Foot Palace

Foot Palace is a one-of-a kind reflexology spa where you are treated like royalty. Your feet carry you through life, do them a favor and allow us to melt the stress, aches, and pains away through reflexology massage. Come kick your feet up and relax in a state of tranquility while rebalancing your body from the inside out.

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Beat the Summer Heat and Avoid Swollen Feet

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The southern heat is officially underway as summer has arrived. This means we all look forward to barbecues and pool days ahead in the sizzling sun. The summer heat can be a real problem for most of us, in our feet and ankles. This extreme heat causes our bodies to be less efficient at removing fluid from the tissues. High temperatures can cause fluid retention, causing us to swell. Our bodies’ mechanism to cool down is swelling. Although, swelling is usually temporary, swollen feet can be very uncomfortable.

Extreme Heat Causes Swollen Feet

Swollen feet and ankles are no fun to say the least. Achy feet from pressure caused by heat, we would all rather avoid, but most of us suffer from at some point. Swollen feet and ankles that are caused from extreme heat is referred to as heat edema. Heat edema occurs when the blood vessels in your feet widen from prolonged sitting or standing. This causes pools of fluid to build up around the ankles and feet from gravity. Many women experience the discomforts of edema during pregnancy, especially during the summer months.

Benefits of Soaking Your Feet in Epsom Salt

A great and easy way to relieve this discomfort in your ankles and feet is with a foot soak in Epsom mineral salt. Soaking your swollen feet in Epsom salt reduces the inflammation because of the essential mineral “magnesium sulfate” that is found in the salt. Inflammation can cause a depletion of magnesium, so your body will absorb the magnesium from the soak, which reduces the swelling and pressure. Also, to help alleviate some pressure opt for shoes that have more support. For example flat shoes will help prevent swelling from occurring, and look for styles that offer arch and ankle support, which will prevent and relieve conditions such as arch and heel pain.

Reflexology Massage and Cool Aromatherapy Benefits

Another great treatment to help reduce swelling and discomfort is a soothing, and relaxing reflexology massage. A foot massage session starts with an Epsom salt mineral foot soak, then a reflexologist massages and stimulates acupressure points in the feet, which can reduce- if not eliminate, swelling completely by the end of a one-hour session. The stimulated pressure points boost circulation to help relieve the swelling. Reflexology encourages better blood flow in the lower extremities. In addition to beating the heat, and make your experience a little more “cool” (literally), consider adding cold aromatherapy. Cold aromatherapy consists of a cold eye pillow and neck wrap, which are filled with a lovely, lightly scented, 12 herb blend that can really cool you down, and help soothe your senses.

No matter what your summer plans are beating the heat should be a priority. Making sure you stay cool and well hydrated is key. Keep a bottle of water with you at all times when participating in outdoor activities to avoid dehydration. Avoid prolonged sitting or standing in the scorching heat to avoid swelling.
If you do find yourself suffering from swollen ankles and feet this summer, and have never had reflexology, I encourage you to give it try.

Book your appointment here www.yourfootpalace.com and relieve the pain and aches from the hot Athens weather.

Eliminate Pre Wedding Stress With a Couples Massage

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Let’s face it, planning a wedding can be stressful-mentally, emotionally, and physically for everyone involved. The wedding, and the parties with friends and family leading up to the big day, are wonderful joyous times, but certainly are not without a few freak out moments. The stress from planning this major life event can bring out the dark side of your closest, friends and relatives. Yikes! Not to worry, reflexology can help!

Regular Reflexology massage sessions will help you handle stressful situations in a calmer manner.At a time when you literally run your feet off, your feet are the best place to start when you’re trying to destress. Reflexology is a deeper way to relax, and is the best foot rub you’ll ever receive. The pre-wedding period should be a positive one for everyone involved in your wedding party. You want your wedding planning process to bring you closer to your spouse, family, and friends. Over-stress can interfere with this goal, causing even more tension between you as a couple. Incorporating massage can help with relaxing, feeling balanced and coping with your frazzled mind from pre-wedding stress.

Brides and grooms receiving couple’s massage sessions is a great way to connect during this chaotic time. It can be easy to “lose” one another in planning this extraordinary life event. Planning a romantic date night, for just the two of you, to have a Couples Reflexology Session is a great way to unwind together. Take an hour, once a month for the both of you to get a Reflexology service, we promise, you will not regret it! Use this hour to completely take a break, and allow yourself to unwind from any stress you may have from planning your wedding. Reflexology services are wonderful stress busters to help you get your wedding “zen” back. It’s great way to allow your body to relax and unwind so you arrive at your wedding day feeling peace, joy and looking your best. You will leave feeling relaxed, energized, balanced and will have a restful night’s sleep. When you feel good, you look good!

