Rewarding Great Moms through

Relaxing Reflexology

My mother is a trained Reflexologist who trained me in this peaceful and relaxing art.  I do a 45 minute, 31 point treatment sequence.  I am not licensed to perform reflexology as a healing or medicinal resource, yet I've been told the treatments I give are quite successful in welcoming peace and relaxation.  My focus in giving reflexology treatments is to simply encourage well-being, stillness and relaxation.  I also like to offer a monthly 45 minute relexology treatment as a reward for women who deserve a break!  If you would like to recommend someone  to receive next months free treatment, contact me with a short e-mail as to why this particular woman deserves a rewarding & relaxing break.

What Is Reflexology?

Reflexology is the physical act of applying pressure to the feet and hand with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands with a premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.

Why Take Time For Yourself?

1. Take Care Of Yourself First, To Take Care Of Others Better.

“Rituals of self-nurturance are the mortar that hold the day together.” –Sara Ban Breathnach  “When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people.  The more alert and sensitive we are to our own needs, the more loving and generous we can be toward others.”-Eda Leshan

2. Privacy Deprivation Syndrome.

“Certain high-achieving women are imploded with demands, both external and internal, and lack the skills to filter them.  These women complain that the first thing they sacrifice is their private time or private pleasures.” –Harriet B. Braiker, PH.D.

                3. Avoid Burnout

Many of us are cruising in the fast lane, running on fumes instead of fuel.  Burnout is not just a destination for workaholics and perfectionists…care-aholics are also in danger!  Take time out to refill your own cup so you constantly have more to give.

                4. Give Yourself Room to Grow.

Plants need to be repotted every two years to give room for growing roots and / or to replenish the nutrients in the potted soil.  We too, need to consider repotting for growth… When we wilt before the day begins, when we aren’t laughing enough, when we can’t find things to look forward to.  Don’t be “pot-bound”, try something new!

                5. Efficiency.

“Working happier accomplishes much more than working harder.” –Sara Ban Breathnach

                6. You Deserve the “Me Time”.

“There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.”-Julia Cameron.  “If women were convinced that a day off or an hour of solitude was a reasonable ambition, they would find a way of attaining it.  As it is, they feel so unjustified in their demand that they rarely make the attempt.”-Anne Morrow Lindbergh

                7. Harmony: Achieving Balance in Our Lives.

“The notes I handle no better then many pianists.  But the pauses between the notes—ah, that is where the art resides.” –Artur Schnabel.  A Chopin piano nocturne played by a novice musician and by a virtuoso will not sound the same.  That’s because one of the two pianists has had a lifetime to practice the music as well as learn when to pause in order to color the notes with passion.  So it is with the concerto of our lives.  Individual notes must be learned and played and practiced before we achieve harmony.  And above all, we must learn to pause.

HOW DO I FIND THE TIME?

1.       Simplify, Simplify, Simplify

Will it strengthen my family?  Will it hinder my family?  “Blessed is the woman who knows her own limits.”-Sarah Ban Breathnach    

Why am I doing this?  Why am I doing this?  Why am I doing this?

2.       Don’t Try To Do Everything At Once.

“You probably can have it all, just not all at the same time.” –Anna Quindlen, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” –Ecclesiastes 3:1

3.       Nurture while doing the needful.