Sue Ricks

Happy New Year - all the best for 2012

Wishing everybody a really happy New Year.

It has been a really super year with many challenges, experiences and changes both personally and professionally. I've been lucky enough to spend longer than I thought with my mum before she peacefully passed away in November. I feel very lucky that I had time to truly be with her. We had a magical holiday in France in July where she revisited a favourite area of Brittany (France) and we even took her to her special place where she was able to dangle her feet in the sea.  My beautiful second grandson, Charlie was born and is adored buyye veryone including his big brother Oscar. We just spent a lovely Christmas together as a family. I feel very lucky to have a wonderful partner, children, grandchildren and all my family.

2011 was many things including a time of travelling within the UK,  America, Ireland and Europe.  We've seen lots of students complete some superb complementary therapy and energy work. We been blessed with a beautiful group of new Gentle Touch Reflexologists (GTR) and in all our new 2012 courses are now launching as well.

We've revamped the clinic room and the training area so that it is really beautiful peaceful and restful and gives an added ambience to the work that we do together. We are very lucky to be working in therapy and training as it is immensely rewarding to see people going out and changing other people's lives for the better.

This year has seen a total relaunch of www.SueRicks.com where we can offer a range of treatments and online booking service and a completely new range of courses. There are now evening courses, daytime courses, full-time courses and part-time courses.

The clinic is operating in Loughborough, Leicestershire where I plan to be offering the people of East Midlands a range of therapies including reflexology, Hopi ear cancelling, Reiki, electro crystal therapy, NLP,  life skills and coaching, personal mentoring, EFT (emotional Freedom technique). There are some specific reflexology treatments available in is Gentle Touch Reflexology, reflexology for babies and children (infants), maternity reflexology and treatments to support those hoping to become pregnant (fertility and preconception care). Treatments available.

We really pleased to be able to offer some super courses in 2012 that include reflexology, hand reflexology, foot reading, Hopi ear cancelling energy and vibrational healing, chakra balancing understanding illness and disease, reflexology and retirement, reflexology for babies and children (infants), personal development seminars, the mirror principle, Reiki, Indian head massage, NLP  and feng shui.

It's been an exciting time of growth and development. We've got some online distance learning programs that are just about ready to be launched is there some webinars, and new training packages to suit all.

I'm so grateful to my mum who first introduced me to the healing arts, I feel her presence.

With love and blessings to everyone for a lovely 2012.

www.suericks.com

 

 

 

Foot Reading revisited

I have been asked to write more about foot reading and return to the subject. Foot reading is becoming increasingly popular as there is so much that we can learn about ourselves via our feet. These are hidden treasure troves of information when we know where to look!

We can see how certain careers suit some, whilst others are more suited to different careers. Someone may have natural strengths and be in the right career and yet another person maybe in the wrong career for their personality (as shown in their feet).  We can see if someone is really intuitive if they have along second toe - longer than the big toe -(hallux). We can see if they are likely to be following their path or are unable to follow their intuition. We may see that another person maybe extremely intelligent and great at making very logical decisions whilst totally disregarding their feelings.

Anyone who has a long first toe (the toe next to the big toe/ hallux) has a great capacity to feel and sense things, they are intuitive and check their how they feel about things all the time.  Anyone who has an extremely long big toe is very intelligent and likes to think things through.  Those who have a degree of ‘webbing’ between their first and second toes will check how they feel before doing anything and if it does not feel right they will not move  forward at all (even when it has been planned and mentally gone over time and time again). Someone with a very large big toe may be immensely logical but miss the wider issues whilst someone with long big toes and a long first toe may also be aware of how they feel about it to and that will help make a balanced decision.

 

Click here for my Foot Reading Chart

 

Foot reading is fascinating.  My manicurist has recently become intrigued and has started asking me for more information on what you can read via hands and feet. She knows that I am currently writing about it and keeps asking me how far I have got and wants to know what I am writing about at the moment. Each time I go I tell her where I am and what the subject is about and she them looks out for it with her clients who go for manicure or pedicures.  She says that she has found it really unnervingly accurate!  She had even started check her own feet. She has found out that she could predict that a client was actually really annoyed with her family when outwardly she implied that life was perfect.  She has also noticed that one client was dreading her son leaving home (all by ‘reading’ her feet).

