Webinars

The Limbic brain controls, influences, and regulates a wide range of processes in all the body systems. It plays a central role in maintaining homeostatic norms. and is intimately involved in determining our emotional and behaviour responses and in our experience of pain.

Any altered function of those limbic processes can result in a wide range of problems ranging from mental health issues, spectrum disorders, chronic pain conditions, PTSD, fertility problems, sleep and memory problems.

For many of us, the brain is a no-go area as it’s way too complex, but we are reflexologists, not neurologists and Limbic Reflexology helps demystify the brain and by incorporating Limbic reflex areas in our treatments, we add a powerful dimension to our craft.

In Limbic Reflexology, we focus less on the diagnosis and more on the problems presented by our clients.

In this webinar, we will briefly explore the Limbic brain and get an insight in how Limbic Reflexology can target those altered Limbic brain processes that underpin many of the common problems for which many of our clients seek our help.

Respected reflexologist and teacher, Lee Anthony Taylor, gives an insight into why pain is integral to our current way of life and how we can better understand its powerful message regarding our spiritual wellbeing.

In order to gain a greater understanding of the purpose of pain, we need to let go of and re-evaluate our current models of thinking on the subject. We have tended to see pain as the cause of our suffering rather than the expression of it. If we look deeper into the meaning of our pain, we can see how much there is to be gained by listening to the potent message that comes with it.

To ignore it, suppress it or shoot the messenger is to merely provoke the body into finding another way to tell you there is a problem. No-one likes the idea of being in pain or having to cope with constant suffering; and our natural instinct is to find ways to make it disappear. So why is it so necessary in our lives? How does reflexology help in this regard without suppressing symptoms?

Lee will deliver meaningful insights into the mechanism of pain, how this process is identical to the workings of the reflex system as well as offering pertinent explanations on the spiritual significance behind painful illnesses and diseases.

The results are in.

It’s been three years from conception of the research project “Neural Pathways of Applied Reflexology” to completion. On May 14, 2024 results will be discussed in a Zoom presentation by Barbara and Kevin Kunz.

The research included brain scans by fMRI taken of study participants in April 2023 as foot reflexology was applied to their feet by Kevin Kunz at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. The original goal was proof of concept for reflexology. This was demonstrated when images showed blood oxygen activity in areas of the brain aside from those expected when pressure is applied to the feet.

Further brain scans of individuals who had experienced stroke as foot reflexology was applied to their feet were taken in September 2023. Analysis was conducted of the brain activity and comparison of the April and September results.

A paper announcing results will be presented May 6, 2024 in Singapore at the annual meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine The paper is: “Neural Pathways of Applied Reflexology using Real-Time Task-Based and Resting-State fMRI in Healthy Controls and Patients with Stroke.”

If you would like to hear about the results of this historical project, sign up today.

Anatomy textbooks teach us about the make-up of the body in individual parts; muscles, bones, organs, nerves and so on. We learn about hinge joints, muscle contraction and movement in extremely simplistic ways, probably to help us remember them. However, our bodies have interconnections from a molecular level to a microscopic level to macroscopic levels – the structural premise of this interconnection is described as “biotensegrity”. Learning and grasping the fundamentals of biotensegrity will give therapists a better appreciation of true anatomy and physiology and may help to explain how manual therapy to an area may help ease problems elsewhere in the body. Jane Langston is an award-winning teacher of Anatomy & Physiology and Amatsu Therapy and has co-authored two books. Her most recent book “Muscle Testing: A Concise Manual” has been sold internationally in several translations. Jane’s background as a biomedical scientist, specialising in Haematology and Blood Transfusion has provided her with a firm foundation in science, and her scientific approach to health is key to her success as teacher and practitioner. This bedrock of pathology, anatomy and physiology give Jane the background knowledge that allows her to demystify the necessary details for both clients and students in a creative and memorable way.

Are you a reflexologist who uses Instagram for your business, but feel unsure about how to use it in the right ways?

Are you tired of creating content which receives little engagement, and it does not help you to achieve your business goals?

Are you about to launch your reflexology business and want to understand how to use Instagram in an effective way?

If you answered ‘yes’ to the above questions, this webinar is for you.

Join this informative and supportive event to explore how to use Instagram in an effective way to help your business grow.

Background: As a busy reflexologist based in Leicestershire, mentor, and founder of Love Reflexology, Instagram is one marketing tool that has helped Kelly to grow her client base, sell products, develop partnerships with brands and more.

During the event Kelly will share what works, so you too can thrive and make the best use of this free social marketing tool.

Reflexology is increasingly being used in residential care facilities, for chronically sick residents, and among many fit older clients who want to maintain their health throughout retirement.

The presentation will address the reflexology techniques and approaches used in supporting older people in sickness and in health. Healthy aging is an important and realistic goal for many people who can now expect to live, in many cases to 85-90 years at least. I will draw on my experience of working with chronically sick older people for 27 years in an award-winning care organisation in Bristol, UK: The St Monica Trust has a 250-person residential complex which includes sheltered housing, 24-hour care and two dementia wings. Vertical Reflexology Techniques (VRT) were discovered while working at the Trust and I have subsequently developed these techniques for all ages and conditions.

For 16 years, I have expanded particularly helpful VRT Reflexology and Movement techniques, that originated on older clients, to support the team of elite footballers in a Championship football team.These techniques were part of an observational study, for a Dissertation, with a 4th year iBSc medical student.

There will be short illustrations of hand reflexology within this presentation, that can be applied to many older people with multiple conditions. Some techniques and discussion will look at maintenance and prevention techniques for better health.

There is no doubt that the reality of the silver tsunami of older people, i.e. the baby boomers following the Second World War, presents a considerable challenge that must be confronted not just by governments but by all of society. Reflexologists can play an important role in supporting an aging population in nursing homes and within their client base.