REFLEXOLOGY FOR WOMEN
BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies | Qualified Reflexologist & Facial Reflexologist | 40 Years in Practice
𖥸 Neuro Reflexology
𖤓 Facial Reflexology
𖥸 Women’s Health
𖤓 Nervous System Informed Practice
Where almost four decades of therapeutic experience meet women’s health, touch & curiosity about the nervous system.
REFLEXOLOGY • WOMEN’S HEALTH • NERVOUS SYSTEM
Reflexology with a deeper understanding of the woman sitting in front of me.
For almost four decades, I have worked with people through touch, complementary therapy, aromatherapy & reflexology.
Today my work brings those years of experience together with my continuing study of women’s health, psychoneuroimmunology, the nervous system, menopause, endometriosis, ageing & human physiology.
I am particularly interested in the extraordinary conversation taking place between the brain, nervous system, endocrine system & immune system.
This is where psychoneuroimmunology, or PNI, becomes particularly fascinating to me.
It has changed the questions I ask as a therapist.
I don’t simply see a pair of feet.
I see a whole woman.
Her history.
Her hormonal stage.
Her health experiences.
Her environment.
Her sleep.
Her workload.
Her emotional load.
Her stage of life.
And sometimes, a woman who has been carrying far too much for far too long.
NEURO REFLEXOLOGY
My nervous system informed approach to reflexology.
Neuro Reflexology is my approach to reflexology, shaped by almost four decades of therapeutic practice & my continuing study of PNI, women’s health, the nervous system & human physiology.
Treatment is deliberately unhurried.
I work through the feet using skilled reflexology techniques, but the treatment experience is also influenced by what I understand about the importance of pace, environment, consent, predictability, therapeutic touch & rest.
This is not about promising to “reset” your nervous system or claiming that reflexology can manipulate a particular neurological pathway.
It is about providing skilled complementary therapy within an environment designed for rest.
Women often come to me because they want support with their overall wellbeing during:
𖥸 Perimenopause
𖥸 Menopause & postmenopause
𖥸 Busy or demanding periods of life
𖥸 Changes in sleep
𖥸 Times when they feel emotionally overloaded
𖥸 Major life transitions
𖥸 Periods when switching off feels difficult
𖥸 Living alongside long term women’s health experiences
𖥸 Or simply because they need time where nothing is expected of them
Many people find reflexology deeply relaxing & UK advertising guidance permits appropriately framed claims around relaxation, sleep, mood & general wellbeing.
This is where almost 40 years of holistic practice meets my continuing curiosity about human biology.
50 minutes | £45.00
FACIAL REFLEXOLOGY
Reflexology doesn’t begin & end with the feet.
I am a qualified Facial Reflexologist & have undertaken specialist training in the Bergman Method of Facial Reflexology.
Working through the face creates a very different treatment experience.
I use gentle, considered facial reflexology techniques, specialist facial tools where appropriate & carefully selected facial oils to create an unhurried treatment centred around touch, relaxation & wellbeing.
For some women, facial reflexology becomes their favourite way to experience reflexology.
The face is richly innervated & closely connected with our sensory experience, which is one of the reasons I find this area of my work so fascinating.
But there is another reason I love it.
For an hour, you don't have to do anything.
No performing.
No rushing.
No looking after everybody else.
Just time to receive.
Facial Reflexology may be particularly appealing if you:
𖤓 Prefer facial treatment to foot reflexology
𖤓 Find it difficult to switch off
𖤓 Want to create more space for rest
𖤓 Want a calming treatment experience
𖤓 Are navigating a demanding period of life
𖤓 Are moving through perimenopause, menopause or postmenopause & want complementary wellbeing support
𖤓 Simply love therapeutic facial touch
Enquire about Facial Reflexology
FACE + FEET
My signature extended reflexology treatment.
This is where my work comes together.
Feet.
Face.
Reflexology.
Therapeutic touch.
Women’s health.
The nervous system.
Almost four decades of experience.
We begin with foot reflexology before moving into facial reflexology, allowing considerably more time for the treatment to unfold.
There is no need to fill the silence.
There is no pressure to explain everything.
Sometimes a woman simply needs somewhere she can put everything down for a while.
90 minutes | £60
THE SCIENCE THAT KEEPS ME CURIOUS
What is PNI?
Psychoneuroimmunology, usually shortened to PNI, explores communication between psychological processes, the nervous system, endocrine signalling & immune function.
It is one of the areas of human biology that fascinates me most.
Our biological systems do not exist in separate boxes.
The nervous system communicates throughout the body.
Hormones act as chemical messengers.
The immune & nervous systems interact.
Our experiences can influence physiology & physiology can influence how we experience the world.
Understanding those relationships gives me a much richer framework through which to think about the person receiving my treatment.
I don't use PNI to claim that reflexology treats disease.
I use it to become a more informed practitioner.
There is an important difference.
THE VAGUS NERVE
You will hear me talk about the vagus nerve.
It is a major cranial nerve & an important component of parasympathetic physiology, with extensive communication between the brain & body.
The vagus nerve has become fashionable in wellness, with almost everything from breathing to touch sometimes described as “resetting the vagus nerve”.
I prefer to be more careful.
I don't claim that my reflexology “resets”, “heals” or directly manipulates your vagus nerve.
My interest in vagal & autonomic physiology helps inform the way I think about treatment.
Pace.
Pressure.
Environment.
Consent.
Predictability.
Quiet.
Rest.
And the experience of being cared for without having to achieve anything.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Women deserve practitioners who understand that the female body changes throughout life.
My particular professional interests include:
Perimenopause • Menopause • Postmenopause • Endometriosis • Women’s Health • Healthy Ageing • PNI • Nervous System Physiology
Menopause doesn't exist separately from the rest of a woman's life.
Neither does endometriosis.
Neither does ageing.
Neither do sleep, grief, relationships, work, caring responsibilities or our previous experiences.
That's why I don't reduce the woman on my treatment couch to a list of symptoms.
My role isn't to replace her doctor.
It is to provide skilled complementary therapy, therapeutic touch, time & individualised care from a practitioner who continues to study the bigger picture.
Reflexology • Facial Reflexology • Women’s Health
Reflexology is a complementary therapy & does not replace medical diagnosis or treatment. My work is informed by my professional education & continuing study of women’s health, PNI & nervous system physiology while remaining within the scope of complementary therapy.
