Welcome to Lavender Room Reflexology –
a place for Relaxation and Restoration
A safe natural therapy to ease stress, promote relaxation and balance your body for improved well-being.
Reflexology
Modern reflexology is based on the ancient Chinese principle that our feet and hands act as a mirror image of our body. By applying a specific type of pressure using fingers and thumbs to these reflex points, reflexology can stimulate the body’s natural self-healing capacity to rebalance, restore and recharge.
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Reflexology is a safe non-invasive complimentary therapy recognised by the NHS and many GPs. It can support you alongside western medicine to promote your well-being. It is not an alternative to seeking medical professional advice as reflexologists cannot diagnose or cure illness.
Reflexology is suitable for all ages and can support you physically and emotionally. People seek reflexology for many reasons.
Examples include;
Reduction in pain
Improved circulation
Rebalancing of hormones
Back issues
Poor sleep
Stress
Relaxation
Menopause
Fertility
Pregnancy
In our busy world it is essential we listen to our body’s, that we reduce our stress levels, sleep better, enjoy downtime and relax. Reflexology can help you achieve this.
“Look after your feet and they will look after you”
Peri Menopause & Menopause
Advanced reflexology tailored to support your individual needs…a time of transformation that should be embraced not erased! Based around the five pillars for a healthy menopause this treatment will take you on a journey of self discovery and change.
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Build an understanding of the changes happening to your body and make positive changes to improve your physical and mental health during this time. Reflexology can address your stress levels and encourage your body to find a hormonal balance.
On my own personal journey with the peri menopause I am understanding and controlling symptoms through reflexology and lifestyle changes…I feel amazing and want you to too!
Maternity Reflexology
Becoming pregnant is the beginning of a new and exciting phase in your life, it will bring significant changes both physically and emotionally to your body and mind. Your emotions may not only revolve around excitement, you may feel overwhelmed or vulnerable as your body adapts for your growing baby and you prepare for birth and parenthood.
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Reflexology can support you throughout your pregnancy, as it aims to optimise your physical and emotional health and well-being. It is a safe, natural and non-intrusive therapy for you and your baby, however, it is recommended you find a reflexologist who is trained and confident to support you during pregnancy. A full history taken at your initial consultation and updated regularly throughout your pregnancy will ensure it is appropriate for you through each of the trimesters. There are a few conditions that contraindicate having reflexology, and further consent may be required from your midwife or consultant.
Emma an Ex Intensive Care nurse is a highly trusted, respected and experienced reflexologist who will personally support you throughout your pregnancy and beyond, she has undertaken the highest level of reflexology training available in the UK, undertaken advanced pregnancy training and is recommended by local midwives. Emma has successfully supported many women through pregnancy and helped them achieve a positive birth experience, by ensuring they feel calm, relaxed and prepared.
One huge benefit of receiving reflexology during pregnancy is that it allows you time away from your busy life to relax in peaceful surroundings and focus on you and your growing baby. At the Lavender Room you are guaranteed peace, relaxation and comfort with a room and comfortable chair to ensure you feel safe and relaxed.
Many women are now choosing reflexology throughout their pregnancy and postnatally because it offers so many benefits;
supporting hormonal changes, aiding relaxation, reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, reducing birth anxiety, alleviate traumatic birth experiences
For other women it can be to support them with common conditions that can arise such as
nausea, vomiting, constipation, back pain, heart burn, pelvic girdle pain, insomnia
The first trimester is a time of huge hormonal changes, anxieties and concerns for the changes that are going to happen. This may leave you feeling delighted, anxious, elated, tearful, exhausted. Emma will support you through these changes with the aim of relaxing and de-stressing you, and focusing on your individual needs.
During the second and third trimester many discomforts from early pregnancy have gone. As your baby grows you may experience different discomforts, Emma will adapt and change your treatment to support your changing body. Your stress levels may also increase as the birth becomes more imminent, Emma will support you through this and focus on your emotionally well-being and help you prepare your body for birth.
During the last few weeks you may wish to have weekly treatments to prepare your body for birth. Reflexology cannot make your baby arrive on time but it can help you relax and reduce your stress hormones, leaving you feeling calmer and prepared for birth.
