Annie -Sports Massage & Clinical Reflexology

A big thank you to all my clients that followed me as I made the step from working from home to Channel View Leisure Centre 2 years ago. Thank you also to my new clients. Your support, kindness and words of encouragement mean a lot 😊❤️🦶💆🏻‍♀️🥳

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If it’s good enough for the King......Picture courtesy of AoR member Barbara Honour.

Another great result for Reflexology! 🙌❤️🦶

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Almost every treatment this week I have added in hot stones. Lots of positive feedback. Any massage therapist or reflexologist not using these, I recommend getting qualified. I wish I had, years ago!

Much more than just a hot stone! ❤️💆🏻‍♀️🖤🔥

Yet another brilliant day learning new techniques with Teach Therapy. Top quality training in Wales!

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CALM YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Your nervous system is responsible for sending messages to all parts of the body.
By way of the thousands of nerves in the feet, Reflexology activates those reflexes, sending a nerve and energetic signal that travels from the feet up the spinal cord and to the brain 🧠 then onto the corresponding gland, organ or part of the body to encourage a calming healing response 🙌 to reset, to balance, to release inflammation, and for your body to function optimally. ⚡️ It’s the way your body naturally & intelligently connects to your entire system.

Reflexology a truly excellent way to relax, rejuvenate & restore as it triggers
the body to rest in your parasympathetic (calming) nervous system (the healing state).

Over the years, thousands of clients have experienced more ease in their life with the de-stressing, restorative effects of Reflexology.

The benefits are many, including . . .
🍃 stress & anxiety release
🍃 better deeper sleep
🍃 revive energy / motivation
🍃 boosts immunity / detoxification
🍃 improve digestion
🍃 relieves pain signals
🍃 calms the mind & boosts mood
🍃 improved circulation
🍃 hormonal balance
🍃 and more!
Clinical 🤍 Intuitive Reflexology offered at my Sumner therapy room.

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The feet are our base of support and our connection to the ground.
They contain many nerve endings for sensing and responding. Shoes, concrete, flat sidewalks, elevators and escalators encourage most of us to lose the articulate sensitivity which our feet possess. In the insect world, the feet are tongues for the moth! Our feet receive and express our connection to our environment. They spread the weight of the body to the ground, give stability and mobility to our base, absorb the shock and impact of motion, and give articulation and refinement to our movement and gesture. Our feet constantly inform us of the stability of our base.
Whether we are on a boat or on land, on sand or on rocks, safe or
uncertain, they respond accordingly.

There are seven tarsal bones in the ankle. They allow circular movement with maximum stability and a minimum of musculature. Each irregular bone surface slides minutely over the next to collectively provide range of motion. The uppermost ankle bone, the talus, is braced between the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula. It is allowed to move forward and backward with each step, like ice swinging between ice tongs, adding to
the overall leverage of our striding gait, and assisting the tibia and fibula in their slight rotation to reduce impact at the knee. The talus feeds directly forward into the navicular bone, the three cuneiform bones, the first three metatarsals, and then to the first, second and third toes.
Collectively, this structure creates the "ankle foot," levering support from the first three toes to the front of the ankle.
Returning to the talus, the weight also transfers posteriorly to the calcaneus or "heel" bone. The talocalcaneo joint has three roughly curved surfaces, corresponding to the three planes of movement, and allowing for subtle adaptation to uneven terrain. Stress is absorbed through this joint in small doses before traveling
up to the ankle, knee and pelvis. The calcaneus also connects forward to the cuboid bone, the fourth and fifth metatarsals, and the fourth and fifth toes (the big toe has two bones forming hinge joints, whereas all the other toes have three bones each: a total of 14 phalanges per foot). This connection from calcaneus to cuboid to metatarsals to toes is called the "heel foot," giving support to the posterior surface of the ankle.

Thus, in standing and in movement, when all five toes are engaged, the ankle receives support at both the front and back surfaces.

All of the bones of the foot work together to create the horizontal and longitudinal arches, which cushion and give spring to our step. The levering from big toe to heel is also a vital part of our powerful walking stride.

Source: Body Stories, Andrea Olsen