Jasmine Steyn
Therapeutic Reflexologist
Registration no.: A11611 | Practice no.: 0599638
REFLEXOLOGY IN Cape town, South Africa
In a World of Convenience, We Need to Take More Responsibility
This month’s post was inspired by Dr. Courtney Conley, chiropractor and co-founder of Gait Happens—a team of clinicians dedicated to foot health and gait mechanics. While listening to her discuss foot strength on a podcast, one phrase stood out: “With modern convenience comes responsibility.” Dr. Conley was specifically referring to how we move throughout our […]
How Therapeutic Reflexology Supports Women Through Every Stage of Life
One of the main principles of therapeutic reflexology is to help the body restore homeostasis. Hormones are slow to react, but quick to be disrupted, especially in the female body. From the onset of the first menstrual cycle to the wisdom of the post-menopausal years, a woman’s body undergoes continuous biological and hormonal shifts.
Your feet are talking to your brain: New fMRI Research Maps the Neurological Impact of Reflexology
For years, those of us in the clinical reflexology community have faced a familiar hurdle: explaining how therapeutic reflexology works to the broader medical community (and even finding the appropriate wording to explain how reflexology works to our clients).. That just changed and is in the process of changing with groundbreaking functional MRI (fMRI) research
Plantar Fasciitis or Plantar Fasciosis: Why Your Foot Pain Might Be Misunderstood
Foot health is so important, yet it is so often overlooked. When you experience foot pain, it affects your lifestyle in profound ways—making simple walking and general mobility incredibly difficult, if not debilitating. Furthermore, when you alter your gait pattern to compensate for the pain