30/09/2024
Mind, Body & Soul Holistic Therapies, based in Leeds 17
What is Reflexology?
Reflexology is a holistic therapy that treats the feet and works on the principle that the whole person must be treated in order to balance the whole body. Its main principle is that by massaging and applying pressure to parts of the feet known as reflex points, other corresponding and connected areas of the body will feel the benefit.
In reflexology, the feet and hands are like mini-maps of the body, organs, structure and systems, e.g. your toes represent your head, eyes, ears, mouth nose and teeth. A reflexology treatment can access and stimulate the body’s system by massaging the corresponding area of the foot.
The aim of reflexology is to stimulate the body's own healing processes in order to keep it in homeostasis, i.e. balanced. It encourages both relaxation which helps the body rebuild its energy resources and recover from illness and disease and the stimulation of the reflex points helps activate the circulation and the nervous system, making both more efficient and thus benefiting the body as a whole, promoting both physical and emotional balance.
People of any age or s*x – the elderly, women, men, teenagers, children and babies – can receive positive benefits from reflexology.
What are its benefits?
• it helps relieve stress and tension and has a deeply relaxing effect
• it helps improves blood circulation, so increases the efficiency of all organs and cells
• approximately 7000 nerves are stimulated by reflexology massage so it helps
release trapped nervous energy and improves neural efficiency;
• it helps improves waste removal and elimination by removing toxins from the
body
• it helps activate the body's self-healing
Reflexology is complementary to medical treatments, it works well alongside traditional medical care, but it’s not an alternative to it. You should always listen to your body and seek professional advice from you GP if you have any health concerns.
October special offer book a 60-minute reflexology treatment for £40, normally £45.
I also offer Reiki, Swedish body massage, Indian head massage and Hopi ear candling.
Call Juliet at Mind Body & Soul Holistic Therapies on 07593 208294 to book your appointment.
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