Holistic Therapies For Cancer Wellbeing

Aromatherapy involves using therapeutic grade essential oils to help calm and balance body and mind. Each individual oil has a different effect on the body and may be used to relieve both physical and emotional symptoms. Aromatherapy can be a great way to ease the side effects of chemotherapy such as peripheral neuropathy.

Non-invasive and deeply relaxing, reflexology is a holistic treatment that can be used to benefit many different conditions. During reflexology pressure is applied at specific points on the feet to stimulate various corresponding areas of the body, promoting balance and wellbeing. Reflexology increases circulation and can relieve physical and emotional symptoms. A very popular treatment to help manage the side effects of chemotherapy or hormone treatments for cancer. Combined with essential oils this is an amazing treatment for peripheral neuropathy.

A specialist type of reflexology focused on lymphatic drainage and improving your body's ability to remove waste and toxins. This treatment is especially beneficial for patients with chronic illness such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, cancer or lymphoedema as well as for anyone who is looking to promote general health and wellbeing. I highly recommend including this  treatment in your "wellness practice" following breast cancer surgery whether lymph nodes have or haven't been removed.

Lymphatic drainage massage helps remove excess fluid and toxins from the body through specific movements designed to stimulate drainage. Benefits include reducing water retention, minimising swelling and improving the appearance of the skin. This type of massage has so many benefits including boosting your immune system. It is very often recommended by surgeons post surgery to aid healing and recovery. If you are following an integrative oncology approach this treatment is hugely beneficial within your wellness practice!

Whilst all my therapies are suitable for you during cancer treatment, if you are looking for a gentle therapeutic and relaxing massage for general wellbeing then this is for you. Massage eases tension, soothes aching joints or muscles, improves circulation, reduces swelling and promotes relaxation. This massage can be enhanced with essential oils for an aromatherapy experience.

Soothing and stimulating, Tibetan head massage is deeply relaxing and can improve circulation, reduce stress and anxiety, and release tension in the muscles around the head and neck to alleviate headaches. Head massage boosts circulation around your scalp and is beneficial in encouraging hair growth following chemotherapy. This treatment includes a back, neck and shoulder massage.

Working with energy is my superpower and a powerful healing tool when it comes to releasing energetic blocks that may manifest in dis-ease. It is so important for our energy system to be flowing smoothly for wellness. During an energy session I use my hands as a channel, tuning into your energy system, shifting any energetic blocks and guiding energy to flow smoothly through all your chakras from root to crown.

Crystals are a magical tool to combine with energy work, enhancing energy flow, promoting balance throughout the chakra system and they can also help to relieve symptoms or side effects of cancer treatment. As mentioned previously I use my own unique energy, enhancing this energy work by tapping into the individual energetic frequency of crystals that are chosen specifically for you.

Menopause symptoms are a common reason that ladies come to see me. In particular sudden onset menopause that is induced by cancer treatment. A combined approach of reflexology, aromatherapy, and energy work with a focus on the mind-body connection, can be really helpful in enabling ladies to cope with these symptoms more easily.