Introducing Vanessa Simms
Relax and Revive Therapies

Vanessa Relax and Revive Therapies Hello and welcome.

My journey from being interested in complementary therapies and having the odd treatment, to actually leaving my full time office job to pursue a new career in something I love and that helps people, has been pretty amazing so far!

Getting stuck in a rut after 13 years of stressful office work, made me search for something 'interesting' to do in my spare time. That's when I discovered Reflexology.

I was curious and amazed that simply pressing points on the feet could help something elsewhere in the body and be so deeply relaxing at the same time. Eager to know more, I embarked on a year long Practitioner Diploma course in London with Nicola Hall at the Bayly School of Reflexology. I loved the fact that this school was established by Doreen Bayly, the lady who, after being trained in America by Eunice Ingham, was reponsible for bringing Reflexology to Great Britain in 1966 - what a great link to history!

I'm fortunate to have met some wonderful people since then, who led me to train in Maternity Reflexology with the internationally renowned Susanne Enzer at Soul to Sole Reflexology, Indian Head Massage with Sally Morris at On The Spot Training School and Holistic Massage with Dror Steiner and Sally Morris at the Bodyology School of Massage.

I regularly attend workshops to continue my learning and enhance my knowledge in both massage and reflexology.

In addition to this, as well as seeing private clients, I work freelance for Mount Alvernia hospital in the oncology department and I'm employed part-time as a therapist for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care. It was here that I met the people who inspired me to train with the SMAE Institute to become a Foot Health Professional.

I am registered with the Federation of Holistic Therapists. I can also be found on the FHT Complementary Healthcare Therapist Register which has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, a body accountable to Parliament. I am a member of The College of Foot Health Professionals (MCFHP) and The British Association of Foot Health Professionals (MAFHP). These professional associations all have a strict code of ethics that I adhere to.

Qualifications

BRA Practitioner Diploma in Reflexology (level 3) - Bayly School of Reflexology

Indian Head Massage Practitioner Diploma - On The Spot Training School

Certificate of Competency in Maternity Reflexology - Soul to Sole Reflexology

MTI Diploma in Holistic Massage (level 4) - Bodyology School of Massage

Diploma in Foot Health with distinction – The SMAE Institute

Memberships

F.H.T Federation of Holistic Therapists

MCFHP

MAFHP

Course Accreditation

British Reflexology Association

Massage Training Institute

THERAPY NEWS & VIEWS

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try some mindfulness exercises

If you find yourself being pulled from pillar to post, take a breath and look after your wellbeing.

Try these exercises and find the calm amidst the madness of your day.

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With more and more people using various forms of technology such as i-pads, tablets and smartphones, there has been an explosion of related conditions. Pain in the fingers, arms and shoulders, tight necks and bad backs.

Text neck, however, is one of the worst. Damage to the spine by spending long periods of time in this poor hunched over posture could lead to serious problems.

Contact me to see how massage can not only provide time away from technology, but will actually help to work out the knots and tension created by technology.

What counts as your five-a-day?

I may be able to soothe away your aches and pains, but are you getting your five-a-day to be healthy from the inside?