Reflexology. What it is and why I love it!

Reflexology is a popular therapy that uses specific areas on the feet to improve health and well-being. Points on the feet correspond with organs and systems of the body and pressure is applied to these areas so to benefit your health. It enables you to let stress flow away rather than to let tensions accrue leading towards poor health. Many people speak favourably of reflexology for the treatment of stress, anxieties, digestion, IBS, respiratory problems, headaches, period pain, and menopausal symptoms and how it can help to restore equilibrium and help the healing process. More and more people are turning towards holistic health alternatives, drawn by their desire for harmony between the mind, body and spirit. When you book a reflexology treatment with me, you will be seen as an individual who has a unique set of health issues and, will be treated as such. Natural healing therapies are seen as a welcome change from modern medicine where many side-effects can be caused through prescribed medications giving everyone cause for concern. What could be more beneficial than natural healing? If you break a bone or if you have grazed your knee, or burnt a finger, the body’s natural healing processes begin immediately. These are automated responses and act as a machine that controls a variety of components so that your health remains constant. For health functions to occur smoothly, energy is required and to create energy, you need to gain nutrients from food. The processes of the body are complex and balance is required for the body to achieve optimal health. Energy has long been known to form the basic foundations of life. In fact, if you consider this on a cellular level, it is needed for survival. In eastern origins, we talk of ‘prana’ which translates as ‘breath of life’ and also, ‘chi’ which translates as ‘life force’ or, ‘life energy’. Reflexology takes this into consideration. The brain controls all of the body’s functions and, also provides conscious awar