What to Expect From Your First Reflexology Session

If you’ve never had reflexology before, knowing what to expect makes the experience more comfortable and helps you get the most from it. Here’s an honest account of what a first session involves, from arrival to the days that follow. Before You Arrive...

Reiki for Grief and Loss

Grief is one of the most physically and energetically demanding experiences a person can go through. It affects the body in ways that medicine doesn’t always acknowledge and that friends and family don’t always understand — the fatigue, the physical ache,...

Can Reflexology Help With Fertility?

Fertility support is one of the areas where I see clients hoping for something that reflexology can genuinely offer, but also where it’s important to be clear about what it does and doesn’t do. Reflexology doesn’t treat infertility directly, and I...

What Is Perimenopause and Can Holistic Therapy Help?

Perimenopause is the transitional period before menopause — when the ovaries begin to produce less oestrogen and progesterone, and the hormonal patterns of the reproductive years start to shift. It can begin anywhere from the mid-thirties to the late forties, and for...

What Is the Mind-Body Connection in Healing?

The mind-body connection has moved from alternative medicine philosophy into mainstream science over the past few decades. The field of psychoneuroimmunology — the study of how psychological states affect the nervous system and immune function — has produced robust...