Jody Maureen of The Magical Woods

11/16/2025

🔮I appreciate every one of you who connect here on my page!🔮

Thank You!💖Thank You!💖Thank You!

11/16/2025

Oooof, so many times we head backwards and get caught up in the past...Much more productive to move JOYward to focus in the present.

~Are you finding the gift of your choices??

11/16/2025

...Something so magical🔮it stops you so you can smile...

~Ever experience this??💖

11/09/2025

... Preparation for what's next ...

I LOVE this!!😘

~How are you at stillness??

11/08/2025

Caprese salad with fresh 🌿 basil, chicken bone broth soup & peach 🍑 cake ... what a delicious way to warm up our kitchen on a damp chilly November Friday!!

~What're some of your favorite tummy warming dishes??

11/07/2025

Ooooooo, so goosebumply!😘

11/05/2025

As a certified reflexologist for nearly 40 years, I'm always curious if people have experienced a reflexology session or even ever heard of it.

~Have you heard of it?
~Experienced it?
Love to hear what it did for you.

Reflexology isn’t just relaxing. Studies show it can lead to real, measurable changes in the body.

A review published in National Center for Biotechnology Information looked at what happens physiologically and biochemically when people receive reflexology. Here’s what they found 👇

✅ 1. Stress hormone levels can change
Several studies showed reductions in cortisol (the body’s main stress hormone) and salivary amylase after reflexology. Lower stress = better balance for many systems in the body.

❤️ 2. Heart rate and blood pressure may respond
People often experience a calming effect — including lower heart rate and blood pressure during or after a session. This reflects activation of the parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) system.

😊 3. Improved relaxation and emotional wellbeing
Participants consistently reported feeling calmer, more centered, and less anxious after reflexology. This isn’t just subjective — some studies observed measurable shifts in physiological markers of stress.

⚠️ Important note:
These changes don’t mean reflexology treats or cures disease. But they do show that what happens during a session is more than surface-level pampering. It can support the body’s natural stress regulation pathways.

A relaxed body has more capacity to heal, regulate, and restore balance. Reflexology supports the body’s natural balance by encouraging deep relaxation and reducing stress. Small shifts inside can make a big difference in how you feel on the outside.



Source: McCullough, J. E., Liddle, S. D., Sinclair, M., Close, C., & Hughes, C. M. (2014). The Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes Associated with a Reflexology Intervention. National Center for Biotechnology Information

11/03/2025

Monday simple reminder!!🫶🏼

Do what works for you!!

~Is this easy for you or do you struggle with the simplicity of it??

10/23/2025

Anyone else???🔮💖

10/22/2025

Remember...❤️

10/22/2025

~Curious if you're experiencing these kinds of happiness...

One day you will realize that happiness is not what your house looks like, but how you love the people within its walls.
Happiness is not finding success by a certain time, but finding something you love so much time itself seems to disappear.
Happiness is not thinking you have earned the world's approval, but waking up each day and feeling so at peace within your own skin, quietly anticipating the day ahead, unconcerned with how you are perceived.
Happiness is not having the best of everything, but the ability to make the best of anything.
Happiness is knowing you did what you could with what you were given.
Happiness is not something that comes to us when every problem is solved and all things are perfectly in place, but in the shining silver linings that remind us of the light of day is always there, if we slow down enough to notice!
~ Brianna Wiest
~ Image via Pinterest

10/19/2025

Holysh*tballs‼️Deep into dragonfly medicine today ... Incredibly grateful for not one but two over a minute landings of this absolutely beautiful energy.

~What's incredibly beautiful for you in this moment? 💖