Burntwood Holistic

31/12/2024

Happy New Year everyone. Wishing you a peaceful and happy 2025 ###

30/11/2024

Spark is a fantastic charity in Burntwood

FINAL FEW DAYS!!! Thank you to those who have already supported!

If you were planning to donate to the Christmas Appeal please can we ask that you get your donations in ASAP to allow Mrs Claus and the elves to get them out in good time. Please note after next week we will not be able to receive physical donations but should you wish to buy a voucher or donate online we can pass these on in time for Christmas.

Please see original details about donating below...any questions please ask and thank you for your generosity!

🎅🏼🎄🎁 Spark Christmas Appeal 🎁🎄🎅🏼
❤️Please could you support Burntwood children and families this festive season?

🎁You could donate via Give a Little to Spark here: t.ly/sqkPF for us to buy what's most needed.
🎄You could donate children's toys or crafts, toiletry type gift sets, new clothes or in date food. Please ensure they are new and unwrapped and the bag/box is clearly labelled.
🎁You could buy a present off our wish list to be delivered to Spark: www.tinyurl.com/sparkchristmasappeal.

Drop Off Point
Spark Community Centre, Mossbank Avenue, Burntwood, WS7 4UN
(9am-3pm Mon, Wednesday and Friday, until 5pm Tuesday and Thursday)

If you cannot make it to Spark please contact us. Or if you’d like to support in a different way by hosting a collection at your place of work for example.
Please note: cut off point for physical donations is FRIDAY 29th NOVEMBER

🎅🏼For more info, to nominate someone for help or if you want more info on supporting Spark please email us on giving@sparkburntwood.org

These gifts are passed to families facing financial hardship, those who have been recently bereaved, children in care, those affected by serious illness or complex needs, families affected by domestic abuse, families who may need a helping hand or those nominated by other organisations and professionals.

*Finally PLEASE only donate if you are in a position to do so.

18/11/2024

16/11/2024

What are your favourite things to do that make you feel good?

Here are some ideas for you to try. These can be done every day, but especially when you're having a bad day. Music is one of my feel good favorites.. Putting on a favourite song to listen to can really lift my mood.

15/11/2024

Can we talk about caffeine? According to the NHS caffeine can cause a whole host of side effects including anxiety, palpitations, sleeplessness and nervousness.

Have you ever thought about how caffeine could be affecting you? It certainly has and still does affect me but I am very careful about any caffeine I consume because I am very aware of how it makes me feel.

In my younger years from probably about 15 I used to drink probably about 5-10 cups of tea and coffee a day. I also suffered from chronic anxiety, insomnia, depression and a whole host of other issues. I never connected the two and never actually noticed any symptoms when drinking it. I had panic attacks most days. When I lived in Manchester I had actually been taken into hospital after having a distressing panic attack whilst at work.

In the days and weeks after this, I did some research on panic attacks and noticed lots of advice saying to reduce caffeine intake. I actually gave up caffeine completely for about a year. This really made a difference to me. It did take away my anxiety but I have never had a full blown panic attack again (for me this was hyperventilation, unable to talk, unable to move).

I do drink some caffeine occasionally now but only when I am feeling well, only in the morning and I only really drink tea and not coffee. It does still give me side effects but because I am so aware now about how it makes me feel I am able to control my intake. I generally only drink herbal teas as these do not negatively affect how I feel at all.

So if you are struggling with anxiety, sleeplessness or any of the other symptoms caffeine can cause it might be worth experimenting with how much caffeine you are drinking. You could also try some alternatives to help give you that stimulation and alertness without the caffeine such as cold showers, rosemary tea, taking a nap, staying hydrating ad some breathing techniques.

12/11/2024

OMG 🤩🤩🤩 How amazing is this poem written by 10 year old Arthur Harvey who lives in Burntwood??

It's such an honest and open piece of work about his struggles with Autism and ADHD.
Well done Arthur I'm so impressed and I bet this will help lots of others who might be feeling like you do. xx

Rachel Louise Chamberlain I bet your so proud.

12/11/2024

Anyone fancy a pampering on Friday??....

Spark - Burntwood are holding Spark Pamper Evening and it's being held this Friday. I'll be there x

12/11/2024

Welcome to all the likers and followers who have come across from Burntwood Foot Health and Reflexology. That page is now closed as I have merged my two page to just keep this one.