Don’t forget about your bridal party and family members as well. They have showers to plan, and bachelor/ bachelorette parties to make perfect for you both. Offering reflexology sessions for your Mom, Mother-in-law, Father, Father-in-law, and bridal party, with YOU of course, is a great way to say “Thank you!” for all their hard work. Booking a reflexology party is great way to bond and decompress before the wedding and have everyone at ease the day of. A little love to everyone’s feet will pay off in blissful comfort and the stress will melt away. The foot corresponds to various organs in the body, allowing Reflexologist to work out the kinks in the feet which gives an all-over positive result. Having a positive energized bridal party will only help to make your big day a joyful time. An open concept spa is a huge bonus; this allows everyone in your group quality time together. Reflexology parties also make a perfect start to a bachelor or bachelorette party before the night begins.

Your wedding day will pass by in a blur, remember to enjoy the time leading up to it. Don’t let the little things and stress spoil the fun out of your celebration. Click here to book your pre-wedding couples massage.

How a Foot Massage Can Relieve Your Plantar Fasciitis Pain

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Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common orthopedic complaints. Those that suffer from plantar fasciitis usually experience stabbing heel pain and stiffness with their first step out of bed in the morning. This pain can range from mild discomfort to debilitating pain and affects nearly 2 million Americans each year. The pain is caused from inflammation of the plantar fascia tissue, which is a thin web-like ligament that runs across the bottom of your foot connecting your heel bone to your toes. This thin ligament is the foot’s arch support that helps you walk. The pain from plantar fasciitis normally decreases as your foot limbers up throughout the day, but can return if you spend a majority of your day standing. We don’t often think about our feet but our daily lives put a lot of stress on our plantar fascia ligament.

This common orthopedic condition is frequently found in runners. The ligament normally acts as a shock absorber, and putting too much pressure on this ligament can wreak havoc on your feet. However, planter fasciitis doesn’t just affect the fleet of foot. You may also be at risk for this condition if you are overweight, late in a pregnancy, menopausal, or wear shoes with inadequate arch support. Maintaining a healthy weight, stretching before physical activity, and wearing shoes with proper arch and heel support may reduce your risk of getting plantar fasciitis.

Reflexology can help relieve some of the pain and discomfort caused by plantar fasciitis. Reflexology is beneficial because it uses pressure point techniques to release tension in the feet and relieves heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis. A natural cure for Plantar Fasciitis is to massage the feet. Plantar Fasciitis surgery is too invasive for most people and costs a lot of money! Reflexology is a healthier and better Plantar Fasciitis remedy! During a reflexology session you fist soak your feet in hot Epson mineral salt water to help draw inflammation out of the sore muscles. Once your muscles have loosened up a little form the warm salt soak, a therapist begins working on breaking up the “crystals” in your feet, loosing up the tight bands of the fascia, and then stretches the ligaments and Achilles tendon. Doing this helps to further relax the muscles in the feet and calves, to increase circulation and flexibility. Increasing the circulation and flexibility in your lower legs and feet reduces the inflammation causing pain in the plantar fascia. Like most injuries, there’s no instant cure, but receiving regular reflexology sessions can help you achieve pain relief in minutes, help gradually experience less pain daily on a daily basis, and maintain full flexibility in your feet, heels, and lower legs.

Set your massage appointment now and relieve your pain and foot discomfort today!

Anti-Aging Benefits of a Jade Stone Facial

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Jade stone facials are the new rave in many major cities with its anti-aging beauty benefits. This facial isn’t one that focuses on extractions, but the release of impurities from within by opening up and stimulating lymphatic drainage. The list of benefits for a younger looking complexion include; toning, lifting and firming skin, reduction in the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, puffy eyes, dark eye circles, as well as restoring natural skin tone and texture. The jade stone rejuvenating facial is a perfect choice for those who want to look radiant before a big event.

This anti-aging service is ideal for all skin types and is beneficial for both men and women to help reduce the signs of aging that eventually affects us all. This is not a permanent fix for those fine lines or loose skin, but you can definitely see immediate results that can last up to weeks. A jade stone facial massage is performed on clean skin (without makeup) using fractionated coconut oil and warm jade gemstones. During the facial the jade stones are manipulated in very specific gentle and smooth motions, that instantly stimulate movement of lymphatic fluids and blood circulation, thus causing the immediate result of lifted, even-toned, and glowing skin.

The face has 300 complex pressure points that relate to every part of the body. We don’t use half of them in our daily lives. Therapists use a gentle and light touch with the gemstones to massage your face, activating lymphatic draining which detoxifies the skin. Lymphatic drainage helps to reduce puffiness and boost the immune system, which in return, can mean less breakouts and a clearer complexion. Stimulating facial pressure points can also relieve sinus problems, regular headaches, TMJ syndrome, and other head and neck issues. Not only do you get to reap the benefits for some health concerns, but you also receive the beautify benefits as a bonus. Receiving regular facial massages will help your body stimulate energy flow through your organs to rebalance from the inside out. The rejuvenating anti-aging beauty perk is only one of many benefits of this facial.

