Janet Smethurst Reflexology

02/05/2026

Don’t wait until you’re running on empty…. Get in touch to book a Reflexology treatment

22/04/2026

01/04/2026

April is Stress Awareness Month…

If you are feeling stressed or anxious you are certainly not alone. Without relief, stress can continue to build fuelling more anxiety and eventually could lead to mild depression.

Reflexology can help to relieve stress and anxiety as it unblocks nerve endings in the feet, activating the sympathetic nervous system, rebalances the lymphatic and endocrine systems and boosts the circulation. In this way, reflexology induces a state of calm throughout your body and mind, leaving you feeling less stressed and anxious.

Another powerful way Reflexology can relieve stress comes from the physical touch. Skin to skin contact from Reflexology releases the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates the release of additional stress relieving endorphins, dopamine and serotonin. These feel-good hormones released in the brain provide pain relief, reduce anxiety and stress, and reduce levels of cortisol in the body. Endorphins help us to feel calm, positive and safe.

31/03/2026

Goodbye March….

03/03/2026

Kindness matters….

01/02/2026

Hello February…

27/01/2026

120! That's the number of minutes we should spend with Mother Nature each week if we want to stay in the best physical and mental health say researches from the University of Exeter.

15/01/2026

If you are feeling stressed or anxious you are certainly not alone. Without relief, stress can continue to build fuelling more anxiety and eventually could lead to mild depression.

Reflexology can help to relieve stress and anxiety as it unblocks nerve endings in the feet, activating the sympathetic nervous system, rebalances the lymphatic and endocrine systems and boosts the circulation. In this way, reflexology induces a state of calm throughout your body and mind, leaving you feeling less stressed and anxious.

Another powerful way Reflexology can relieve stress comes from the physical touch. Skin to skin contact from Reflexology releases the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates the release of additional stress relieving endorphins, dopamine and serotonin. These feel-good hormones released in the brain provide pain relief, reduce anxiety and stress, and reduce levels of cortisol in the body. Endorphins help us to feel calm, positive and safe.

09/01/2026

Get 2026 off to the best start and drink more water….. Many of us don't realise the importance of drinking water and as a result are not drinking enough of it. The guidelines for drinking water are different for each person, depending on gender, activity, size etc. When our bodies are dehydrated there are many common signs such as:

Darker urine and not passing much urine
Poor digestion & constipation
Headaches
Lack of energy
Feeling lightheaded
Dry skin, lips and dandruff
Bad skin complexion

If you feel like you have any of the above then try to increase your water intake.

I tell each of my clients to drink more water after a treatment, and some of you may wonder why it is so important to do this after having a treatment. The effleurage techniques we use in reflexology encourages the body to rid itself of toxins. To do this, the body must have water in it, so that the toxins can come out when we urinate. If we do not drink water then the body will use up all of its water supplies to get rid of the toxins and this can leave us feeling dehydrated and not well.
So start drinking more water today and see how different it makes you feel and look!