past Events
Free Workshop
Several RARI members got to participate in a free workshop that Carolee held this past weekend at her office at 225 Main Street in Wakefield, RI. Carolee is a Reflexologist, Nurse Practitioner and Functional Medicine Provider. She taught us how to work reflexes for the Vagus Nerve and Enteric Nervous System. It was very informative and, of course, super relaxing!
Save One Soul Animal Rescue League Crate Escape 5K
Several members of RARI participated in this wonderful event to raise money for homeless dogs including shots, spay and neutering and adoption costs. The race was held at Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket. Mario Hilario from WJAR was there as host. There were many who participated. The event included raffles, vendors, music and balloon art. You could even adopt a dog, if you so chose!
Rhode Island Holistic Healing Association
Annual Event
Several RARI members donated their time to participate in this annual event. There were many vendors on site including various holistic modalities (reflexology, reiki, energy healing, chiropractic, life coaching, authors, speakers, meditation, jewelry, crystals, dentistry and many more)! So many people took advantage of the reflexology sessions we offered for hands and feet. This is a great event for members to participate in to market themselves and build community in the holistic realm, as well as with other reflexologists.
Annual Cadaver Study
University of Rhode Island
The Reflexology Association of Rhode Island (RARI) held its annual Cadaver Study at the University of Rhode Island. Led by Dr. John McLinden, Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator of Faculty Practice, University Physical Therapy, and facilitated by RARI member A. Dalia Pucci, CRT, this program has developed a devoted following over the years and continues to attract new attendees from many health care professions. Attendees describe feelings of reverence and awe at observing firsthand the marvelous complexity of the human body, as well as a new or deeper understanding of the impact of the work they do for their clients or patients. Recent participants were able to witness evidence of traumatic brain injury in the brain and skull and observe interventions such as the pacemaker and LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device). Attendees expressed reactions such as being struck by how small the spinal cord is in relation to the powerful role it plays, and having a reinforced sense of how important self-care and practices like Reflexology are to our overall health.
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