Body & Sole Holistic Therapies By Sharon

13/11/2025

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Feet come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of “I forgot to moisturise.”
We’ve seen it all - and we love them all. ❤️😃
Because when we say we’ve got you from the ground up… we mean it. 👣

10/11/2025

💜💜 Reflexology 👣 for endocrine support 💜💜

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.

10/11/2025

🍂🍂November's special offer🍂🍂

take some some time out for yourself to reset and recharge this November. .
all cosied up in the heated treatment bed...
nothing nicer 💜 You deserve it x

06/11/2025

05/11/2025

Book your reflexology session today 👣

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

01/11/2025

Welcome November

Crisp air, warm hearts, cosy nights. 📚🔥☕

Welcome, November. 😀

01/11/2025

💫"you are one massage away from a good mood"

If you wanna give yourself a little mood boost and enjoy some relaxation and ease out those tired, aching muscles, book yourself a massage at Body & Sole Holistic Therapies By Sharon

Choose from :
💫75minute full body massage, includes pressure point face and Scalp Massage

💫1hr full body massage

💫Back, neck and shoulder massage

💫Indian head massage

Give yourself the gift of relaxation 🙂

WhatsApp 087 7199981 to book

31/10/2025

🍂🍂🍂 November Special 🍂🍂🍂

Treatments available Tuesdays, Fridays 10am - 6pm, and Saturdays 10am - 3pm.
Late appointments by request.

WhatsApp 087 7199981 to book

28/10/2025

Take a micro-moment! 💜

28/10/2025

Taking some time out for yourself, just to be, to take a breath is so important for us all. Whether that's a walk on the beach or in the forest, taking time to read a chapter of your book, be creative, to journal or to have your cuppa in silence, mindfully or to book yourself in with me for a hour of relaxation 💜 however you choose to do it, just be sure to do it x

WhatsApp 087 7199981 to book yourself some time for self-care and relaxation.

take some time this week, just for you. 💜

27/10/2025

💫💫For stress, reflexology is best!!💜

👣✨️ Reflexology is a gentle, relaxing treatment, where pressure is applied to the reflexes of the feet 👣 or hands 🖐 that correspond with the different organs and structures of the body, to stimulate the body's own healing system.

Regular treatment are most beneficial, but even 1 treatment can help to:
👣 relax the nervous system
👣 Aids sleep
👣 boost circulation
👣 improve energy levels
👣 stimulate the body's natural healing abilities
👣 release tension
👣 Promotes well-being

Book your appointment today on 087 7199981

your feet & body will thank you for it x