What is Reflexology?
Reflexology is a non-intrusive complementary holistic therapy that stimulates pressure points on the feet to promote wellbeing and harmony in the body. This highly relaxing therapy has been practiced in China for more than 6000 years, and there is hieroglyph evidence of reflexology being practiced in ancient Egypt. Reflexology helps to restore the natural balance of the body by manipulating pressure points on the feet that map directly to other bodily organs, providing you with a period of deep relaxation to allow your body to rest and revive.
What are the benefits of Reflexology?
This treatment refreshes and revives tired and aching feet. If you are feeling frazzled, stressed or anxious this treatment gives a calming quality that facilities the deepest relaxation. Amongst other things Reflexology:
- Lifts your mood, leaving you with a general feeling of tranquillity, calmness and wellbeing
- Encourages relaxation and provides some relief from stress
- Lowers blood pressure
- Helps improve sleep and alleviate insomnia
- Boosts the immune system
- Improves circulation of blood and lymph in the feet and legs
- Aids removal of toxins
- Stimulates lymphatic drainage
What is a Reflexology treatment like?
On your first visit you will be given a full consultation before treatment to discuss any conditions and to come up with the best treatment plan for you. During treatment you will need to bare your lower legs, it is advised you wear loose fitting clothing that can be comfortably sit in and pulled up to or above the knee. The treatment starts with a relaxing footbath after which you will be seated on the massage couch in a semi reclined position while the therapist works on your feet. The therapist will use some massage wax as a medium giving light pressure to massage points of the toes, feet and ankles to release energy blockages, dissipate tension and help the body the eliminate waste products from its systems. It is recommended a treatment lasts 60 minutes.
What does Reflexology blends well with?
Treatments that blend well with Thai Foot Massage are:
- Holistic Massage
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Reiki
Aftercare Advice
Massage is an aid to the body's natural mechanisms to release stress. To gain maximum benefit from your treatment, it is advisable that you follow this aftercare advice for the next 12 hours.
- Drink plenty of water to help flush out toxins; reflexology aids the removal of toxins from the body.
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol or smoking; massage aims to aid the body’s natural detoxification process and these substances are counterproductive as they increase the levels of toxins in the body.
- Avoid eating heavy meals because blood is diverted to the gut to help with digestion. Digestion will divert energy away from the healing process. Eat light meals such as fruit and vegetables.
- Be aware of your posture.
- Rest as much as possible in order to assist the healing process.
- You may feel emotional, this is quite normal.
- You may experience a feeling of tiredness or fatigue following a reflexology treatment. In rare cases, headaches may follow. Increased urination is very likely after a treatment, make sure you stay well hydrated. In very rare cases flu-like symptoms (runny nose, coughing) may be experienced, but these will be temporary as the body re-balances itself. It will be replaced by a feeling of wellbeing!
Contraindications
Clients with any Worts, Verrucae or fungal infections present on the foot or toe nails can not receive this treatment.
Clients with open wounds and abrasions on, or broken bones in the feet and legs should not come for treatment until completely healed.
Sharing is not caring. Massage of any kind should not be carried out on clients with fever, contagious or infectious diseases as it can exacerbate symptoms and leave you feeling worse. Colds and Flu should not be shared, please be kind and reschedule your appointment for a later date.
Clients with any form of cancer must obtain their doctor’s permission before having any kind of massage treatment.
Clients with cardiovascular disease, arthritis, epilepsy, diabetes or trapped nerves should always have a chat with their doctor first.
If you are Pregnant, please check with your doctor or midwife and book a Pregnancy Massage.
Clients with open wounds and abrasions on, or broken bones in the feet and legs should not come for treatment until completely healed.
Sharing is not caring. Massage of any kind should not be carried out on clients with fever, contagious or infectious diseases as it can exacerbate symptoms and leave you feeling worse. Colds and Flu should not be shared, please be kind and reschedule your appointment for a later date.
Clients with any form of cancer must obtain their doctor’s permission before having any kind of massage treatment.
Clients with cardiovascular disease, arthritis, epilepsy, diabetes or trapped nerves should always have a chat with their doctor first.
If you are Pregnant, please check with your doctor or midwife and book a Pregnancy Massage.
Duration |
Price |
30 minutes |
£30.00 |
45 minutes |
£45.00 |
60 minutes |
£55.00 |
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