Sole & Body Work

Calling all body work aficionados! …… or anyone just looking to relax and reset 😉

I have availability on Thursday this week 😁.

Sole & Body Work is based in Dysart, Kirkcaldy and offers reflexology, reflexology for menopause, Swedish massage, and Myofascial release.

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Take care of your body; it’s the only place you have to live – Jim Rohn

I use the insight timer app for meditation and mindfulness. Every day they have a quote and very often it resonates with me and I share it. I shared the above quote recently and it really got me thinking about how humans are not particularly good at looking after and listening to their bodies. Even when we think we are doing it good – very often we are pushing it to extremes (extreme diets and exercise for example).

The body is resilient and it adapts to the stresses we put it under. However, just like anything else, over time, its resilience starts to diminish, if we do not listen to it and provide it with nourishment. This can present in lots of ways: tension and pain in our musculoskeletal system, digestive issues such as bloating, nausea, diarrhoea, and constipation, headaches, chest pains, and heart palpitations. These can all be somatic responses to not taking care of where we live, our bodies.

Sometimes people have these responses not because they are not taking loving care of themselves; these can be responses to events experienced as traumatic by the body e.g. accidents, loss of a loved one, traumatic life events, abuse by a loved one.

What we can do is to start noticing what is going on in our body and responding to it with kindness and compassion. What does that look like? I think the first thing is noticing what we are doing that isn’t working e.g. working long hours at a computer without taking breaks, having that glass of wine in the evening even when we know it will stop us from sleeping well, going to bed long after we noticed we were feeling tired, doom scrolling on our phone. The next step is making changes to these habits we have.

We can also introduce activities into our lives that we enjoy doing or try different things e.g. going for a walk after work, reintroducing that forgotten hobby, going to a yoga class, meditating for 5 minutes at the start and end of the day.

Body work is another way of taking care of the body. Spending too much time in our fight, flight, freeze, faun state is not good for the body or mind. Regular treatments can support the body to relax, rest, and restore. When we go for body work treatments, we are giving the body an opportunity to heal because body work supports the body to go into the state of rest and digest (from fight, flight, freeze, faun).

And that brings us back to where we started:

Take care of your body; it’s the only place you have to live – Jim Rohn

To find out more about Sole & Body Work:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Quiet day in the world of Sole & Body Work. I took the opportunity this morning to get out for a walk and a wee lie down under a 🌳. It was incredibly nourishing for my soul 🥰❤️🙏🏼

What nourishes you?

I encourage you to make time and do it today! 🥰😊❤️

Therapy room ready! I’m looking forward to a week of reflexology, reflexology for menopause, Swedish massage treatments ☺️ No myofascial release treatments this week 😔.

I’ve got a couple of spaces on Thursday (18th June) if anyone is looking for a body reset into rest and digest.

Sole & Body Work is based in Dysart, Kirkcaldy. To find out more:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Sole & Body Work is based in Dysart, Kirkcaldy and offers a number of body work treatments: reflexology, reflexology for menopause, myofascial release, and Swedish massage.

Here's some information about what Swedish massage is.

At Sole & Body Work, I offer 45min, 60min, 75min, and 90min treatments.

To find out more, visit:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Sole & Body Work is based in Dysart, Kirkcaldy. I offer reflexology, reflexology for menopause, Swedish massage, and Myofascial Release treatments.

To find out more, visit:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Availability for week of 15th June:

Thursday 18th June - between 10am & 1pm or 4pm

To find out more and to book, visit:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

or visit my booking app:

https://soleandbodywork.setmore.com/anna

What clients are saying about reflexology treatments at Sole & Body Work:

This was my first time ever trying reflexology and I think it’s definitely something I’d like to do regularly. Anna has such a lovely, gentle and welcoming demeanour as well as an inviting and relaxing space to carry out treatment. I liked her comprehensive questions as a first time client and the choices of having music/no music, conversation or no talking and scent choice. It’s one of the few body work treatments I’ve had where I really felt I switched off. I’ll definitely be back! High recommend to anyone looking for a little relaxation.

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To find out more about Sole & Body Work, visit:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Sole & Body Work is based in Dysart, Kirkcaldy. One of the treatments I offer is Myofascial Release. Here is some information about MFR.

Fascia is the connective tissue which surrounds and interweaves between all organs, muscles, bones, and nerve fibres of the body. It gives the body structure and allows the body’s systems to work together to maintain homeostasis. Fascia can become restricted (due to physical and emotional trauma) which can create tension and pain in the body.

Myofascial release uses sustained gentle touch and pressure to the fascia below the skin’s surface to help release any restrictions within the fascia. Little or no massage wax is used during a MFR treatment. Myofascial release treatments can reduce tension, reduce pain, and increase mobility. Treatments take longer, the work is slower and gentler than other massage techniques, and they focus on specific areas of the body.

During treatments, fascia may start to move and release restrictions. This may result in physical and emotional responses in the body such as muscle twitching, limb movement, and rushes of emotions. These are all normal responses to Myofascial Release treatments.

To find out more about Sole & Body Work, visit:

www.soleandbodywork.co.uk

Everyone must be going on their holidays! ☺️ 🌞 I have more availability this week. Why not get relax and rest with a body work treatment if you’re not fortunate enough to be going away 🥰

Availability this week:

Wednesday 10th June 2pm/2.30pm
Thursday 11th June between 10am & 2pm
Friday 12th June 1.30pm/2pm
Saturday 13th June - morning appointment available

To book and find out more:

Www.soleandbodywork.co.uk