SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Welcome to Spring everyone! It's been a while since my last blog but I'm back now.
I have had a busy year with having reconstructive ankle surgery in March and then last week I had further surgery to remove the screw from my foot. So as you can see it has been a difficult time for me. However, due to having some fantastic friends to help out and some special friends to give me reflexology treatments my recovery has been quite good.
Back to Reflexology: it's time to revitalise yourselves after a long and very wet winter. What better way than a treatment to get you back on track and looking forward to the Summer and hopefully some nice warm days.
Spring Special $60 for September / October only - so get in quick.

During the last few months I have been treating a pregnant lady and as my very first experience of Reflexology was during my first pregnancy I thought it would be a good idea for this Blog to offer some insight into how it can help during this special time of a woman's life.

Life Stages : Reflexology and Pregnancy

It is not only during the pregnancy that reflexology can be helpful but can also assist with pre conception issues. Many women out there have difficulty getting pregnant due to many reasons. Reflexology can assist not only with the stress relief during this time but also can assist with the balancing of hormones.
During pregnancy a woman may experience all kinds of symptoms from constipation, nausea & vomiting, back ache, fatigue, unstable emotions - just to name a few.
It is important to keep these symptoms managed and for the woman to maintain the best health possible during this time, not only for herself but also for the best outcome for the baby.
Some of the symptoms are due to physical changes within the body IE posture changes as the baby increases in size, therefore placing more pressure on the muscles of the abdomen and in turn on the back as she instinctively leans backwards to counter this.
Sleep patterns can also become affected, most commonly in the third trimester.

Therefore the benefits of Reflexology can offer gentle hands during pregnancy, labour, birth and post natal support.

Reflexology has also been shown to assist with the labour pains and with having treatments prior to delivery has also shown reduced labour time. I know the lady I treated had a very quick delivery and loved the treatments she had for the last 6 weeks of her pregnancy.

I hope there are more pregnant ladies who wish to come and see me soon as it is a special interest area of mine!

Next time in my Blog I will speak to you about Chronic Pain and how reflexology can assist with it. I have lived with Chronic Pain for over 11 years now and I take nothing for the pain I just have regular reflexology session to manage the pain. More details to follow!!!

Thanks for checking in, speak soon.

Jo