Amanda Johnson Reflexology

18/10/2025

💜Today is world menopause day and October is menopause awareness month.

💜This year, the International Menopause Society focus is looking at lifestyle medicine in menopausal health.

💜Did you know that Reflexology, for some women, seems to be effective in helping with both physical and emotional menopause symptoms without the side effects associated with hormone-based treatments.
Reflexology can be safely and effectively used along side HRT and other medications ➡️ see article….
https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/blog/reflexology-for-menopause

💜I am fortunate to offer Clinical Chi Reflexology, this means I can create a bespoke and therapeutic treatment to match your needs. These needs often change from session to session as life invariably ebbs and flows but rest assured I have many approaches to keep up with those challenges.

💜Other self help approaches worthy of inclusion into your lifestyle are to;

Eat a balanced diet 🥕🍎🥦🥑🥝🍓
Take part in physical activity 🤸🏼🏌🏼‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏄‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️
Prioritise your sleep 😴
Manage Stress 😖🧘‍♀️ 📖
Engage with Self care 💕

ref - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ca

Coming from a nursing background, you know how I love to see a growing body of evidence ➡️ see here for an article discussing the effects of reflexology on depression in menopause…

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31780002/

11/10/2025

How great to spend a Saturday with a colleague, inspirational reflexologist and most importantly a friend Cambridgeshire Reflexology on an exciting trip down to our nations capital to spend time studying something new and exciting in the reflexology world.
It was really lovely to visit the British School of Reflexology at the beautiful Regent’s University, London.
Watch this space for more info… 👀
Coming to the treatment room soon 👏🏻

28/09/2025

To conclude world reflexology week, I’d like to share this for everyone…

But especially to my fellow reflexologists, please take the time to take care of you too, so you can continue the amazing work you are doing for others… 🙌🏼

26/09/2025

What evidence is there 🤔??

Another brilliant question.

It’s safe to say that for many reflexologists and their countless clients the evidence is usually subjective and often immeasurable as results are personal to the individual and the outcome is often not used for data collection.

But to have stood the test of time, there must be something beneficial to the therapy right? History shares with us that working with the feet and hands has been a thing as long back as 2500BC!!! 🌎

However now, In our modern world excitingly there is a growing body of evidence supporting the benefits of reflexology through data collection and research.

The Association of Reflexologists has a library of articles and studies available for therapists registered with them to explore.
But there are many studies available freely by searching on ➡️ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=reflexology

simply type reflexology into the search bar and away you go.

Many of the studies are understandably small in participant number, due to available funding, and the availability of number of people attending for reflexology to meet the criteria during the time of study.

There is currently some exciting work going on by Barbara and Kevin Kunz who are exploring findings of the action of reflexology on brain activity during real time, by using functional MRI scans 🤩.
The reflexology world waits with bated breath to see their outcomes but so far they have shared promising results with the reflexology world.
See there work here ➡️ https://www.reflexology-research.com/

Sally Kay Reflexology has done amazing work through her research with reflexology for the management of secondary lymphoedema in patients affected by treatment for breast cancer ➡️ https://www.reflexologylymphdrainage.co.uk/

It’s great to see what we have believed to be true for many many years, is starting to come to light through the modern evidence.

If you have an experience you'd like to share please do so, either via your therapist, your loved ones or this post!

25/09/2025

I love this question-yet find it so hard to describe. You have to feel it to understand it really, but I will give it a go.

Using the best of both worlds we can blend the soothing and relaxing massage style approach, a practice taught by many schools of reflexology in the western world with the acupoints found in the feet and legs (sometimes we use the head and hands too) to support specific areas in need.

We don’t need to work all of the reflexes, we can design a bespoke session that will address your concerns more effectively.

Taking it up yet another level, any practitioner trained with Chi Medics will also have learned balances using organ energy along with the widely known and used acupoints (also known as Chi, Ki, Qi to mention but a few) which I implement into every session.

Client’s report the balancing effect soothing and relaxing and wonderfully different to other styles of reflexology they may have tried previously. ☯️

24/09/2025

FAQ’s ???

How can reflexology help me???

Due to advertising restrictions, this is all I am able to claim when promoting reflexology.

However let’s think sensibly about those claims below…

IF reflexology can reduce tension by promoting relaxation, IF it can help you sleep better and improves your mood along with giving you an improved sense of wellbeing - COULD that then start to affect you physically….

It’s all linked together after all isn’t it, our physical, mental and our emotional stuff.

Maybe by helping one to shift in a more positive direction we can have a positive impact on another aspect of life…..

Food for thought eh 💭 🤔

23/09/2025

Let’s kick the Q&A’s off with this one…

It’s a tough one to answer as every single client has different needs.

Some clients benefit from a few weekly sessions initially and then we start to space them out further.
Some clients are coming for a bi monthly or monthly session to support their general wellbeing rather than trying to target something specific.
Some clients come when they feel in need.
As always, I am a firm advocate for you know your body best, and we will make a plan together that feels right for you. 👣

22/09/2025

To celebrate World Reflexology Week, I will be sharing answers to some client FAQ’s among other things.
Do you have a question you’d like to ask? Feel free to get in touch. (The treatment room is fully booked this week, so please bear with me, I will get back to you as soon as I can. ) 👣

19/09/2025

This is a fascinating piece of research, and easily implemented at home to support our reflexology sessions 🧦 😴

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5921564/

17/09/2025

This is a brilliant balance to learn for all reflexologists whatever style of reflexology you practice.

Ending your session with this calming, soothing and relaxing organ chi balance offers clients a chance to experience the integration of energy work into their session, it is very well received by all my clients and will give your work a sense of uniqueness.

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12/09/2025

I love to hear your feedback, and it’s a privilege to support you on your well being journey.
It won’t surprise you to learn that I wholeheartedly agree with this comment made by a client this week.
Reflexology can be so supportive for many people, for many reasons, and there is a growing body of evidence supporting its value and use.
This is one of my favourite articles as it covers such a wide scope of issues within the term ‘Reflexology’ ➡️ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388122000743
If you want to include reflexology into your wellness regime, just message to book 👣

10/09/2025

Speak out….
Reach out….
You are not alone - there is always a way back…

The Samaritans offer a free 24hour helpline for everyone ➡️ https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

You will find advice how to help a friend, colleague or loved one here ➡️ https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day/