Calla Therapies

🌟Exciting news 🌟

I’ve got awesome new neighbours moving in downstairs very soon. Who’s going to join me for a reformer Pilates class?

SEAHAM VIPS - CHECK YOUR EMAILS! 📧

The wait is over...

We've just sent an email to everyone on our VIP mailing list with some very exciting news:

💙 Our opening date
💙 The brand new timetable
💙 Early access to bookings
💙 First access to our exclusive launch offers

If you've signed up to the VIP list, make sure you check your inbox (and your junk folder just in case!).

Remember, VIPs get access before everyone else. Bookings will open to the general public later this week, so if you've got your eye on a particular class, now's the time to get yourself booked in.

We genuinely cannot wait to welcome you all through the doors on 22nd June and get you moving on the reformers 💙

See you very soon, Seaham!

One of the small touches I love to include in my treatments is a little spritz of Tropic Skincare pillow mist. As you settle onto the massage table, the calming scent of lavender, chamomile and frankincense helps create a peaceful environment and encourages you to fully switch off from the outside world.

The gentle aroma can help ease stress, quiet a busy mind, and enhance the overall relaxing effects of your massage. It's a simple addition, but it makes a wonderful difference to the treatment experience.

Because true relaxation isn't just about the massage itself—it's about creating a space where you can completely unwind, breathe deeply, and enjoy a moment that's just for you. 🌿💆‍♀️✨

Introducing our first player sponsor for 2026, Calla Therapies

A huge thank you to Calla Therapies for sponsoring Amelia at Murton Cricket Club this season 👏

Based at the High House, Murton, Calla Therapies specialises in reflexology, therapeutic massage, sports massage, pregnancy massage and women’s wellbeing treatments, helping clients reduce stress, ease aches and pains and improve overall wellbeing. Owner Hayley brings years of experience and a real passion for helping people feel their best.

If you’re looking for professional, relaxing and restorative treatments locally, be sure to check out Calla Therapies and support a business that proudly supports grassroots cricket 🏏

May is national walking month.

Walking for just 30 minutes a day can make an enormous difference to your well-being.

These are just a few of the health benefits of regular walking:

💜 reduces chronic pain
💜 improves mood
💜 improves cardiac health
💜 boosts immunity
💜 increases lung capacity
💜 strengthens bones
💜 improves balance

We often talk about how reflexology feels - calming, grounding, restorative.
But what’s happening underneath that?

A double-blind randomised controlled trial (the gold standard in research) looked at what happens in the body during a reflexology session.

Researchers measured real-time cardiovascular responses in healthy volunteers and found:
✔️ Immediate changes in haemodynamics (how blood flows through the body)
✔️ A measurable effect on cardiac function, specifically the cardiac index
✔️ Effects observed during targeted reflexology on foot areas linked to the heart

In simple terms?
This wasn’t just “feeling relaxed” — the body showed objective, physiological changes in real time.

It’s a powerful reminder that touch therapies like reflexology can have measurable impacts beyond relaxation alone.

📚 Source: Jones et al. (2012) – Reflexology has an acute (immediate) haemodynamic effect in healthy volunteers: A double-blind randomised controlled trial

Am I the only one who gets ridiculously excited about new stationery? 😝 🙃

My new batch of price lists has arrived, for anyone who wanted a few. Thank you so much to everyone who helped distribute the last batch, it is much appreciated 🤗

Feeling stressed or having trouble sleeping?

Reflexology is a wonderfully relaxing, balancing treatment which can help release tension, improve sleep and promote overall wellbeing.

Appointments are available from 10am to 7pm in Murton, Tuesdays to Fridays. To book an appointment, please contact Hayley on 07826744151 or book in online:

https://callatherapies.setmore.com/