If you would like to know more about foot reading visit our website www.suericks.com

Click here to find out about our Foot Reading courses

Next Foot Reading Course and Charts Information

Next Course for Foot Reading is available on the 19th July- Click here for information on this course - see feedback.....

Quotes from people who have studied Foot Reading

Insider information- Helen Shortland

Indicator of what is really going on- Lisa Goddard

Reflection of the person – Emma Liston

Brings everything together – like the glue – Paul Prewitt

Be able to ‘look inside’ – Lisa Goddard

Fun -Ann Clarricoates

The unspoken word that saves embarrassment - Gill Wright

You can tell instantly how someone is feeling - Chris Bridges

It opens the floodgate of what you can do with feet.  Enhances everything immensely.  Incredible - Steve Finnemore

An extra insight so you can treat everyone better - Seanna Matthews

Its such a gift that you can see issues that people don’t want you to talk about and hopefully help them better because you know more (without them knowing that you know!!)  Gill Wright

New Foot Reading Charts also available at www.suericks.com

 

Next Foot Reading Course and Charts Information

Next Course available - Click here for information on this great course - such superb feedback.....

Quotes from people who have studied Foot Reading

Insider information- Helen Shortland

 

Indicator of what is really going on- Lisa Goddard

 

Reflection of the person – Emma Liston

 

Brings everything together – like the glue – Paul Prewitt

 

Be able to ‘look inside’ – Lisa Goddard

 

Fun -Ann Clarricoates

 

The unspoken word that saves embarrassment - Gill Wright

 

You can tell instantly how someone is feeling - Chris Bridges

 

It opens the floodgate of what you can do with feet.  Enhances everything immensely.  Incredible - Steve Finnemore

 

An extra insight so you can treat everyone better - Seanna Matthews

 

Its such a gift that you can see issues that people don’t want you to talk about and hopefully help them better because you know more (without them knowing that you know!!)  Gill Wright

New Foot Reading Charts also available at www.suericks.com

 

USA Courses available - ARCB approved

The ARCB have approved the following courses for CEU's (Continuing Educational Units). (Also see www.suericks.com for details of current course dates)

Sue Ricks School of Complementary Therapies, P00133, is approved as a provider of continuing education by the American Reflexology Certification Board.

Alphabetical Order

Subject	Course Title	Duration
Advanced Foot Reading	Advanced Foot Reading	One day
Advanced Foot Reading	Advanced Foot Reading Highlights	Three hours
Advanced Reflexology for Younger Clients	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology for Younger Clients	Two days
An Introduction to Reflexology for Babies and Children	The Gentle Touch of Reflexology for Babies and Children	One day
EFT	Introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)	One day
EFT	Introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)	Three hours
Energy and Vibrational Healing	Energy and Vibrational Healing via the Feet	One day
Energy and Vibrational Healing	Energy and Vibrational Healing via the Feet	Three hours
Feng Shui	Feng Shui for Practitioners	One day
Feng Shui	Feng Shui for Practitioners	Three hours
Foot Reading	Foot Reading	One day
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	An Introduction to Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	One day
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology Techniques	Two days
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	Three day GTR Workshop	Three days
Hand Reflexology	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology Hand Reflexology Techniques	One day
NLP	NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)	One day
Reflexology for Babies and Children	The Gentle Touch of Reflexology for Babies and Children	Two days
Reflexology for Endocrine Imbalances	Gentle Touch Reflexology for Endocrine Imbalances	One day
Reflexology for the Elderly	Gentle Touch Reflexology for the Elderly	One day
Understanding Illness and Disease	Understanding Illness and Disease – bringing it all together	One day

 

Please feel free to contact me for more information or for details of arranging a class in your area.

suericks@suericks.com

New ARCB Courses Approved (American ReflexologyCertification Board)

Great News - All of the following courses have been approved by the ARCB (American Reflexology Certification Board). Please email me at suericks@suericks.com if you  would like to know where courses are being held or see my website www.suericks.com for more information

