The Old Greenhouse Retreat

29/07/2026

I had such a lovely evening, Tuesday 28 July, at Hepworth Church. It has been a while since I have been there, and I was impressed by the beautiful new ramp that has been installed.
Hepworth and Hepworth Church are very special to me. Hepworth was my home for 15 years. My first home as a newly wed, and where we lived when our children were born, christened, went to preschool and Junior & Infants school. It holds so many memories. It is also the place where my journey to becoming a reflexologist first began over 10 years ago 💚

It was such a pleasure and a privilege to be invited to talk about reflexology to The Mothers’ Union this evening. You might tell I was slightly apprehensive before first going in, but I needn’t have been. Such a warm welcome from familiar faces and new. The warmth in the room was palpable. 🥰

I talked about how I got into reflexology, what reflexology is, did a little demo with a pair of kindly volunteered feet and talked through what to expect at a reflexology session, followed by some hand reflexology techniques for homework. It was lovely to chat after with tea and cake. And I was so touched to receive a thank you gift. Not expected at all and most appreciated. 💕💕

If your group might be interested in learning a little about reflexology, I would be happy to come to talk to you. Please get in touch 💚

17/07/2026

29/06/2026

The buddleia is starting to bloom. That means the butterflies will be on their way soon 🦋💚
Not to plan but completely on brand view from The Old Greenhouse Retreat

15/06/2026

The bees are busy at this time of year. I love to take a moment to watch them on this cluster of purple flowers at the front of our house, that you will pass on your way to my treatment room.
My eyes cannot keep up with them and that often mirrors the busyness in my mind. How about yours?
What do you notice when the world slows down?
Did you notice what the buzz of the bee sounds like when it slows down - like a gentle thrum?
Did you notice what falls from the bee as it flys to the next flower? Do you notice how much more vivid the colours appear? The increased depth of the image before you? Do you feel your breathing slowing and deepening and everything expanding?
Imagine this feeling, for an hour of deep calm, here at The Old Greenhouse Retreat.
Visit me to rest for a while in a deep sense of calm:
Reflexology
Indian Head Massage
Ear candling
What will your pause from the busyness open your senses to? What will the depth of your rest feel like? The deep sigh.
And on your way in and out of the treatment room, take a moment to pause in the garden, for the trees, the flowers, the birds, the bees and maybe the butterflies. They will be coming soon. 💚

29/05/2026

This is what self care looks like for me today. Taking time out for myself to play. I had forgotten how much I love Lego, putting all the pieces together, and gentle time with my thoughts in flow. Focused not scattered. The process quieting my mind just enough. A sense of fun and satisfaction. Can you spot the hidden frogs and demogorgon heads? 💜

22/05/2026

Here are ten great myth busting truths about reflexology from the Association of Reflexologists (AoR)
I am proud to have been a member for more than four years 💚

21/05/2026

Look at these fabulous feet! Being a lover of feet, I couldn’t resist touching them and photographing them.

On Tuesday I had the enormous privilege of attending “A First Look at The Emily Siddon Building” named after an amazing local pioneer of Victorian era bringing change to healthcare in this area.

Thank you to Juliet for highlighting this event to Wow Team. And to and for your wonderful company. 💚

Hugely impressed with the facilities available in the building for the students and the spaces available for businesses with innovative ideas for health and wellbeing to develop their products and ideas in this setting. Who knows what amazing collaborative ideas could grow from here?

The amazing feet belong to a state of the art mannekin in the xray room. And the only MRI simulator in the country resides here, to teach and learn about making the MRI experience the best it can be for patients, working on ways to support those anxious like me in a tight space, as an example. Just a snippet of what was there. If you are curious find out more through the university website.

Architecturally, I loved the big windows in the building, offering great views of Huddersfield and beyond, including the tops of those wonderful Victorian buildings we don’t always look up at and admire.

What a wonderful day, thank you to and The Huddersfield Health Innovation Incubator for the opportunity 💚💜💚

17/04/2026

In addition to enhancing fertility by working with your own body’s mechanisms, Reproflexology™ has several physical and mental health and wellbeing benefits.

Couples who experience difficulties conceiving naturally often reach a point where they feel stressed, tense, anxious and exhausted. Reflexology is a relaxing, non-invasive complementary therapy, frequently found to reduce stress, alleviate pain and reduce symptoms associated with some reproductive health conditions.

Reproductive reflexology may help to regulate a woman’s menstrual cycle and reduce the pain and symptoms of PMS. Overall, it can leave you feeling calmer, more balanced and more able to sleep.

This is what our members learn about as part of their Reproflexology™ course work. It's not just the fertility enhancements it's working with the whole person, for both parents.

13/04/2026

I have always loved tulips. Aren’t they just beautiful with their simple cups of love? As a child I would excitedly watch the bulbs pop up each spring and the tulips would bring the most excitement, signalling the nearing of mine and my sister’s birthdays and Easter school holidays 🌷
When we moved here, I was overjoyed to find a few tulips pop up near the door to our house, but not many, and I always wanted more. So when I turned 50 I decided that I wanted more planted in the garden, not just that lonely last one, so I arranged for more to be planted. Imagine my dismay last year, when there were no new tulips popping up in the garden (“you’ve got squirrels”🤔🤨🧐) but not even that last one 😭😭. Maybe it was true and the squirrels had eaten them. All of them!
I’m sure someone in the know can tell me how baby tulips reproduce and why it all make sense that we had none and now 9!! But for me this is a teaching moment, a tulip story, of how you might feel that you are going backwards sometimes or hope has all but gone, but often the work is going on silently underneath, where potential lies and growth is hidden ready to burst in magnificent glory.