With the hour of sleep we all gained this past weekend comes the promise of dark earlier, less sunshine, and for some a depression commonly referred to as SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder. The lack of sunshine contributes to the lack of vitamin D, which in turn may cause depression. According to an article in U.S. […]
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Finding Balance in the Ups and Downs of Life
When you’ve put in six plus decades of life, you’ve seen shifts in direction in many facets of life and culture. Some are better than others. My life having personally touched lives back to the 1880’s, I’ve heard first hand the stories of hardship and difficulties life held in previous generations. I’ve also seen the […]
Recommended Guide for DIY Reflexology
So many times I’m asked if I would teach class or share a book that would teach some self-help reflexology. In my years of reflexology experience I’ve acquired quite a library of great titles loaded with helpful reflexology tips and techniques. In my Footsteps in Eden Reflexology practice, I love sharing simple, but effective reflexology […]
Sleep Soundly at The Feather Ball
Even as a young child I had many invitations to The Ball. It was pretty awesome to think that perhaps I was Cinderella with an opportunity to dance the night away. Instead they were invitations from my Dad to attend The Feather Ball. It all became our silly little bedtime dittie. Those nights I was […]
Hugs for Your Heart
Warm Fuzzies or Cold Pricklies? We’re certain, like us, you would choose the warm fuzzies. What is it about hugs that make us feel so warm and fuzzy and loved? Or you may be one that uprights your shields when hugs are coming around. Especially to those of you in the second group, let us […]
Laughter and Reflexology for Your Heart
Footsteps in Eden Reflexology’s previous post led you on a journey to discover more about the benefits of laughter: increased immunity, relaxation, focus redirected from the negative. When who followed that link you learned, also, about relaxation to the shoulders, the diaphragm and more just from laughing. Have you ever wondered what laughter and reflexology […]
Laugh Your Way to New Possibilities
Live, Laugh, Love. You hear it so often it’s become so rote, but there’s power in this three word alliteration. Journey with us during this month of Love and of Heart Health as Footsteps in Eden mixes in a dose of laughter with it’s strong ties to life and love. After all, “laughter is the […]
Keeping the Holidays Relaxed
Footsteps in Eden Reflexology has shared these “Holiday Stress Reduction Tips” before. We adapted them several years ago from an article by Dr. Dolores Digaetano, which appeared in the MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL. We won’t all have the opportunity to escape to the beach, but these are excellent reminders for us as the holiday season gets […]
Footsteps in Eden Offers Reflexology Enhanced Yoga Workshop
Would you love to learn some potentially great self-help reflexology along with how it may also enhance your yoga practice? Footsteps In Eden Reflexology is offering a workshop with that theme this coming Saturday, October 4, 2014. The workshop will be lead by Lynn Watson, Reflexologist, and Lindsey Massey, Yoga Instructor in Training. Keep reading […]
Benefits of Herbal Teas
It’s pretty well known that chamomile tea in the evening may provide a gentle prelude to a good night’s sleep. I was recently reminded by a Footsteps in Eden client, how a cup of hot tea was the perfect touch to a day which included reflexology and a lavender with Epsom salts bath, all of […]