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2024-09-23
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2024-07-25
NRRI ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER's DIPLOMA 2024/2025

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All NRRI Reflexology Schools offer in person comprehensive training in reflexology.

Every school accredited by the NRRI has their own customised methods and specialities, but all adhere to the highest standards of training which are approved by the NRRI.

You can be assured when you train with an NRRI school you are being trained by those who have achieved the highest criteria required to deliver the best possible reflexology course to their students.

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2024-06-21
"REFLEXOLOGY & MERIDIANS/TCM" 2-day CPD workshop!

This is a great honour to be hosting Dr. EDUARDO LUIS from Portugal to teach again in Ireland. This time he will present his most favourite topic of connecting REFLEXOLOGY with MERIDIANS and TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.
This 2-day, hands-on, CPD workshop takes place on Sat 19th + Sun 20th October 2024 at LUCAN SPA HOTEL in Dublin.

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Places strictly limited, please book early to avoid disappointment.
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Reflexology for Hormonal Imbalances

Reflexology is a gentle and non-invasive natural treatment designed to assist in maintaining optimal wellness in healthy individuals and alleviating the symptoms of a variety of disorders. According to practitioners and those who receive reflexology treatments, it seems to be particularly effective for treating hormonal imbalances. Why is this so?

Causes of Hormonal Imbalance

In both women and men, hormone levels need to be finely balanced in order to maintain optimal health. If the scales are tipped too much in one direction or another, problems can develop; sometimes severe. Two of the most frequent causes of hormonal imbalance are nutritional deficiencies and stress. Of these, stress is probably the most common.

When we experience stress, our bodies release high levels of the cortisol hormone. This is part of our natural "fight or flight" response to danger. Cortisol raises our heart rate, dilates the bronchial tubes and releases fat for use as fuel in response to a crisis. The problem is that in our modern society, stress can become chronic and elevated cortisol levels are very common. Some of the negative effects of this include:

  • High blood pressure.
  • A weakened immune system.
  • Infertility, PMS and other sexual disorders in women.
  • Prostate and erectile problems in men.

How Reflexology Works to Correct Hormonal Imbalances

Reflexology can work in a number of ways to correct hormonal imbalances. It works directly on reducing stress and therefore in correcting cortisol levels. In addition, reflexology is believed to be of benefit in a number of other important ways, including:

  • Removing toxins from the body.
  • Boosting the immune system.
  • Improving circulation.
  • Stimulating reproductive glands.

All of these benefits are directly or indirectly connected to the restoration of hormonal balance.

Although few clinical trials have been conducted to determine the efficacy of reflexology in treating hormonal imbalances, those  that have been conducted have been very encouraging. For example, a 1991 study at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found that 62 percent of women who received weekly reflexology treatments experienced relief from premenstrual syndrome symptoms.

How Reflexology Works

Reflexology is based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) energy meridian system. Many important meridians are located in the feet and these are believed to be directly connected to glands and organs in other parts of the body. Although these energetic meridians have not been scientifically verified, TCM has been practiced for thousands of years and is an accepted healing system in China, Japan, Korea and elsewhere.

Western doctors explain the benefits of reflexology a little differently. As the location of tens of thousands of nerve endings, massaging the feet can have a profoundly relaxing effect on the entire body. This in turn helps stimulate the "relaxation response." When this occurs, hormones are released that flush out excess cortisol restore the body to its natural, healthy state of balance (homeostasis).

Either way you look at it, reflexology seems to work. You are the best judge, though. Contact a local reflexologist and try it yourself. At the very least, you'll come away feeling relaxed and refreshed. You may even find that reflexology is the key you've been looking for to correct nagging hormonal imbalances safely and naturally.

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