Pre-Conception & Fertility Reflexology
Fertility Reflexology is a relaxing, calm holistic therapy that uses pressure points on your feet with the aim to ease physical or emotional stress. Conception is a complex matter of health and wellbeing and needs a balance to be successful. Reflexology aims to bring a balance to your body and can help to alleviate tension and promote relaxation thus bringing real benefits for couples who are trying to conceive.
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When trying for a baby either naturally or with the support of assisted conception programmes such as IVF and ICSI it can be an incredibly stressful and emotional journey. Women trying to conceive are more likely to experience heightened anxiety or depression than women in general, which only increases as time goes on and you do not fall pregnant.
How might reflexology help?
Firstly evidence is growing that shows how reflexology can aid relaxation, improve mood levels, improve sleep, relieve tension and boost general wellbeing – all things which can be negatively impacted when we’re feeling stressed, anxious and depressed. Stress can have a huge impact on our body and effect our immune system, hormone levels and reproductive system. In this context, we can begin to see the potential benefits of a reflexology session.
Having a regular treatment may help you relax, de-stress, reduce your anxiety, aid sleep and help your body condition improve ready for conception to occur. By balancing your hormones and shifting cycle irregularities, often caused by stress, you will help to create the right conditions to encourage ovulation and conception.
Anxiety can also affect your ability to conceive and Fertility Reflexology might help to quieten your mind if you are feeling stressed about treatments such as IVF and ICSI. Many IVF clinics now support reflexology alongside their fertility treatments.
Having been through fertility challenges herself, Emma understands how stress can impact our bodies, now as a mother of 2 she can draw on her own experiences and use this knowledge including nursing knowledge to help you through your fertility journey. Fertility reflexology is a specialism for Emma, trained in fertility reflexology to support you and understand your experiences her tailored reflexology sessions focus on stress reduction and hormonal balancing, sessions combining emotional support with reflexology, as well as a deeper, much more focussed approach using advanced reflexology techniques.
Emma has successfully supported many women on their conception journey, and has experience working with unexplained infertility, PCOS, endometriosis and reoccurring miscarriages.
Emma has been featured in the May 2020 edition of the Mother & Baby magazine with one of her clients sharing her fertility, pregnancy and post-natal journey and how reflexology helped her.
Many of my clients have reflexology to complement medical treatments including clomid stimulation, egg donation, IUI, IVF/ICSI. The session will work alongside your IVF drug protocol, frozen embryo or donor cycle. If for some reason you are not sure speak to your clinic first.
Reflexology is suitable at all stages of a monthly cycle and during early pregnancy. However if you are not already having regular reflexology sessions, you may prefer to postpone starting treatments until you are twelve weeks pregnant.
Fertility Reflexology is not a medical treatment and reflexologists cannot diagnose medical conditions. Although reflexology complements conventional medical treatments, it should not be used as a replacement for medical advice. If you are concerned about your health please visit your GP.
Postnatal Reflexology
Postnatal reflexology is a very important part of your reflexology journey. A time when your body is readjusting, hormones are changing, sleep deprivation may have taken over and you may be feeling exhausted, excited or overwhelmed with your new-born baby and motherhood.
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Reflexology can play an important part in rebalancing your body and offer you time cuddled up with your baby with no distractions, offering you both quiet, undisturbed time to enhance your bond. Emma specialises in postnatal reflexology and has supported many women through the early transition to motherhood and has successfully supported many women suffering with postpartum.
Tiny Toes reflexage can also offer you further support. Created by Emma, Tiny Toes Reflexage is a unique combination of baby reflexology and massage. Classes run in Northampton and across the UK and Ireland. Emma trains reflexologists to the high standard required to teach parents Tiny Toes Reflexage. With all classes run by qualified reflexologists they can support you and your baby, and teach you simple, safe and effective baby reflexology and massage techniques for many of the early discomforts your baby my experience. The small supportive classes can also offer you the vital support that is needed in the early months. Further information can be found at Tiny Toes Reflexage.