The Willows Holistic Therapies - Wellbeing Services

12/08/2026

Fab tip 💕

31/07/2026

Love this mantra...

26/07/2026

11/07/2026

Gaia Development Day – Introduction to Chakras 💜

What a beautiful day! ✨

I absolutely love facilitating these development days. Having the freedom to create a fun-filled, interactive, and inspiring experience for everyone is such a joy.

A huge well done to all the wonderful students who attended and fully embraced every activity throughout the day. We explored mindful colouring, organ movement, breathwork, bija mantras, guided meditations, and so much more. It really was a packed day full of learning, connection, and self-discovery.

Thank you all for your openness, enthusiasm, and willingness to step outside your comfort zones. It was a privilege to share this journey with you, and I can't wait to see how you continue to grow and develop.

Here's to many more beautiful days of learning together. 💜✨

03/07/2026

This July, we have a busy month before our break in August, so don't miss out on the range of training courses, CPD opportunities and other events we are offering. If you're interested, check out our website and page to find out more!

22/06/2026

Reiki 1 - Trigonos Centre Weekend
What can I say, what a place to teach from the amazing Trigonos..🙏

It was calm, it was special and so relaxing, and the food, well YUMMY 😋

Trigonos has always held a special place in my heart so I was truly blessed to teach the Gaia School of Natural Health - Reiki 1 course from such a spiritual place…🙏

From meditations, drumming outside in the grounds and attunements to cleansing and grounding at the lake, what a real experience and I was lucky to get some reiki myself from my beautiful students who did so well across the 2 days….❤️

I am super excited for the future to bring more events to the wonderful Trigonos Retreat Centre so watch this space 😜😁❤️
For more information on any of the courses or workshops comment - selfcare xx

16/06/2026

Breaking news! Brain Scan Research Confirms Reflexology Affects Multiple Areas of the Brain.
Recent research is building scientific evidence that reflexology creates specific, measurable responses in the brain — and may play a meaningful role in stroke rehabilitation.
Dr. Stefan Posse, a researcher at the University of New Mexico, presented groundbreaking functional MRI (fMRI) findings on the “Neural Pathways of Applied Reflexology” at the International Society for Medical Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting in Cape Town on May 12, 2026.

The research maps brain activity during foot reflexology to understand what happens in the brain in real time while reflexology was being applied and neurological impact in patients with stroke. Advanced MRI technology was used.

What They Found in Healthy People

Scans revealed distinctly different activation patterns for different reflex areas. Importantly, the brain responses weren’t limited to just the foot area of the brain — multiple regions were activated. One area that consistently responded was the supramarginal gyrus, a part of the brain packed with “mirror neurons,” which are linked to empathy, learning, and body awareness.

For the first time showed reflexology technique applied to different reflexology reflex areas activates different areas and networks of the brain in healthy controls and stroke patients.

What They Found in Stroke Patients

In people who had suffered a stroke, the brain activation looked different — more one-sided — and varied depending on whether the left or right foot was worked. Following the application of reflex stimuli, patients demonstrated increased two-point discrimination and improved sensorimotor function in their hemiplegic hands.

Who Is Behind the Research

The team is led by Dr. Posse and includes well-known reflexology educators Barbara and Kevin Kunz, graduate student Arthur Schoen, and researchers from the University of Minnesota.

What Comes Next

The team is now expanding the study to better understand the timing of brain responses during reflexology and to identify exactly which brain networks are involved in stroke recovery.