Rosewood Health And wellbeing

20/11/2025

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

Rosewood Health And wellbeing
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. 💦💤😴

18/11/2025

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Appointments Available This Week Beginning
Monday 3rd November 2025

🎄🎄Monday 17th November
⏰ Brian - off
Brian Og - 12.30 2.30pm 4.30pm
⏰Annie - off

🎄🎄Tuesday 18th November
⏰ Brian - 11.30am 12.30pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 4pm 5pm 6.30pm 7pm
⏰Brian Og - Off
⏰ Annie - 3.30pm 5pm 6pm

🎄🎄Wednesday 19th November
⏰ Brian - 4.30pm 5pm 5.30pm 6pm 6.30pm
⏰Brian Og - 9am 10am 10.30am 11.30am 12pm 12.30pm 1pm 2pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm
⏰ Annie 11am 12pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2pm 2.30pm

🎄🎄Thursday 20thNovember
⏰ Brian - Off
⏰Brian Og - 10am 11.30am 1.30pm 2pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 4pm 5.30pm 6pm 7pm 7.30pm
⏰Annie - 11.30am 12.30pm 1pm 1.30pm 2.15pm 4pm 4.30pm 5.15pm 5.45pm

🎄🎄Friday 21st November
⏰Brian - Off
⏰Brian Og - 9.30am 10am 111am 1130am 12pm 12.30pm 1.30pm 2pm 2.30pm 3pm
⏰ Annie - 11.30am 12.30pm 1pm
1.30pm 2.15pm 3pm 4pm 4.30pm 5.15pm 6pm

🎄🎄Saturday 22nd November
⏰Brian - off
⏰Brian Og - Off
⏰Annie - 10am 1pm 1.30pm 2pm 2.30pm

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17/11/2025

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14/11/2025

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13/11/2025

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13/11/2025

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