Fern Therapies

15/11/2025

Discover some of my work through my informal chat with Dez Mc Mahon . We talk about our journey and how our work helps others in very different ways. We also talk about our upcoming workshops. DM if you are interested

14/11/2025

When you place yourself at the top of your priorities, life begins to realign.
Reflexology creates space for that shift - grounding your body, softening your mind, and nurturing your inner harmony. 💙 👣

This is your reminder to choose you.
To rest.
To receive.
To refill your cup before pouring into others.

14/11/2025

In case you have never heard of aromasticks/personal inhaler devices and their many benefits, Peter Mackereth and Ann Carter explain it beautifully. I love to make aromasticks for my clients. It is like having a little magic wand in your pocket. They can be used for anxiety, breathlessness, nausea, sinus issues, insomnia and more...

Peter Mackereth and Ann Carter demonstrate choosing an aromastick. Here the emphasis is on the 'nose knows best' principle. Offering 3 blends provides an op...

12/11/2025

Fatigue - whether chronic or seasonal - affects both body and mind 🍂 🍃
Changes in light, temperature, and daily rhythm can lower energy and disrupt our natural balance.

Reflexology offers a gentle, evidence-based way to support recovery.
Reflexology can be tailored to each person - whether through the feet, hands, face, or ears - with each area offering its own gentle way of restoring harmony within the body.

By stimulating reflex points linked to internal systems, it helps regulate the nervous system, improve circulation, and promote deep relaxation.

Reflexology reminds the body how to rest - helping energy flow where it’s needed most.
A calm, grounded practice for times when you feel depleted.

Recent research supports reflexology as an effective complementary therapy for reducing fatigue and improving wellbeing. Meta-analyses and clinical trials show that stimulating reflex points on the feet can significantly decrease fatigue severity, improve sleep quality, and lower stress levels.
Studies published in journals such as The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2011), Journal of Clinical Nursing (2018), Medicine (2023), and Holistic Nursing Practice (2025) found consistent benefits across various groups - including individuals with chronic illness and treatment-related fatigue. These findings suggest that reflexology promotes relaxation and autonomic balance, offering a gentle, evidence-based approach to managing both chronic and seasonal fatigue.
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12/11/2025

What is TLC
Tender Loving Care (TLC) training empowers carers - professional and personal - to offer deeply compassionate, personalised and holistic support to those at the end of life. TLC was created by Felicity Warner founder of the Soul Midwives movement. It is a simplified practical version of soul midwifery training suitable for all care settings. TLC offers a non-medical approach that complements mainstream care.

10/11/2025

Check your health insurance to see if they cover reflexology

03/11/2025

'I feel safe in the rhythm and flow of ever-changing life.' 🍃

27/10/2025

'More than one approach is required to heal' was the opening line from a patient I recently visited. These sage words struck a deep chord, reminding me of why we continue to strive to integrate complementary therapies in healthcare.

Navigating the health system alone can be a maze in itself, complicated by the medical language, endless appointments for tests/scans/surgeries/treatments. Where nothing is familiar.

Being able to offer something to gentle the way forward is more often received like a balm to the soul. This is where complementary therapies should be.....at the start of the illness journey, not just at the end. Even something as simple as a drop of essential oil on a tissue with soothing guidance to breathe deeply and exhale slowly can reconnect a person to familiarity within an environment that is often clinical and hurried.

Enabling moments of calm is a very necessary reminder that healing is not achieved through one approach........it requires a range of supportive therapies to tend the unseen experiences and invisible wounds of spiritual, social and emotional distress which accompanies illness 💜

🙏Appreciation to the work of artist Michele Petrone depicting the 'Maze of trees' (below) as he navigated his own illness journey with advanced lymphoma

25/10/2025

Affirm with me: 'It is no fun being a victim. I refuse to be helpless anymore. I claim my own power.' 💫

24/10/2025

20/10/2025

These are the Reiki principles... Rules to live by