As a young girl, 8 or 9, we spent the holidays with my grandparents. My Granny, 'Nornor' as we called her, ran the kitchen at Addington Hospital in Durban. My gran was not a small lady and I remember wondering how was it possible that her small feet could carry her weight all day long? I took it upon myself to care for her feet, it felt like my contribution to her wellbeing. I instinctively felt that feet needed to be looked after and had more of a purpose than just carrying us from A to B. I remember saving my pocket money to buy leather shoes and not the latest fashions.
I’m part of a family of five, my hubby who has had some medical difficulties in his life. Our three daughters, one is allergic to almost everything the other two suffer from Anaemia, their bodies find it difficult to store iron. So, I know about GPs and Specialist visits resulting in no long-term help or added side effects due to medication. There had to be more I could do.
My first experience with Reflexology was a trip to Mauritius, I have always loved a good foot pampering in whatever form I could get it and so I opted for reflexology. I don’t remember the treatment itself, as I sleep through it. I woke bewildered and extremely relaxed. It was the way I felt days thereafter that started the love for Reflexology. Reflexology was that missing link, the link I was looking for to help my family. Being a Reflexologist I’ve had the privilege of helping many clients, with many different complaints but they all had one complaint in common, Daily Pain!
I researched and studied other complementary therapies, to add to Reflexology, to create a pain-relieving treatment. Something that reminded the muscles, body and mind how it’s supposed to feel and function, something to get the body out of that pain cycle.
My goal is to work together with my patients so that we can help the body to heal
itself naturally.