Norfolk Healing Hut

28/09/2025

Beautiful Sunday vibes in St Olaves this morning 🙏🧘‍♀️🙏

27/09/2025

So Proud 🌹🌹🌹

The Red Roses and Maple Leafs played in played in front of a record-breaking home crowd of 81,885 at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, west London.

24/09/2025

With Sally Kay Reflexology – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

19/09/2025

Last harvest pickings from the garden as the leaves start to turn or drop. Time to make the Sage sticks, Rosemary Oil & Master Tonic-great natural booster to help you through the winter months, not of the fain hearted but can be mixed in with rice and a few chopped herbs for a healthy snack 🧄🧅🧅🫚🥣

02/09/2025

Reflexology is a holistic treatment based on the principle that there are corresponding reflexes on the feet but can be used on the hands and ears. It maps via the nervous system to corresponding parts of the body. When pressure is applied to these areas and points, it stimulates the movement of energy along the nerve channels, and helps to restore homeostasis (balance) in the whole body within each session.
Reflexology is a very individual treatment which is tailored to you as a whole person, considering both physical and non-physical factors that might be affecting your wellbeing. Come and try, even if you have the most sensitive feet the contact is a very different pressure, and you will enjoy the most relaxing experience!

29/08/2025

The power of touch, the art of healing...…..The latest perfect duo at Norfolk Healing Hut to release your inner sparkle ✨🪄✨

26/08/2025

Norfolk Healing Hut provides a comforting atmosphere in which you will be a able to relax both Mind, Body & Soul. Reconnecting with your daily life to your true purpose through a wide range of therapies 🌷

07/08/2025

Reflexology inc Footbath & Chilled Elixir 30.00

👣 The Power of Reflexology in Lymphatic Healing

When feet speak, the body listens.

In the quiet language of pressure points and touch, there lies a powerful form of healing that’s often overlooked — reflexology.
But when paired with an understanding of the lymphatic system, this ancient therapy becomes more than just relaxation —
…it becomes a pathway to fluid movement, immune support, and deep tissue detoxification.

🌿 What is Reflexology?

Reflexology is a therapeutic technique that involves applying gentle pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears — each of which corresponds to an organ, gland, or body system.

Think of it as a map of your body, mirrored in your feet.
Stimulating these points helps trigger neural pathways and activate the body’s own healing responses — particularly through the autonomic nervous system and lymphatic circulation.

🌀 How Does It Support the Lymphatic System?

The lymphatic system is a fluid-based network responsible for:
• Removing waste, toxins, and pathogens
• Supporting immune function
• Regulating inflammation
• Maintaining fluid balance in tissues

But unlike the heart, the lymphatic system has no central pump — it relies on muscle movement, breath, and manual stimulation to flow.

That’s where reflexology becomes powerful:

👣 5 Ways Reflexology Boosts Lymphatic Health

1. Stimulates Lymph Flow Without Strain

Gentle foot pressure increases local and systemic circulation, helping lymphatic fluid move through congested vessels and nodes — especially helpful for those with swelling, fatigue, or sedentary lifestyles.

2. Activates Reflex Zones for Key Organs

By working on the liver, kidneys, colon, spleen, and intestinal reflex points, reflexology supports the body’s natural detox and drainage systems — reducing the burden on the lymph.

3. Reduces Stress and Cortisol

High stress = tight fascia + sluggish lymph flow.
Reflexology downregulates the sympathetic nervous system, allowing for parasympathetic healing, reduced inflammation, and better vagal nerve activation (which impacts gut and lymphatic communication).

4. Improves Digestive-Lymph Connection

The gut is home to 70% of your immune system (GALT). Reflex points on the feet related to the intestines and abdominal area help calm inflammation, improve motility, and stimulate visceral lymphatic flow.

5. Breaks Down Fascial Restrictions

Foot reflexology encourages release of fascial tension, which can compress lymphatic vessels and impair drainage. This is especially helpful in cases of chronic swelling, hormonal fluid retention, or post-surgical stagnation.

