Amanda Lewis Holistic Reflexology

11/12/2025

Reflexology slot available at 3.30pm tomorrow. Message me for details.

04/12/2025

27/11/2025

1. Your feet are basically filing HR complaints about your life choices.

2. Stress isn’t a badge of honour. You don’t get Tesco Clubcard points for it.

3. You’re running on vibes, caffeine and sheer stubbornness - and it shows.

4. Your body has been dropping hints so loud, it's basically shouting in capitals.

5. “I don’t have time for self-care” is the adult version of “the dog ate my homework.”

6. Your feet can’t lie. And trust me… they have opinions.

7. Rest is not a reward. It’s a requirement. Like moisturiser. Or WiFi.

8. If you treated your car the way you treat your body, it would be on DoneDeal for parts.

9. “I’m fine” is not a wellness strategy.

10. If your nervous system could talk, it’d be saying “for the love of all that’s holy, would you sit down for five minutes?”

11. You deserve care that doesn’t involve crying in the shower or lying on the couch scrolling till midnight.

12. One session won’t erase months of mayhem. But it's a great place to start. 👣💜

healing

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. 😴

04/11/2025

In Your Own Time

Whatever you are healing from right now,
loss, heartbreak, disappointment,
or a wound no one else can see,
remember, your pace is your own.

Healing is not a race,
not a test of strength,
it is a quiet unfolding,
often slower than you wish,
more challenging than you could have imagined,
yet no less worthy of your patience.

Some days you will move forward
with clarity and light.
Other days, it will feel
as though you are standing still,
or even slipping backward.

Both are part of the process.
Trust that what needs to mend
will do so in its own time.
You are not behind.
You are not failing.

You are becoming whole
in the only way you can,
step by step,
breath by breath,
moment by moment.

~ 'In Your Own Time' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Suzy Sights

21/09/2025

Listening to The Falling Rain

I breathe with the rhythm of the falling rain,
letting each inhale gather peace,
letting each exhale release tension,
feeling the world soften around me
and the quiet settle within.

I acknowledge the rain as it falls, listening to its soothing rhythm,
while honoring its quiet insistence,
observing as it passes
and allowing myself to simply be.

Like the rain, I let life flow,
releasing what no longer serves me,
accepting each moment as it is,
as life holds me in its gentle and tender embrace.

~ 'Listening to The Falling Rain' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

20/09/2025

Definitely. But awareness of this, can make life's great challenges seem so much easier to bear. Reflexology can help bring you strength to rise above the most testing of times.

01/09/2025

Mahatma Gandhi ~

27/08/2025

Gift vouchers available for all occasions. Feel free to message me for more details. ###

27/08/2025

Healing can bring about the change you need, helping break negative patterns of behaviour.

Brigitte Nicole ~

14/08/2025

We are all delightfully multifaceted. Beautifully unique, each and every one of us.