This specialist course is designed for reflexologists who wish to expand their expertise in supporting individuals and couples preparing for conception, facing fertility challenges and during maternity. Focusing on the body’s hormonal system, emotional aspects of infertility, and the impact of stress, this holistic programme will deepen your understanding and enhance your practice.
Over the last 25 years, Dr Jackie James has worked extensively with clients experiencing fertility difficulties. Drawing on her personal experience of the fertility journey, combined with evidence-informed research, she brings a unique perspective that integrates both lived experience and scientific understanding. Through this course, you will explore how reflexology may support conception and how to work compassionately with clients facing complex emotional and physical challenges.
Key areas of study include:
• Hormones and the endocrine system in relation to conception
• Stress and its effects on fertility
• Emotional challenges of infertility
• Assisted conception techniques
• Reproductive anatomy refresher
• Fertility-specific reflexology protocols
• Practical tutorials and supervised skills development
• Reflexology for the maternity client
This course has been designed and is delivered by Dr Jackie James, a reflexologist with over 25 years of clinical experience, who holds a Professional Doctorate in Health Science from the University of Portsmouth. By combining extensive practical experience, personal insight, and research-based knowledge, Dr Jackie equips practitioners to provide confident, compassionate, and effective reflexology care throughout the fertility and maternity journey.
Provider: Calming Influences
Length: 4 months
Location: Online / Zoom or in person
Website: https://www.calminginfluences.com/fertility/
Email: Jackie@calminginfluences.com
