Nathalie’s Body & Sole Therapies

11/02/2025

👣 Did you know your feet contain more sweat glands & sensitive nerve endings per square centimetre than any other part of your body? 👣
This is one of the many reasons that reflexology has such a profound impact on the body’s nervous system & relaxation response!

20/12/2024

🎄 🎄Wishing you love, light and laughter for
Christmas and the New Year too! 🎄 🎄

😉 I hope you get the good kind of mistletoe this year 😉

* * See you all again on 14 January 2025 * *

28/10/2024

🦶🌱🦶Our feet & body love interacting with the earth; as the weather warms get them into the sand, grass, dirt, sea - bliss!! 🦶🌱🦶

Then of course add some reflexology 👌🏼👌🏼

16/09/2024

. . . 🥰 What a way to balance body & soul 🥰 . . .

👣🦶👣🦶Come and get some Reflexology! 🦶👣🦶👣

27/08/2024

💦 I always offer a glass of fresh filtered water after each treatment 💦

Ps. With our lovely ‘near the end of winter’ weather at the moment, this pic I borrowed is so enticing for a dip!

11/07/2024

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Interesting!

How does reflexology help in improving blood circulation throughout the body?

Reflexology helps improve blood circulation throughout the body through various mechanisms:

1. Vasodilation: Reflexology techniques, such as applying pressure and massaging specific reflex points on the feet or hands, can stimulate vasodilation. Vasodilation refers to the widening of blood vessels, which allows for increased blood flow. By targeting reflex points associated with blood vessels, reflexology helps to relax and dilate the blood vessels, improving blood circulation.

2. Removal of Blockages: Reflexology aims to remove blockages and obstructions in the body's energy pathways, known as meridians or zones. These blockages can impede blood flow and contribute to poor circulation. By applying pressure to specific reflex points, reflexology helps to release these blockages, allowing for improved blood flow and circulation.

3. Lymphatic System Stimulation: The lymphatic system plays a crucial role in maintaining proper blood circulation and immune function. Reflexology techniques, such as lymphatic drainage massage, help stimulate the lymphatic system, which in turn improves blood circulation. By promoting the movement of lymph fluid, reflexology supports the removal of toxins and waste products from the body, allowing for better circulation.

4. Nervous System Regulation: The autonomic nervous system, which includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches, controls the constriction and dilation of blood vessels. Reflexology helps regulate the autonomic nervous system, promoting a balance between the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) responses. This balance helps to optimize blood vessel function and improve blood circulation.

5. Oxygen and Nutrient Delivery: Improved blood circulation through reflexology means that oxygen and nutrients are delivered more efficiently to the body's tissues and organs. This increased supply of oxygen and nutrients promotes overall health and vitality, while also supporting the body's natural healing processes.

By addressing these factors and promoting better blood circulation, reflexology contributes to improved overall health, relaxation, and well-being.

04/07/2024

❄️ Winter time is perfect for being kind to yourself ❄️
🔥 keeping warm, eating nourishing food &
booking in some healing Reflexology ✨

17/06/2024

☺️ oh wow!! I’ve been nominated ☺️
Thank you!!

29/05/2024

🧠 no wonder it’s great 🧠

🤔It’s not just your imagination, it really works! 🙂‍↕️

What excited lead investigator Dr. Stefan Posse from results of the research project Neural Pathways of Applied Reflexology? Three things: (1) It was consistency, the consistency of brain areas activated during brain scanning as foot reflexology was applied participants. Foot reflexology activated the same brain areas for participants in each group, healthy participants and stroke participants. (2) Foot reflexology created strong activation in the areas of the brain activated and (3) There was more activation than anticipated. As noted by Dr. Posse: “… the consistency of the findings across subjects are great. I was amazed to see the strength of these signals. And so there was apparently more a lot more than we thought.”

23/05/2024

🧦🧣 I bet you feel like a bit of winter support right now! 🧣🧦

Book in now for a comfy body & sole boost 🪴

03/05/2024

📣 I’m very proud to say I’ve completed the very first Menopause programme by Louise Keet & Ziggie Bergman at the London School of Reflexology! 📣

If you’re in any stage of menopause - peri, post or medical menopause this may be the solution to transform and ease your symptoms!

27/04/2024

🤩 If you want to know why you need reflexology, here’s a few lovely reasons! 🤩