⭐ Loved by Clients

The feedback I receive from clients speaks for itself.  Clients consistently share how relaxed and renewed they feel after their sessions.  Your comfort and wellbeing guide every treatment.  

⭐ Tailored Foot Reflexology Treatments

Your body is unique, and your reflexology should be too.  Each session is adapted to your needs on the day - whether you’re seeking deep relaxation, stress relief, or general wellbeing support.  This is reflexology that meets you exactly where you are.

⭐ Loyalty Rewards

Your commitment to your wellbeing deserves recognition. As a thank‑you to regular clients, you can enjoy:

• Priority booking

• A complimentary 15‑minute treatment on your 4th visit

• A complimentary hot towel foot wrap during your birthday month - a soothing, warming treat to make your session feel extra special

• A complimentary foot‑care application when you refer a friend.

These small touches are my way of honouring the time you invest in yourself.

⭐ A Space Designed for You

At Stocks Green Reflexology your relaxation, comfort and healing always come first.  Step into a calm, nurturing environment created to help you unwind, reset and feel your best.

⭐ Enhanced Accuracy of Treatments

Reflexology works by stimulating nerve pathways that connect to different areas of the body.  The hands and feet are extremely densely innervated.  Both the hands and feet are highly sensitive areas of the body.  The hands contain a very high density of sensory nerve endings, especially in the fingertips.  The feet also contain thousands of sensory receptors that help with balance and posture.  

A solid understanding of A&P ensures your reflexologist locates and stimulates the reflex points correctly and with precision.  It also enables targeted focus on reflex points.  

⭐ Improved Safety and Adaptability of Treatments

Reflexology is a natural, non-invasive therapy.  However, reflexologists must be aware of sensitive areas or injuries, health conditions and contraindications, all of which which can affect treatment suitability.  The Level 3 A&P qualification requires reflexologists to learn and understand the structure and functions of the systems of the human body and how the various systems interrelate.  This enables them to deliver the appropriate care.  The various systems are: the Skeletal, Muscular, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Nervous, Endocrine, Reproductive, Digestive, Respiratory and Urinary.  In addition to this there is the Skin, Hair, Nails, Ears, Nose and Eyes.  

Reflexologists need to be able to adapt techniques to each client.  A sound knowledge of A&P helps your reflexologist understand common pathologies to ensure safe practice as well as adapt treatments if and where necessary.

In conclusion, a strong knowledge of A&P is key in helping ensure accuracy of treatments, enhancing safety and enabling tailored reflexology.  As with all meaningful learning, it remains a lifelong journey which continues to evolve throughout a practitioner’s career.

• Slow stroking (typically around 1–10 cm per second)

• Light (to moderate) pressure 

• Warm touch (around 32°C - the natural temperature of human skin).

When activated, they send signals to parts of the brain involved in emotion, bonding and relaxation, rather than the areas that process precise touch.

Research shows that CT fibres are tuned specifically for pleasant, affective touch¹ and that this type of touch activates the brain region linked to emotional meaning.²  Research also shows they play a role in stress reduction, social bonding, and emotional regulation³.  

CT fibres are the biological reason gentle touch feels calming and emotionally supportive.

How This Connects to Reflexology

Reflexology involves applying pressure or gentle touch to the feet, hands, or ears.  The relaxation people experience can be partly explained by CT‑fibre activation.  Studies show that the slow, rhythmic, gentle touch used in reflexology is exactly the type of stimulation that activates CT fibres¹ ³ .  

Touch itself has measurable calming effects on the nervous system.

Why This Matters in Everyday Life

Understanding CT fibres helps explain why:

• A slow foot rub before bed helps you unwind

• Gentle stroking from a loved one feels emotionally grounding

• Soft touch can reduce stress and even influence pain perception

Simple, mindful touch - like massaging your own feet or slowly rubbing your arm - can activate CT fibres and help your body relax.

If you’ve never tried reflexology before, it can be a simple and enjoyable way to experience the calming power of gentle touch.  Giving yourself permission to slow down and connect can be a small but meaningful step toward feeling more relaxed, grounded and supported in your everyday life. 

References

1. Löken, L. S., Wessberg, J., Morrison, I., McGlone, F., & Olausson, H. (2009). Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans. Nature Neuroscience, 12(5), 547–548.

2. Olausson, H., Lamarre, Y., Backlund, H., et al. (2002). Unmyelinated tactile afferents signal touch and project to insular cortex. Nature Neuroscience, 5(9), 900–904.

3. McGlone, F., Wessberg, J., & Olausson, H. (2014). Affective touch and the neurophysiology of CT afferents. Neuron, 82(4), 737–755.