Reiki and Wellbeing by Chantel

10/11/2025

Reflexology & Hormone Balance

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.

05/11/2025

Do you feel more tired or down as the weather turns gloomy?
You’re not imagining it!
Shorter days and less sunlight may impact our internal body clock and lower serotonin - contributing to what’s known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

SAD can lead to fatigue, low mood, anxiety, and disrupted sleep - but small holistic steps can make a big difference.

👣Reflexology has been shown in studies to:
💫 Reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
💫Improve sleep quality and mood
💫Encourage deep relaxation and stress relief

By stimulating specific reflex points related to the brain, pineal gland, and solar plexus, Reflexology can help support emotional balance and overall wellbeing throughout the darker months.

Take time to nurture yourself - sometimes the best light comes from within!
Reflexology is a caring treatment for both your body and mind this season. 👣

Here are a few tips to help with the gloomy weather:
💫Try to get outside in daylight, especially first thing in the morning - even 10-15 minutes helps.
💫Keep a gentle routine: regular sleep times, movement, hydration, nourishing foods.
💫Use your Reflexology session as a moment of self-care and follow it up with restful sleep and warm hydration.
💫 Please seek professional support, if you feel that you may not be coping.
While Reflexology supports your wellbeing, but is not a substitute for mental-health care.

03/11/2025

Are you thinking of Starting a Family?
Here's How Fertility Reflexology Can Support You.

If you're beginning your family planning journey, your body and mind deserve all the support they can get and that’s where Fertility Reflexology can play a beautiful role.

👣 What is Fertility Reflexology?
It’s a gentle, natural therapy that has a strong focus on the reproductive and hormonal systems.
Focusing on these body systems, Reflexology may help to bring balance to the body, reduce stress, and encourage optimal conditions for conception.

👣How may Fertility Reflexology help you?
Helps to support hormonal balance
Regulates menstrual cycles
Reduces stress and anxiety (which can impact fertility)
Improves blood flow to reproductive organs
Promotes a sense of calm and well-being

Whether you're just starting to think about trying for a baby, or you're feeling overwhelmed by the journey, this calming treatment can help reconnect you to your body.

If you’d like to know more or book a session, feel free to get in touch.
Try Reflexology to help support you on your Fertility journey.

25/10/2025

🍂 Autumn Reflexology Special – Warm, Nourishing & Perfectly Cozy 🍂

As the days turn cooler and the evenings draw in, there’s something truly special about taking time to slow down and nurture yourself.
Escape to a softly lit room, the comforting scent of relaxing and nourishing essential oils in the air, and a gently warmed treatment bed just waiting for you to sink into.

Your Autumn Reflexology Special includes:
✨A gentle foot scrub to smooth and soften your skin.
✨ A deeply relaxing Reflexology session to ease tension and restore balance.
✨A rich moisturizing lotion to hydrate and nourish your feet - just in time for boot season!

Take the time to breathe deeply, and let the outside world melt away.
A little self-care goes a long way, especially when it’s infused with warmth, calm, and a touch of autumn magic.

Only €50 for 60 minutes of pure relaxation and renewal.
Because your feet and your mind deserve some seasonal love!

Book your cozy autumn treat and step into boot season feeling refreshed, restored, and ready for the changing season ahead.🍂

21/10/2025

🌸 Supporting Yourself Through Perimenopause & Menopause 🌸

Let’s be honest, ladies - there’s no magic button, no “quick fix,” and no secret potion to even out all the hormonal changes you go through during perimenopause & menopause!
Some Women simply sail through this phase of their lives, while others may navigate far more stormy waters!

But all is not lost, there are gentle, nurturing ways to support your body, mind, and spirit through this beautiful (though sometimes bumpy!) transition.

Reflexology offers a holistic way to help ease some of the symptoms that come with perimenopause and menopause - such as hot flushes, sleep disturbances, anxiety, fatigue, and mood swings.
By focusing on specific reflex points on the feet, this relaxing therapy helps bring the body back into balance, calms the nervous system, and encourages the hormones to come to balance, naturally.

Alongside Reflexology, simple daily habits can make a world of difference:
🌿 Stay hydrated - our bodies love water!
🌿 Eat a balanced diet full of fresh, colorful foods.
🌿 Move your body - even gentle walks or stretching count.
🌿 Prioritise rest and relaxation.
🌿 Don't be embarrassed to chat with your GP.
🌿 And most importantly, be kind to yourself.

Menopause is not a decline - it’s a transformation. Embrace it, support your body holistically, and give yourself the care you truly deserve.

Curious to see how Reflexology could help you feel more balanced through this phase?
Reach out and let’s support your journey together. 💕

17/10/2025

Reflexology .... putting a little spring into your step👣

26/09/2025

👣Time to lose my own shoes for a little while!👣

I’ll be taking a short break to recharge, relax and spend some quality time with my family. I’ll be back in practice from Monday 6th October, ready to get my hands back to work!

All messages will be answered then – thank you so much for your patience.

And a huge thank you to each and every one of you for trusting me with your healing journeys. Because of you, I get to keep doing what I absolutely love… Reflexology & Reiki. 💖

See you soon, rested and recharged.
Until then, I’ll be practicing relaxation!

25/09/2025

24/09/2025

23/09/2025

Did you know every area of your body is mirrored on your feet? 🤯

Reflexology is based on the principle that specific points on the feet, known as reflex areas, correspond to different organs, glands and body systems. By applying gentle, targeted pressure to these points, a reflexologist works to encourage improved circulation, support the body’s natural processes and help restore balance between systems.

The foot map you see here shows the location of these reflex areas. For example, the tips of the toes relate to the head and sinuses, the arch corresponds to digestive organs, and the heel reflects the lower back and pelvic area.

During World Reflexology Week, we’re highlighting the science behind this centuries-old practice and the benefits it can offer in modern life.

📅 Book your session and experience how reflexology supports your whole body from the ground up.