Jade is a protective stone that signifies tranquil wisdom, and is a symbol of serenity as well as purity. It’s a natural gemstone with a microelement composition that transmits heat to help circulate internal pathways throughout the body. When it comes into contact with skin, the gemstone generates an electromagnetic field around the body. Using jade gemstones for facial services work by creating an energetic friction to the area, followed by energetic canals with motion. Jade gemstones also assist with the overall balancing of the body system and mind. Jade helps to remove toxins, rebind skeletal and cellular systems, aid in body filtration, as well as soothes the mind- releasing negative thoughts and irritability. There is no guarantee that everyone will benefit from these treatments. Each individual responds differently, and some may benefit more than others. Either way this smooth gentle facial service is definitely going to leave you feeling fresh, relaxed, and looking your best!

Whether you need a facial or other spa treatments, our soothing Athens massage palace invites you to melt away your pain and stress today!

Is a reflexology massage safe during pregnancy?

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pregnancy-massage-prenatal-reflexologyAs with almost any alternative therapy, you should consult your practitioner before you begin reflexology massage treatments, and you should be sure that your reflexologist has been properly trained and has experience working with pregnant women. As in the case with prenatal massage, some reflexologists prefer to wait until you are out of your first trimester before they will work on you. Be sure to speak with your practitioner and your reflexologist prior to any treatment. A good reflexologists will not work on you unless they’re sure that they won’t cause you or your baby any harm.

The basic theory behind reflexology is that pressing specific energy points, primarily in the feet, and in the hands, can simulate organs and boost energy flow. The idea is that this pressure allows blocked energy to flow freely, which increases blood flow to the corresponding part of your body.  Reflexologists often work the area between your ankle and heel to stimulate labor and contractions. Unless you’re packed and ready to head for the hospital, make sure that your reflexologist or, for that matter, any massage therapist you might see, avoids stimulating this area for any length of time.  Reflexology is often used to soothe the aches and pains in your back and joints that are taking a beating from your growing belly, and can give you relief from some of your most persistent woes. These may include morning sickness, heartburn, swelling in your legs (if not due to preeclampsia), constipation, high blood pressure (again, as long as it appears without the other symptoms of preeclampsia), insomnia, bladder problems, mild cramping, and even hemorrhoids. In addition, reflexology seems to reduce emotional stresses, such as depression and anxiety. Reflexology may even be helpful after you give birth, some studies have shown it stimulates the production of milk.

There is no evidence that reflexology is unsafe during pregnancy, if it is carried out correctly by a qualified health professional or a qualified reflexologist who is experienced in treating pregnant women. If nothing else, the massage aspect is extremely relaxing, and that’s useful at any point during pregnancy.

Whether you need a spa treatment or relaxing massage, Foot Palace invites you to melt away your pain and stress today!

Spa Treatments – History & Benefits

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hot spring spa water therapyToday spas and hot springs are in the top two tourist attractions and destinations globally. The most visited are located in the Mediterranean and far East.

Since modern civilization we have enjoyed mineral baths, foot spas, and other spa related indulgences. Not only do these spa inspired retreats alleviate stress, they improve health – giving sufficient reason for vacationers to flock to spas.

The earliest mention of spa practices originated in Greece. The Grecians introduced the first foot baths in the second millennium BC. These spas promoted healing using therapeutic water to relieve fatigue and improve health. Archeologists have confirmed hot springs, mineral baths, and spas existed in nearly every ancient civilization.

In the Celtic hot spring baths of England, the spas were believed to purify the body both physically and spiritually. The Japanese foot baths have been the attraction of those on health pilgrimages to hot springs for over 1,600 years.

So what is it about these spas and water treatments that created their prominence since ancient times? Well it’s proven that spas detoxify the body and improve circulation, reduce stress, alleviate headaches and many other ailments.

Our feet and underarms are pathways that help us discharge toxins from the body. Your feet also contain energy channels which have long been observed by the Chinese. The Chinese foot spa practices include reflexology, which is the use of pressure points to improve circulation and promote detoxification. There are several ways to perform a foot detox, including reflexology, foot pads, ionic baths, and the more traditional mineral foot bath.

Though it may be difficult to coordinate regular spa retreats, foot spas offering mineral baths and reflexology are a more convenient addition to every health regimen. Foot spas have been popular local destinations in the East, and are quickly becoming popular in the West. With science acknowledging varied health benefits, many health practitioners have begun recommending clients incorporate regular spa time into their busy schedules.

Next time you are searching for a foot spa, be sure to inquire about reflexology services and experience the healing powers that the East has used for centuries.