Alphabetical Order

Subject	Course Title	Duration
Advanced Foot Reading	Advanced Foot Reading	One day
Advanced Foot Reading	Advanced Foot Reading Highlights	Three hours
Advanced Reflexology for Younger Clients	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology for Younger Clients	Two days
An Introduction to Reflexology for Babies and Children	The Gentle Touch of Reflexology for Babies and Children	One day
EFT	Introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)	One day
EFT	Introduction to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)	Three hours
Energy and Vibrational Healing	Energy and Vibrational Healing via the Feet	One day
Energy and Vibrational Healing	Energy and Vibrational Healing via the Feet	Three hours
Feng Shui	Feng Shui for Practitioners	One day
Feng Shui	Feng Shui for Practitioners	Three hours
Foot Reading	Foot Reading	One day
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	An Introduction to Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	One day
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology Techniques	Two days
Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology	Three day GTR Workshop	Three days
Hand Reflexology	Gentle Touch ™ Reflexology Hand Reflexology Techniques	One day
NLP	NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)	One day
Reflexology for Babies and Children	The Gentle Touch of Reflexology for Babies and Children	Two days
Reflexology for Endocrine Imbalances	Gentle Touch Reflexology for Endocrine Imbalances	One day
Reflexology for the Elderly	Gentle Touch Reflexology for the Elderly	One day
Understanding Illness and Disease	Understanding Illness and Disease – bringing it all together	One day

Foot Reading in USA

I have been arranging the new Foot Reading courses that we are running in the States today.We are running one in Kentucky, One in Ohio and another in New York in May 2010.  If you would like more information please email me at suericks@suericks.com.

My Foot reRding book is also coming along nicely.  It's amazing when you look at all the types of feet that there are around us! Every pair of feet tells a story!

Courses Available - Understanding Conditions to Building Better Relationships

Additional Subjects Available  In Short Courses
Reflexology Specific Courses
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology an Introduction	A first glimpse into the wonderful world of Gentle Touch™ Reflexology Includes - -          what it is -          a basic guide to how it works -          who benefits? A simple self help starter techniques	2 hours	£20
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and Conditions	Skeletal Issues -          Head -          Neck -          Shoulder -          Arms -          Hands -          Back -          Hips -          Knees -          Ankles -          Feet	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology for people with back pain	Meanings and interpretations Spinal reflex treatments Practical routines Energy re balancing Clearing and alignment	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology  for people with Neck and shoulder issues	Meanings and interpretations of neck and shoulders Neck and shoulder reflex treatments Practical routines Energy re balancing Clearing and alignment	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology for people with intestine/ bowel challenges	Meanings and interpretations of bowels and associated conditions Gentle Touch™ Reflexology Practical routines to assist clients Energy re balancing and Clearing.	½ day	£45
Simple Hand Reflexology - self help techniques	Simple, easy and effective techniques for self help.  Can be used as an addition to other therapies as well. Covers main stress conditions that people may experience. Instruction on practical techniques	½ day	£45

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Other Courses
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and conditions Part One	Skeletal Issues -          Head -          Neck -          Shoulder -          Arms -          Hands -          Back -          Hips -          Knees -          Ankles -          Feet	½ day	£45
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and conditions Part Two	Health Challenges and Body locations & meanings -          Eyes -          Ears -          Lungs -          Heart -          Digestive system -          Kidneys -          Etc	½ day	£45
Chakras - an Introduction	-          An introduction to what chakras are, -          Where they are located, -          What colours relate. -          What do they link to? -          Why it’s useful to understand them. -          Linking People, conditions and chakras.	½ day	£45
Heart connections How to improve your relationship to anyone that you love	-          What is love? -          How does it influence our life? -          What we can easily do to get surprisingly pleasing results -          Enjoying your own space and acknowledging  theirs too -          The cycle of life - a magical tool to get life running smoothly.	½ day	£45
Small shifts to a better life and work	-          The “how to” for getting the life you desire. -          Quick and easy results guaranteed! -          Tested programme - instant results -          How to easily spot whatever you ate doing wrong and knowing how to get it right!	½ day	£45
Dream work shop (min five people	See your life in pictures. Design your life, discover your hidden thoughts and see the way forward. A picture says a thousand words!	3 hours

Foot Reading

Foot Reading Fun

How amazing our feet are. We can see so much from the first look of our feet. 

