The Reflection Zone

04/05/2026

I don't know whether to feel sad or happy...

Maybe sad, because it's only just May and emails from people who have attended the Retreat for Parents of Children with Disabililites in recent years have been showing up in my inbox for the past two weeks.

They are asking "When is the next one???"

They are saying "I'm desperate".

One of the messages I received from a mother said what they all say:

"There are rarely suitable places for the carer to go, safe places where little is expected of them, that opens up the ability for them to recharge enough to keep going.

And it directly benefits the disabled person by ensuring their carer gets an adequate break and at the same time receives tools that helps them to perform at their best."

If you know people who are also desperate for this period of planned respite care for themselves, please do get in touch.

Full details will be arriving on my website and in other socials over the next few days.

Liz Weatherly
Self Compassion Coach, Clinical Reflexologist, Mindfulness Teacher
Liz@reflectionzone.co.nz
021988468
Https://www.reflectionzone.co.nz

30/04/2026

HELLO MAY!

And hello to the month when we honur the women who fulfil a mothering role in our lives ❤️

Anyone who has observed a woman carrying out mothering, will have seen that over and over again she is doing things that she may never have been taught. She probably had to work them out and many, many times has been stretched to her limits to provide what her children need.

Mothering (to some degree) is driven by biological responses, but much of it is 'figure it out as you go along'!

This often makes it exhausting, stressful and confusing.

But, they do it anyway. ❤️

✅️ So here's a pro tip: mothers who are looked after will have better inner resources to carry out the mothering role.

What does "looking after" look like?

🫶Time to rest and sleep
🫶Removing some.of her mental load ie planning, organisting and 🫶decision making
🫶Taking on some of her tasks
🫶Arranging for her to have some meaningful connection with supportive people
🫶Creating time for her to be creative
🫶Facilitate for her to have time in nature
🫶Facilitating other experiences that calm her nervous system

Could you offer some meaningful support this Mother's Day to the mother in your life?

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28/04/2026

This!

23/04/2026

A T H O U S A N D. H O U S E S

There's a team of people in my neighborhood who do an amazing, hard, mind-blowing job making homes for people who have had to give up everything they owned so as to be safe.

So far: 1022 houses

These people are Woven Earth and I am so proud to be the provider of wellness care to their incredible volunteers so that they can keep doing this vital work they do.

It's part of our ethos: to care for the carers. Woven Earth are carers. Caring via hard physical and mental work. More especially, caring via incredibly hard emotional work.

To tell the Woven Earth story https://www.facebook.com/share/1BGJzxSwv8/ went behind the scenes...

23/04/2026

Yes I know. You are all sick of me harping on in the clinic about yoga 🤣

I won't stop. 😁

Because our bodies need to move the way that yoga makes them move. Moving bodies the yoga way gives balance to all the other movements we do.
We need yoga just as much as we need weight training and cardio.
Yoga reverses and prevents the stiffness that limits our freedom of movement and, lets face it, our freedom of living.

And yes I know, being the newbie in a yoga class is off-putting, and this is why I LOVE Yoga With Adriene

It's yoga for common sense PURPOSE (like yoga for headaches, yoga for runners, yoga for when youre sick, yoga for sore backs. Even yoga for the overstimulated nervous system ❤️).

It's yoga for people at home without any special equipment.

It's yoga in plain language.

When this new video from Adrienne popped up today I had to share it to illustrate the point!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16LFVmqtnT/

It is quite easy to be overstimulated these days, I am not going to sugar coat it. Overstimulation can happen when we experience too much noise, sensory overload, racing thoughts, intense emotions, or overwhelming environments. This is when our bodies tell us that our nervous system is in a heightened state. When things feel like too much, yoga teaches the body to come back to balance.

This practice is here for you when you need to be guided back to equilibrium. Together we will flow through slow, intentional movement to shift the nervous system back to a parasympathetic state, also known as “rest & digest.” Reconnect with your body, relieve tension, and find a safe place to land. I’m here for you.

https://youtu.be/rPcBPTrPsgU?si=LOmxXQDRZck4TgAc

31/03/2026

Celebrating 31 March which is Transgender Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

I am proud to offer a safe, inclusive and rainbow - affirming space for our gender diverse community 😊

All bodies, all identities and all walks of life are welcome here and for this coming month of April, we are supporting our rainbow client's wellbeing with special prices for Reflexology and Coaching ❤️

How can you access this?

Using our easy online booking site, you can choose your time and then just enter the promo code RAINBOW25 for a 25 percent discount 🌈.

26/03/2026

Autumn is the perfect time to discover wellness through the Art of Reflexology.

Why??

❤️ Reflexology is a non-invasive complementary health therapy that can be effective in promoting deep relaxation and wellbeing; reducing stress in people’s lives can be key in optimising good health and building resilience.

❤️ Reflexology can be effective in promoting deep relaxation and wellbeing; reducing stress in people’s lives can be key in optimising good health and building resilience.

