...based on the principle that reflex points on the feet, hands and ears are connected to corresponding areas throughout the body.  A treatment session usually lasts for between 45 and 60 minutes.

Through the application of a gentle pressure on these points, the process may relieve tension, improve circulation and promote the natural function of the body. 

The relaxation developed during a treatment might be considered as an element in a preventative health-care regime. 

Seated or lying comfortably, a gentle pressure is used to work on the points (usually on the feet) noting any tender areas. For the most part, people find the treatment soothing and deeply relaxing.

The length of a course of treatment will vary depending on individual needs (typically 4 to 6 sessions) and once such a course has been completed many continue with a monthly maintenance programme. 
More detail is provided in the treatment overview.

The modern practice of reflexology developed early last century, when knowledge of treatment methods used by ancient cultures and peoples around the world was linked with the latest discoveries about the workings of the nervous system. 

·  Zone Therapy, as described in 1913 by American ENT Surgeon Dr William Fitzgerald,  mapped out ten vertical zones through the body - ending in the fingers and toes. Pressure on one part of a zone seemed to affect the whole zone.

·  Research on the Integrated Action of the Nervous System by Sir Charles Sherrington [Nobel Prize Winner in 1932] and knowledge of Chinese and Native Indian healing techniques informed Fitzgerald’s work.

·  In the 1930’s therapist Eunice Ingham refined Fitzgerald’s work by identifying sensitive areas she named ‘reflex points’ and created a map of the body as represented on the feet.

Now, over one million people in the UK receive reflexology treatments every year from several thousand practitioners.