Rowena Gledhill is a professionally trained and insured reflexologist, running her private clinic from a secluded, tranquil cabin in her garden in Dorset.  She set up Weymouth Bay Reflexology in 2016, shortly after graduating with a Level 3 VTCT qualification in Reflexology.

Rowena is also a certified Repro-flexologist, after undertaking specialist training with the Association of Reproductive Reflexologists. In the past two years, she’s developed her understanding of the peri-menopause with further expert training and is using all of her knowledge to broaden her holistic support for people going through what can be a challenging stage of life.

Rowena’s experiences trying to conceive over 18 years ago with ‘unexplained infertility’ led her to supporting others with reproductive issues. ‘We’d been given very little information about what we could do to help ourselves and after several investigations including surgery, thought we’d never have children. However, we tried several different approaches, including reflexology and were delighted to discover that we were pregnant, actually on my birthday — the best gift ever.’ 

Her initial interest in reflexology ultimately led Rowena into training professionally as a reflexologist. Reflexology for fertility is for people who have cycle issues (PMS, PCOS, fibroids), those struggling to conceive, as well as for anyone undergoing IVF treatments, and further on into managing peri-menopause and the changes that can bring.

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Here’s a quick summary of the podcast: 

What reflexology is and how it can help you

Rowena details what reflexology is and how she practices reflexology. She also disusses what to look for in a reflexologist in terms of qualifications. Rowena highlights some of the ways in which reflexology can benefit her clients in terms of: releasing tension, promoting relaxation, improving mood, aiding sleep, and enhancing overall wellbeing. Jess and Rowena also discuss the benefits of taking a rounded, holistic approach to your health and wellbeing, with reflexology being a part of this — whereby you create a time and space in which you start to repair your relationship with your mind and body, and really start tofocus on what you can do to improve your own health. 

Reflexology and women’s health

Rowena takes us real-life examples of how reflexology has helped to really improve the health and wellbeing of some of her clients. She discusses a PCOS client, as well as fertility clients who have started with reflexology and seen great benefits since. Again, Rowena focuses on also educating her clients about their own bodies, and what they can do to better their own health in their day-to-day lives. This empowers her clients to take back control of their wellbeing and get on the right path to achieving their health goals. Jess and Rowena discuss the importance of better education on women’s bodies and what can be done to ensure long-term health and wellbeing. 

Jessica Hobbis