Vicki Benn - Health & Wellness

04/12/2025

✨ Start the New Year With a Different Possibility! ✨
My next Access Bars® Class is now open for bookings 🌿

Are you ready for your next step… in life, in business, or even creating a brand-new business of your own?

And a little reminder — if you’re repeating the class, it’s half price at only £170, valid for the next 2 years!

💛 What can Access Bars® do for you?

Access Bars® is a gentle, hands-on technique that helps release stress, overwhelm, and limiting beliefs stored in the mind and body.
It can help you:
• Feel calmer and more balanced
• Improve sleep and mental clarity
• Let go of tension and anxiety
• Boost creativity and new ideas
• Shift old patterns that keep you stuck
• Create more ease in your life and business

Many describe it as a “reset for the mind” — light, relaxing, and life-changing.

If you’re ready to begin the year with greater ease and new possibilities, I’d love to welcome you to class. ✨💫

Message me to book your place!

Date Monday 26th January 2026
Venue to be confirmed Newton Abbot or Torquay area.

✨ Start the New Year With a Different Possibility! ✨ My next Access Bars® Class is now open for bookings 🌿 Are you ready for your next step… in life, in busi...

18/11/2025

Reflexology is much more than some people think it is. It’s calmer shoulders, deeper breaths, and your nervous system going, “Ahhhhhh, finally.” 💆🙌💜

   

17/11/2025

It’s not unusual to feel sleepy, heavy, or even emotionally drained after a reflexology session, and it’s actually a good sign that your body is responding.

Reflexology activates the parasympathetic nervous system - the “rest and digest” branch responsible for slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and triggering recovery processes. When the body shifts out of a chronic stress state (sympathetic dominance), it finally has permission to relax, repair, and rebalance.

That deep relaxation can sometimes feel like fatigue, especially if your system has been running on adrenaline or stress hormones for a long time. The tiredness isn’t a side effect. It’s a signal that your body is resetting its internal balance.

📚 Research supports this response:

Studies, including McVicar et al. (Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2007), show measurable reductions in heart rate, blood pressure, and anxiety levels following reflexology - clear indicators of parasympathetic activation.

A 2011 pilot study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that reflexology sessions produced significant decreases in salivary cortisol (the body’s main stress hormone), reinforcing the link between reflexology and stress reduction.

Improvements in sleep quality and relaxation have been documented across multiple clinical settings, from cancer care to maternity wards, all pointing to the same physiological mechanism of rest and regulation.

💧 How to support your body afterward:

Drink water to help the body process metabolic by-products released during deep relaxation.

Avoid caffeine or alcohol immediately after your session to prolong the calm.

Rest if you can, even a short nap or quiet time helps integrate the benefits.

Feeling tired after reflexology is simply your body exhaling and catching up on the rest it’s been asking for. 😴

15/11/2025

Reiki got me like....

10/11/2025

The Magic of Reflexology ✨

Reflexology isn’t just about your feet — it’s about your whole being. 💫
Gentle pressure on specific points helps restore balance, ease tension, and encourage your body’s natural flow of energy.

Many people describe it as deeply relaxing — a moment where stress melts away, the mind quiets, and the body begins to heal itself from within. 🌸

Step into the magic of reflexology and feel the difference — lighter, calmer, more connected. 🌿

03/11/2025

Experience pure relaxation as your feet are gently soaked and refreshed before your reflexology session. Enjoy a soothing foot bath, followed by exfoliation and a smoothing lotion for soft, revitalized skin. Perfect for unwinding and restoring balance.