✨ Clinical Benefits Observed:
• Reduced swelling and puffiness (especially lower legs, ankles, abdomen)
• Improved energy and reduced fatigue
• Less fluid retention during PMS or hormonal shifts
• Clearer skin and improved elimination
• Calmer mood and better sleep
• Enhanced response when combined with Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)

🔬 Backed by Research:

Recent studies have shown that reflexology:
• Increases peripheral blood circulation
• Modulates immune and inflammatory markers
• Improves quality of life in chronic illness patients
• Activates vagal tone, which regulates both gut and lymph function

A 2022 pilot study on reflexology and lymphedema in breast cancer survivors showed a statistically significant reduction in arm circumference and reported swelling after six weekly treatments.

🌸 Who Can Benefit Most?

Reflexology is especially beneficial for those with:
• Chronic inflammation
• Autoimmune diseases
• Hormonal imbalances (e.g., PCOS, estrogen dominance)
• Lymphedema or lipedema
• Digestive issues
• Stress-related immune dysfunction
• Post-surgical swelling or trauma

🌿 The Healing Power of Touch

Reflexology is gentle.
It’s non-invasive.
And yet — it can reignite movement in places where your body feels stuck.

Whether used alone or as a complement to lymphatic drainage therapy, reflexology helps the body do what it was designed to do:

🌀 Move.
🧬 Balance.
💧 Detox.
💚 Heal.

Final Thought:

If the lymphatic system is your inner river,
then reflexology is the gentle current that guides it home.

07/08/2025

Full body Lymphatic Drainage Massage inc Face & Tummy 45.00 💐

💧 Where Does the Fluid Go?

Understanding the Hidden Pathways of Circulation & Lymph Drainage

Have you ever wondered how the fluids in your body move — or where they go when there’s swelling, inflammation, or puffiness?

This simple image holds a powerful secret about your health. It shows how blood circulation and your lymphatic system work together to keep your body balanced, clean, and well.

Let’s break it down 💡

🟥 1. Artery – The Delivery Truck

The red tube on the left is an artery. It brings fresh, oxygen-rich blood from your heart and carries it to your body’s tissues. Think of it as the delivery truck, bringing nutrients, oxygen, and hormones to every cell.

➡️ Blood flows downward through the arteries and spreads into tiny blood capillaries.

🔬 2. Blood Capillaries – The Tiny Handoff Points

In the middle, you see the web of fine green vessels — these are your capillaries, the smallest blood vessels in your body.

Here’s what happens:
❤️ Oxygen and nutrients pass out of the blood into the tissues.
🗑️ At the same time, waste, old cells, and extra fluid leak out too.

Some of this waste flows back into veins… but not all of it.

So where does the rest go?

💧 3. Lymph Drainage – The Clean-Up Crew

The green vertical vessel marked “Lymph drainage” is a lymphatic capillary. This is your body’s hidden detox and drainage system.

It picks up:
• Leftover fluid (aka interstitial fluid)
• Toxins, pathogens, and waste
• Proteins and immune debris

👉 Then it carries all of this away from the tissues and eventually back into your bloodstream through a special highway of lymph vessels and nodes.

This is your lymphatic system — and it’s vital for reducing inflammation, swelling, and fluid buildup.

🟦 4. Vein – The Return Trip

The blue tube on the right is a vein. It brings blood that’s now low in oxygen and full of waste back to your heart — where it will get re-oxygenated and cleaned.

So together:
• Arteries deliver
• Capillaries exchange
• Lymphatics drain
• Veins return

It’s a beautiful circle of flow, balance, and renewal.

🌿 Why Is This Important?

If your lymphatic drainage is sluggish (from inflammation, stress, poor movement, or illness), fluid gets stuck between your cells.

That leads to:
• Swelling and puffiness
• Brain fog
• Tired, heavy limbs
• Immune overload
• Hormonal congestion

That’s why supporting your lymph — through movement, hydration, massage, or lymphatic therapy — is one of the best things you can do for your health.

💬 Final Thought:

What you’re looking at is more than anatomy —
…it’s your body’s secret healing system at work.

Every cell, every drop of fluid, every gentle movement of lymph is your body’s way of saying:

🌀 “I’m cleaning house. I’m keeping you safe. I just need flow.”