Reflexology
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Date:5th October
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Time:9.30am - 4pm
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Location:Sir Robert Peel Hospital,
Plantation Lane
Tamworth
B78 3NG -
Tutor:Gaynor Wooldridge
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Cost:£199 member
£249 non-member
This one day introduction to foot reflexology will cover the fascinating roots of reflexology, what it is and how it can benefit your patients. We will discuss how this therapy helps to relax the body, restore balance/ homeostasis and help stimulate the natural healing process.
Most of this day’s course will be spent ‘hands-on’, learning how to confidently complete a reflexology treatment, mastering the techniques and in recognizing how points on the feet correspond to organs within the body. Attendees will be practicing the techniques on one another.
The day will follow the Eunice Ingham method of reflexology.
Prior to the course all students will be given a copy of Reflexology – A concise guide to foot and hand massage by Rosalind Oxenford as part of the pre-course reading.
Course Schedule
9.45am: Welcome and refreshments
10am: Student and tutor introductions
10.30am: Reflexology history, what is it and incorporating it into your practice
11.15: Break
11.30: Observing a reflexology treatment
12.15pm: lunch
1pm: Techniques – thumb walking
1.15pm – 2.30pm: Student practical’s.
2.30pm: Short comfort break
2.45pm: Student practical’s
3.30: Q&A, Certification
4pm: Close
Tutor
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Gaynor Wooldridge, is a consultant podiatrist working within a multidisciplinary clinic in Kent. She has a passion and commitment to the field of foot health, with special interests in research, injection therapies, wound care and diabetes. She is a great believer that continuing professional development is central to the ‘lifelong learning’ approach so vital within healthcare.
Gaynor is an experienced reflexologist. 1992-1993: Diploma in Reflexology (Association of Reflexologists). Designed and delivered A and P and Reflexology VTEC and BTEC certificate – 1995: BTEC assessor award
1995-1997: Maidstone and Medway campus.
Lunch and refreshments are provided.