❤️ It is a touch therapy that is based on the theory that different points on the feet, lower leg, hands, face or ears correspond with different areas of the body and reflexologists work these points and areas, so any area of the body can be treated via those points.

❤️ However reflexology is viewed, there can be no doubt that what it does provide is a period of time for relaxation where the client has one to one attention and supportive touch in an empathetic listening environment.

❤️ Reflexology can be used safely alongside standard healthcare to promote better health

❤️ Reflexology is a therapy which can be received by anyone at any age, from newborn babies to those receiving end of life care, and everyone in between. However, there may occasionally be times when it is not suitable to provide a treatment. The best advice we can give you is to give your local reflexologist a ring and ask!

❤️ Well trained reflexologists provide a very individualised treatment plan which is tailored to you as a whole person, taking into account both physical and non-physical factors that might be affecting your wellbeing.

❤️ Reflexology is a very easy therapy to receive; depending on the type of reflexology, the most clothing that will have to be removed for a treatment to take place will be your socks and shoes.

If you have questions about how Reflexology might support your wellbeing, we are happy to answer them 😊

25/03/2026

Has your petrol-purchasing behaviour changed in the last week?

Mine has!

I used to wait til my car's fuel tank was almost empty then I would fill it all the way up.

Last week I started TOPPING UP every time the fuel garage dropped a couple of bars.

The approach of only going to the gas station when the tank is empty might work for cars but it is a flawed approach when it comes to humans. Where a car will keep working til the last sniff of fuel has gone from the tank, not so humans.

Humans ( if you watch) will have a deterioration in performance long before the tank is empty. And when close to empty we might look like we are functioning but there will be great internal cost to keeping on going.

We function much better with the regular top up approach!

Recently, a client arrived with their tank on E for empty. They said they were feeling completely overwhelmed and the circumstances that has led to that overwhelm were likely to continue for several months. .

In the past, Reflexology had really helped when things were stressful. But life had been busy ( and lifey) recently and they hadn't hadn't a treatment for several months. So, right now their car is using a lot more fuel than normal.

So we made a plan aimed at helping them get through this stressful period. Because of the overwhelm we would do treatments one to two times per week. Then when the overwhelm was reduced, we would try weekly treatments, maybe working towards fortnightly.

We also decided to do half hour treatments ( instead of an hour)

This met two goals: achieve the frequency of treatment that would help its effect to 'hold' longer and to keep the volume of treatments affordable!

At the beginning of the most recent treatment the overwhelm was down to 2 out of 10! So we are definitely making progress.

Another client has been preparing for a forthcoming major professional challenge. The plan we made was to have frequent reflexology top ups, so that they could stay calm and objective while under increasing pressure. They have been delighted with the mental clarity and pragmatism with which they have been able to operate.

Both these people had and have big stressors in their life, and are using the frequent top up approach with great effect.

Please remember you are a human ( and not a car) and whatever you do for self care and refueling, it would be a great idea to do little bits often rather than waiting til your tank is empty.

15/03/2026

A S A N C T U A R Y ... and our secret spot...

The Okareka satellite clinic is all ready for another full week of caring for, supporting and relieving tired and tense bodies and minds with Clinical Reflexology and Self Compassion Coaching ❤️

Green space and blue space abound here! (Did you know that exposure to green spaces - trees - helps relieve stress, reduce mental fatigue, and improve mood? And that blue spaces—water bodies— activate the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering heart rates and lowering cortisol?).

Regularly visiting blue spaces is linked to higher happiness levels and reduced psychological distress, often even outperforming green spaces in calming effects. Add regular body work and mental support and you have a powerful, beneficial combination! 😁

So when you are here, gazing out at the restful water views is ENCOURAGED!

How to find us?

🌍 https://www.reflectionzone.co.nz

🗓https://thereflectionzone.gettimely.com

📩 liz@reflectionzone.co.nz

☎️ 021 988 468

Appointments available one week a month.

15/03/2026

O U R S E C R E T S P O T ...

The Rotorua satellite clinic is all ready for another full week of caring for, supporting and relieving tired and tense bodies and minds with Clinical Reflexology and Self Compassion Coaching ❤️

Green space and blue space abound here! (Did you know that exposure to green spaces - trees - helps relieve stress, reduce mental fatigue, and improve mood? And that blue spaces—water bodies— activate the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering heart rates and lowering cortisol?).

Regularly visiting blue spaces is linked to higher happiness levels and reduced psychological distress, often even outperforming green spaces in calming effects. Of course regular body work and mental support provides added benefits! 😁

So when you are here, gazing out at the restful water views is ENCOURAGED!

How to find us?

🌍 https://www.reflectionzone.co.nz

🗓 https://thereflectionzone.gettimely.com

📩 liz@reflectionzone.co.nz

☎️ 021 988 468

Appointments available one week a month.