Below is some exciting updates about my Burntwood Holistic reopening and the services I'll be offering.

I want to day a massive thank you to all the people who have bared with me this past 3 years as I have been close due to having a few difficulties with my own health and wellbeing.

Whilst I am still still experiencing some issues I have made some incredible improvements thanks to my friends, family, NHS and some private healthcare services.

I am ready to start seeing clients again for Reflexology and will be reopening my Reflexology practice as of December. I will be seeing clients from my home treatment room which is currently having a little make over.

I won't be offering Foot Health for the foreseeable future but it is something I may revisit at some point. I would like to focus on providing reflexology and supporting my clients to look at their health and wellbeing holistically.

Indian Head Massage is something I will be offering and Ear Reflexology will be a new service I'll be offering from 2025.

Thanks again for.the support from.all.of you.

Michelle

10/11/2024

07/11/2024

Book Your Reflexology Treatment in December.

December is a wonderful time to treat yourself to a reflexology session. With the hustle and bustle of the festive season, taking a moment for self-care can help you stay balanced and stress-free.

Message me today to book!

1st available appointments are:

3rd December

1pm

2.30pm

4pm

07/11/2024

My husbands very kindly booked the day off today to start giving the treatment room a little make over. You can't really see the colour properly thanks to the light and my appalling photography skills 🤣.

I'll update you all next week with the progress

06/11/2024

What are you currently doing that is just for you?

I'm doing a free blended learning course with Community Forest Services to help me find some natural alternatives to beauty, cleaning and much more...

This course is part way through but im sure they will sun it again at somw point... If you havnt done any learning with this company before then go check them out. I think most of their courses are free to residents of Staffordshire. Most are online but some are face to face or blended.. Rebecca, Mandi and the rest of the team are lovely and will definitely support you, should you have any additional needs.

03/11/2024

Can we talk about self care and prioritising your self for a minute?

For a long time I have really struggled with this. Even before having my children, I have always been that person who is running around looking after everyone else, often to my own detriment. When my children arrived this was even worse..."My children come first" I would say to my self not realising my children were actually getting an exhausted, grumpy and really poorly Mummy as a result.

When my health took a massive turn for the worse after having my daughter I realised something needed to change because my self neglect, although not causing my illness was certainly not helping matters. I used to think that putting my self first meant I was putting everone one else last but that really isn't the case.

Through lots of research, counselling, a variety of nhs and non NHS workers and support from friends and family I have found ways to prioritise myself whilst still meeting the needs of my nearest and dearest.

I honestly feel that this switch in my attitude towards my own self has been the catalyst to the improvements I have seen in my health.

So if your struggling with prioritising your self please start taking steps today and you will see rewards for you and your whole family.

Start small by doing little things first such as making your drink and food first, set aside a little bit of time each day for you to do something just for you, write a list of things you would like to do, is ask for help if you need it and If your having a bad day, bad week or even a bad year...get that treat for your self, get your self some reflexology or a massage(or anything that will help you take time for your self) and remember that it is absolutely okay to say no.

Know someone who could do with some support with this? Tag them or send them this post to their in box.

Comment CARE if you would like to see some more posts around self care.

Michelle x

01/11/2024

Happy Novemeber to you all.

Do you like the Autumn? What's your favorite thing to do?

I love the Autumn and so do my children. They love the crisp leaves and wonderful colours to see. As a family we love to spot all the weird and wonderful mushrooms that are sprouting up in almost every nook and cranny.

I got married in the Autum. Infact yesterday was our tenth wedding anniversary. We got married in the woods on Halloween. It was a glorious sunny day in my favorite place to be.

29/10/2024

Exciting news.................................................

I am returning to work next month!

You can now book Reflexology appointments for December onwards.

My treatment room is currently having a little revamp and I'll be doing treatments in there. (I'll put up a photo when it's done).

Watch out on my page as I will have Christmas vouchers available from next week.

My main availability will be Tuesdays (10am till 4pm), some weekends and some evenings.

Message me if these times don't suit as I may be able to shuffle something to accommodate.

I'd love to see some old faces and new ones too.

P.s Ear Reflexology will be on my treatment list from 2025

01/10/2024

Happy Ocober Everyone.Hope you are all okay?