Many people today experience ‘stress’ on a daily basis. Stress is our internal response to the world around us that impacts our entire body. Adrenaline is released, muscles tense up, our stomach tightens, our heart rate quickens, breathing becomes shallower, blood pressure rises, and digestion and intestinal processes shut down. Stress is meant to be a short-term response to immediate danger, yet we live in a society that is always presenting us with stressful situations. Som

So, firstly, a brief history … Known as the Mother of Reflexology, Eunice Ingham was the first person to recognise the relationship between the organs of the body and specific points (or reflexes) on the feet. Her work was based on the research conducted by Dr Fitzgerald, who believed illness could be cured by applying significant pressure to zones in the feet (later called zone therapy), He hypothesised that his zone theory worked by blocking impulses to the brain, and that

I am always amazed at the number of new clients who ask me 'what is Reflexology?', or know very little about what it is and what benefits it can bring. So firstly, what is reflexology? Reflexology is a holistic therapy carried out on the feet. The therapist will work points on the feet to bring about relaxation and balance to the body. If differs from a traditional massage in that each reflex point represents a different organ or area of the body, so the whole body can be tr

Overview Many of us find ourselves on our feet all day. Whether you’re a stay at home mum, work in an office, a factory, outdoors, or anything in between, there is a good chance that you put a lot of weight and stress on your feet every day. For back pain, people often get massages, so it makes sense that there should also be foot massages too, right? Reflexology is much more than a foot massage, but at its basic level, that’s the best way to describe it. Reflexology is an