REFLEXOLOGY FOR PREGNANCY/FERTILITY

Reflexology offes major benefits before, during and after pregnancy.  Pre-pregnancy studies and extensive anecdotal evidence have shown that regular Reflexology treatments can improve the likelihood of a healthy natural conception.  Paula Roberts offers Reflexloogy for Pregnancy/Fertility at The Wellington Centre (click here to read more about her).

Reflexology can enhance fertility by influencing hormone levels and regulating the menstrual cycle and ovulation.  During pregnancy reflexology can be used to gently and safely relieve symptoms including back pain, sciatica, nausea, fatigue and acid reflux.  It can also be used to turn breach babies with a success rate of 70% between 34 and 36 weeks.  After 37 weeks this drops to around 17% therefore a course of at least 6 treatments from 30 weeks is recommended to give maximum benefit and to promote a healthy natural labour. 

More than 3 out of 4 first babies arrive after their due date.  Reflexology can be used to help induce labour which in many cases saves the expectant mother from the anxiety and stress of an artificial induction.
Post-natal Reflexology helps to restore the mother’s general health and immune system after birth and in particular promotes tissue healing which is especially helpful after trauma or caesarean section.

For those who are unfamiliar with the treatment, Reflexology is an ancient Eastern healing tradition which enables imbalances or energy blockages to be found and treated.  This is based on the principle that all parts of the body are connected by energy pathways which end in the hands, feet and head - removing these blockages can restore optimum health and rebalance the body and mind on all levels. 

The treatment involves gentle stimulation and massage of reflex points on the hands, body or feet with each point corresponding to a particular organ or body system.  This releases tension and helps energy to flow around the body.  Reflexology stimulates lymphatic flow, organ health and circulation.  It can break down scar tissue promoting normal cell growth and so is very beneficial post-operatively to help with the healing process.  It also has a tranquillising effect on the nervous system inducing a calm and positive sense of well-being. 

When is Pregnancy/Fertility Reflexology available at The Wellington Centre?
Paula Roberts specialised in this form of Reflexology and is currently available on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.  If you would like a free, no-commitment 15-minute chat with her she is happy to see you during those times.  (In future we are hoping to add in other sessions with Paula.)

Prices
£45 for a one-hour session, or a series of six sessions for £225 (this is the equivalent of £37.50 per session, if you book and pay in advance).

Whether or not you have had previous reflexology treatments your first session will begin with a consultation about yourself, your medical history and what you would like to achieve.  (NB  Paula is, like all of the practitioners at The Wellington Centre, fully insured.)