On your first visit a consultation is important to establish if it is safe to give a treatment, this will help establish your expectations of the treatment and help adjust a treatment plan accordingly.

You will be asked for information about your previous medical history to ensure that it is safe to give a treatment, the most important information however can be discussed on the phone at the time that you make your appointment. This would save a wasted journey if it were found to be unwise to treat you because your condition was contraindicated. A consultation is a requirement of many insurance policies.

Your modesty

Your modesty and privacy are of utmost importance. With reflexology the only clothes that you need to remove are your shoes, socks and tights, you will be given the option of a blanket. With massage it is of course necessary to remove more of your clothing. Towels are draped in such a way that only the part of the body being treated is uncovered.

To massage your back, neck and shoulders it would be easier to remove all upper clothing but it is possible to keep your bra on with the straps undone and eased out of the way. Whatever you decide your privacy is of utmost importance you may ask for further towels for support or to cover up as necessary.

Your therapist should always check that the pressure that is being used is a comfortable pressure. You should feel comfortable to tell the therapist to use more or less pressure as necessary.

Following a treatment you will be encouraged to drink some water. Following some treatments there may very occasionally be a healing reaction as the mind and body begins to balance. You may feel tired, there may sometimes be a slight headache or you presenting symptoms may get slightly worse for a short time. With massage you may sometimes experience muscle soreness in areas which were previously tight and knotted, this may last a short while. It is very important to communicate with your massage therapist about the pressure used and your therapist will often ask if the pressure for you is correct, they should ask whether you would like more or less pressure.

It is important in the 24 hours following a treatment to try and increase your fluid intake try and get plenty of rest and avoid spicy foods, alcohol, coffee and tea. Healing reactions are rare and normally a treatment should be a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Healing reactions are normally the result of positive healing as you begin to balance. 

For a first visit please allow up to one and a half hours, for subsequent visits please allow one hour.