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Reflexology
Reflexology is suitable for all ages and can bring relief from a range of conditions including:
Many people use reflexology as a way of relaxing the mind and body and is increasingly recognised for its beneficial effects on stress related symptoms and issues. The reflexologist will use their hands to apply pressure to the feet to detect changes in specific points on the feed and by working on these can affect the corresponding parts of the body. Your reflexologist will tailor treatment to suit your specific needs. Reflexology and Sleep Disorders Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies used by women. One of the conditions reflexology is really good at helping is sleep disorders. Laura came to see me almost at breaking point. She had many health issues including insomnia. She fell asleep easily enough but woke after two hours and nothing could get her back to sleep. She had an extremely stressful job and was feeling she had never recovered from a very difficult time in her life two years ago. She really felt she need help and now. She was amazed at how quickly her body responded to the treatment. After the first session she had a few better nights. After the second treatment she slept uninterrupted for six hours every single night of the week. She has never looked back. She had suffered constant sleep deprivation for two years and within two sessions her body rhythm corrected and harmonized itself. I continued to treat her for many months and she continued to sleep brilliantly, settling in to a pattern of seven hours a night every night. This felt like the bedrock of her eventual recovery. Women are twice as likely as men to have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. It may have something to do with the enormous stress many of us are under, our lack of time to unwind, our lost connection to the subtle rhythms of nature and our bodies. What ever the cause reflexology can really help. There are two reasons for this. One is the incredible feeling of relaxation and well-being that envelops you for almost the whole hour that you are lying down experiencing the treatment. It is a time to let go and be taken care of. The other is that during the treatment the therapist will “work” all of the reflexes that connect to the organs and body systems of the body. One of these is the pineal gland. This gland produces the hormone melatonin that controls body rhythms, in particular our internal body clock and our sleep-wake patterns. Reflexology promotes a healing and balancing. This is wonderfully beneficial for someone suffering sleep problems. Within a few sessions clients generally find that they are sleeping a full night without waking at all. At first this may be only for the first few nights after a session but as the reflexology treatments progress it is most likely to become a lasing healing. If you would like to know more or book an appointment please contact Annabelle via the wellbeing clinic.
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The art of reflexology dates back to Ancient Egypt, India and China but it wasn’t until 1913 that in was introduced by Dr William Fitzgerald to the West. It was further developed in the 1930’s by Eunice Ingham to become what it is today. Eunice noticed that congestion or tension in any part of the body is mirrored in the feet zone, developing from Dr Fitzgerald’s understanding that reflex areas in the feed and hands were linked to other areas and organs of the body.© Site Copyright 2009-2010, the wellbeing clinic, 6 London Road, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PH, UK