Mindful Reflexology
Mindful Reflexology is a step towards learning how to encourage the mind and body to relax and to focus on the present. The treatment aims to reduce the anxiety state and help mental wellbeing. Mindful Reflexology includes reflexology techniques that stimulate key reflexes’ and gentle self-help advice to support you on your journey to find that place of self-acceptance and calmness.
Reflexology is known to reduce the anxiety state and practicing mindfulness significantly improves mental wellbeing.
For more information please take a look at the research articles below.
Reflexology researcher A.J. Mc Vicar et al found reflexology profoundly reduced the anxiety ‘state’. The reduction was consistent with ‘an increased feeling of ease and a reduction in anxiety’.https://people.uea.ac.uk/en/publications/a-randomised-controlled-trial-of-the-psychological-effects-of-reflexology-in-early-breast-cancer(f704e801-e8e6-48f9-b98d-f4735c2a8010)/export.html
Using reflexology to manage stress in the work place.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18940715/
Reflexology versus Swedish Massage to reduce physiologic stress and pain and improve mood in nursing home residents with cancer. A pilot trial.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230659249_Reflexology_versus_Swedish_Massage_to_Reduce_Physiologic_Stress_and_Pain_and_Improve_Mood_in_Nursing_Home_Residents_with_Cancer_A_Pilot_Trial
Efficacy of Mindfulness https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/search?q=mindfulness