Just take a look at your feet and see how you are doing. 

Check out the colours of your skin tone on the soles of your feet, look at the colours of your toes and whether they are spaced out or one covers another etc.  Notice any markings on your feet, things like scars or corns etc.    Notice the shape and size of your feet and toes.  All these have a meaning and can tell you a great deal. 

The colours all mean something and can tell you how you are feeling and what you may be dealing with or keeping hidden from others (or yourself).  One client recently appeared to be coping really well with a family upheaval and people were commenting how well she was managing, and yet her feet clearly showed that she was really hurting inside and finding it a huge emotional struggle to stay calm and appear relaxed.  The benefit is in knowing are in being aware of it and being able to support yourself and others too.

The colours may change within a short period of time or over weeks as life changes.  Someone may appear embarrassed about their levels of stress for a while and have quite red toes (indicating that they are thinking some angry or embarrassed thoughts) and yet when their stress levels reduce or changes then the colour of their toes will change too.

I am writing more about this all the time as my book is well under way and I am foot reading in practice just about every day.  If you would like to know what the colours mean before I get chance to finish the book then just drop me an email and I will send you the full colour meanings list. Just email suericks@suericks.com and I will get back to you.

I find that I am able to learn more easily from images, photographs and being shown so use photographs to demonstrate what I see.  I can get lost on endless text so I will keep it short for you too.

I was teaching Foot Reading in the USA (Kentucky and Ohio) a few weeks ago and promised to add some more information on some recent cases. My intention is to put some more information onto the blog site and to email out some useful “Getting Started with Foot Reading Notes” all about Foot Reading in practice.   Please email me if you’d like to be included in this mailing.

Click here for more information on Foot Reading Courses  in the UK

Please email suericks@suericks.com for information on the next courses  on Foot Reading Courses in the USA  or to be added to our mailing list for advance notice of the publication of the Foot Reading book (full detail with photographs and explanations)

Click here for the full list of UK courses

Gentle Touch Reflexology in the USA

My apologies for not writing on the blog for some time.  I have been busy.   Lots to catch up with so here goes..!

I have just got back from lecturing in the States. It was a fabulous experience and I met some superb people doing some marvellous work.  I even had the honour of being invited to speak on Reflexology for Babies and Children at the Cincinnati Children’s hospital.  It was an amazing experience. I had a super time and look forward to going back! 

Since the last post I have brought out Four DVD’s. Click here for more details.

I’ve nearly finished writing the book on Foot Reading

I have finished my book on the Gentle Touch of Reflexology for Babies and Children (see preview)

I have launched two ebooks “Three Steps to Enjoying Life” and “Ten Things that you may not know about Confidentiality”.

I have been attending and presenting at conferences in the US (Ohio / Kentucky and New Jersey/ New York).  These were on the subjects of Reflexology/ Gentle Touch Reflexology/ Foot Reading / Reflexology for Babies and Children / Conditions and their meanings.

Written "How to write a book and get it published" and also offer consultancy with one to one support for those who want to do the same. 

The books and DVD's available through www.suericks.com, Amazon or Ebay - prices really vary as Amazon have increased the prices of the DVD's. or email suericks@suericks.com

I have also launched a new range of short courses and  video/ internet based training.

Click here to see the new courses available

Click here for New dates for courses in 2009

Click here to see more information about distance learning options

These DVD’s  are now available.        DVD 1 - the new Gentle Touch™ Reflexology full  training DVD

  

DVD 2, Advanced Reflexology,

DVD 3 Success Tips for Reflexologists

DVD 4 Energy Techniques

 My NEW book on Reflexology for Babies and Children is going to print as we speak.

The Foot Reading book is close to being completed. Thank you to everyone who came along to the foot photo session as the book features feet photos with my explanations next to the photo.  Hopefully this will be out by the end of 09.

I will be back soon with more information and details.  I can also recommend some great places to visit in Cincinatti and New York too.