Soleful Therapies

30/11/2025

🌈Thankyou so so much to all my customers for your care and kindness this year .I can’t express enough how much I value your custom and appreciate you coming to my treatment room .I am so fortunate to have a job which I absolutely love and am passionate about 🙏

🌈I won’t be sending Christmas cards this Christmas but will donate instead in memory of our gorgeous Lily 🌈💜❤️

🌈So I am wishing you all lots of love, happiness and joy this Christmas and lots of fun, good health and peace in 2026🙏🎄🥰❤️💜🌈

Cash or Card this Christmas? 🎄

It’s always nice to receive a Christmas card from your loved ones at Christmas. However, more and more people are choosing to donate the money that they would usually spend on cards to charity.

If you are someone who is thinking of donating your Christmas card money to charity instead, please consider Lily’s Rainbow Fund. 🎄🌈🦄

With the donated money, Lily’s Rainbow Fund and Oscar’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity will be bringing joy to children affected by brain tumours, including the siblings of those with brain tumours, this Christmas through their Booster Boxes. 🧸🪁

£100 pays for a full box of gifts tailored to each individual child.

Christmas is difficult enough for families affected by childhood brain tumours, help us make them a little brighter. ✨

Donations can be made via the Just Giving Page.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/lilys-rainbow-fund?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=campaign/lilys-rainbow-fund&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=eb33f85c213a4b6d8829a474b6955a25

26/11/2025

Vouchers available 🎄for more information please visit www.solefultherapies.co.uk

17/11/2025

Great info explaining why you feel so tired after a reflexology treatment …. I always advise clients to rest if they can after their session …have a read….🥰

It’s not unusual to feel sleepy, heavy, or even emotionally drained after a reflexology session, and it’s actually a good sign that your body is responding.

Reflexology activates the parasympathetic nervous system - the “rest and digest” branch responsible for slowing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and triggering recovery processes. When the body shifts out of a chronic stress state (sympathetic dominance), it finally has permission to relax, repair, and rebalance.

That deep relaxation can sometimes feel like fatigue, especially if your system has been running on adrenaline or stress hormones for a long time. The tiredness isn’t a side effect. It’s a signal that your body is resetting its internal balance.

📚 Research supports this response:

Studies, including McVicar et al. (Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2007), show measurable reductions in heart rate, blood pressure, and anxiety levels following reflexology - clear indicators of parasympathetic activation.

A 2011 pilot study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that reflexology sessions produced significant decreases in salivary cortisol (the body’s main stress hormone), reinforcing the link between reflexology and stress reduction.

Improvements in sleep quality and relaxation have been documented across multiple clinical settings, from cancer care to maternity wards, all pointing to the same physiological mechanism of rest and regulation.

💧 How to support your body afterward:

Drink water to help the body process metabolic by-products released during deep relaxation.

Avoid caffeine or alcohol immediately after your session to prolong the calm.

Rest if you can, even a short nap or quiet time helps integrate the benefits.

Feeling tired after reflexology is simply your body exhaling and catching up on the rest it’s been asking for. 😴

10/11/2025

Our hormones influence everything. Our mood, energy, and sleep, metabolism, fertility, and emotional resilience. When they’re out of balance, we can feel it in every part of our lives.

Reflexology offers a gentle, holistic approach to supporting the endocrine system - the network of glands that produce and regulate our hormones (including the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, and ovaries/testes).

When we’re under chronic stress, our bodies release high levels of cortisol, the primary stress hormone. Over time, this can throw other hormones off balance - affecting menstrual cycles, thyroid activity, weight regulation, and even immune function.

By calming the nervous system and promoting deep relaxation, reflexology helps lower stress hormones and encourages the body to return to homeostasis - its natural state of balance.

🧠 How it works:

Reflex points corresponding to endocrine glands are stimulated, helping to improve communication between these systems via neural and circulatory pathways.

Activating the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response reduces cortisol and adrenaline levels.

With less stress load, the body can better regulate hormones like oestrogen, progesterone, insulin, and melatonin.

📚 What the research shows:

A 2019 study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research found that women who received reflexology during their menstrual cycle experienced reduced PMS symptoms, less pain, and improved mood.

In Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2017), researchers reported that reflexology helped reduce anxiety and fatigue in menopausal women, suggesting a beneficial effect on stress-related hormonal imbalance.

Other studies note reflexology’s potential to lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and enhance overall wellbeing - all indicators of a more regulated endocrine system.

✨ The bigger picture:
While reflexology doesn’t replace medical care or claim to “fix” hormonal disorders, it can be a valuable complementary approach to help the body find its rhythm again.
For many, it offers a sense of calm, better sleep, and renewed emotional balance - the foundation for healthier hormone function.

07/11/2025

Some great information about the positive effects of reflexology …❤️

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

25/10/2025

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10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day – Oct 10

🦶 Chill Out with Reflexology 🧠

Feel better from your head to your toes.

This World Mental Health Day, take a breather and try something that actually helps you relax — reflexology.

It’s a simple, natural way to give your mind and body a reset. A little pressure on your feet , face and hands can go a long way toward helping calm your nerves, lift your mood, and help you sleep better.

💚 Below are just some of the great reasons to try reflexology…..

✨ Eases stress & anxiety
😌 Helps you relax deeply
🛌 Improves sleep
😊 Lifts your mood
🧠 Clears your mind

If you would like to know more on how this amazing therapy works or to book an appointment drop me a message or take a look at my website
www.solefultherapies.co.uk
Thanks
Julie 😊x

11/08/2025

Proud to be a member of the Association of Reflexologists (AOR) … so look no further if you are looking for a fully qualified Clinical Reflexologist. If you want to know more about how I may be able to help you then please send a message or email me at julie@solefultherapies.co.uk

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07/06/2025

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