at the end of the massage and reflexology he had placed them , in a set sequence , first on her feet , then her hands and finally on her head , just spreading his fingers over certain pulse points and holding them gently in a light grip , and this is where the sceptics think they are being ripped off , as he quietly sat there , eyes closed for a few minute , and alice could feel first her muscles and tendons relax , and then her brain became one with all the other energies within her being , and she was totally at peace with her inner self , and the rest of the world ( for the sceptics among you she had just had a quick nap ) .