Welcome
Professional Foot Health Treatments and Holistic Foot Therapies for Dumfries and Galloway
Patricia Lavelle MAR FHP CNHC
MindingFeet
MindingFeet is a holistic practice thinking differently. Patricia treats all types of foot and lower leg conditions. Prevention is the best cure. She helps you to take care of your feet now so you can avoid problems in the future.
Her goal is to change the way you think about your feet. She would like you to love your feet as much as she does. Feet are our foundation and healthy feet are essential for overall health and wellbeing.
your health relates to how your feet are feeling..
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Well Being
Wellness can be defined as an experience or an exploration of what makes you feel good.
Without proper fuel our bodies will not have the energy to perform at their best. Without exercise our bodies become weaker and less active. The journey through yoga encompasses so much more than the ‘asanas’ or the poses. Yoga enables us to handle and explore our attitudes towards the world, ourselves, our concentration and helps us to meditate. It helps us to understand why we resist and teaches us how to overcome our weaknesses.
The formula to wellness is a three step process
Many of My Patients Have Felt Bashful About Their Feet
At MindingFeet, I understand that you may feel insecure about your feet. I’ve seen a variety of feet in all conditions. No two feet are the same and every person has different needs, which is why I take a caring and personalised approach to your foot.
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One Pair Of Feet For Your Lifetime
Unlike the tyres on your car, you only get one pair of feet for your lifetime. They are fundamental to your life and your health and should not be ignored.
I am here to help you put your best foot forward, not just today, but for the rest of your life.
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Kriya Yoga Meditation
Breathing Techniques enabling you to open to self realisation.
Peace Mission Payer
With open wings of the swan I
I radiate peace from my heart to the world
Meditation Classes and Workshops available
Models of reality do not have to be scientifically true. You can take a model as a philosophy if it empowers you
Your life IS the single most precious thing you have.
Kindfulness -Meditation
The key to developing a successful meditation practice is finding the right fit for you. In order to figure out what kind of meditation works best for you, you’ll have to put a few types of meditation to the test and try several tools so you can choose the practice that feels the most comfortable.
Workshops and regular classes available - kindfulness meditation is a good place to start your future focus.
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History of Reflexology
Egyptian hieroglyphics depict the ancient beginnings of reflexology approximately 4000 years ago (Kunz & Kunz, 1995). There is evidence that some forms of reflexology were used by the ancient Chinese and early American Indian tribes (Bolting, 1997). Medical practices developed based on the notion that a stimulus applied to the body produces a response in another area of the body.
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Reflexology
Reflexology therapy aims to stimulate the body's innate self-healing systems and meridians, thereby reducing anxiety & creating an optimal homeostatic condition to increase circulation, promote healing & improve wellbeing. Thus encouraging the body to use its intrinsic ability to heal itself and restore a natural balance, a holistic approach that is becoming widely recognised & respected in modern medical practice.
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Hippocampus
The hippocampus is that part of your brain which is responsible for long-term memory and spatial navigation. It is located in the temporal lobe, behind your ear. You have two hippocampi, one on each side of the brain.
Alzheimer's Disease and Reflexology Hippocampus
Vladimir Bekhterev was best known for noting the role of the hippocampus in memory, his study of reflexes, and Bekhterev Disease (Ankylosing spondylitis). Moreover, he is known for his competition with Ivan Pavlov regarding the study of conditioned reflexes..
Alzheimer's disease (and other forms of dementia), the hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brain to suffer damage; short-term memory loss and disorientation are included among the early symptoms. Damage to the hippocampus can also result from oxygen starvation (hypoxia), encephalitis, or medial temporal lobe epilepsy. People with extensive, bilateral hippocampal damage may experience anterograde amnesia (the inability to form and retain new memories).
Through the ages Reflexology...
Is your baby suffering with colic or teething pain? Have you a teenager studying for exams or worried about identity, friendship groups and other pressures? Reflexology is a fabulous tool that can be used to help ease many common concerns and discomforts at all stages of childhood and adolescence.
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Treatments are modified to suit the age of the client
Cancer Care Reflexology
Reflexology may be a good choice for patients who don’t want to be touched, or who can’t be touched or moved during treatment. Unlike massage, it involves only the feet, with no re-positioning or undressing required.
Reflexology is one of the most popular types of complementary therapy in the UK among people with cancer.
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Reiki
Reiki was introduced to the world by Dr Mikao Usui around 1922 and originated in Japan. Rei translated in English means “the Higher Power or God’s Wisdom” and Ki stands for “life force energy”. We all have the ability to heal.
Patricia is a Reiki Master Teacher
Be Grateful. Even for a Day You’d Rather Forget
“There are billions of people, right now, all around the world, who – if they could swap places with you for just one day – would be living a life so far beyond anything they could have ever imagined. Your day-to-day life is someone else’s wildest dreams come true and much, much more.”
Don’t Just Think it….FEEL it
Now rather than just read that sentence, I want you to really feel it; think about those people and imagine they DO have your life for a day – no matter how dismal you think your life is. Imagine how amazed and grateful they would feel each moment for all the things you experience on a daily basis – a roof over your head, a bed to sleep in, food and drinks, clean water, a safe environment.
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