Reflexology for Men's Health

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Day 1 (online)

Course content subject to change as the dynamics of the group dictates!

-  An introduction to energy work to bond the group

-  An introduction to the characteristics of a man

-  What is considered typical, why?

-  What are the expectations of a man, by men? by women?

-  How is a man portrayed in the media?

-  Classical connotations (from religion etc) that shape and influence men’s behaviour towards women and other men

-  Blurring lines over gender identity 

-  How do men behave at work and at home – wearing the mask

-  All things to everybody and nothing to himself

-  Is health considered important to a man – what are the reasons, as opposed to women?

-  What are the influencing factors – from partners, parents, from siblings, from children?

-  Why do men spend billions of pounds on cosmetic products but considerably less on healthcare?

-  What happens to a man’s holistic health when he does not meet his strict expectations?

-  How do we ‘train’ men to more effectively communicate their health needs? – does it start with male children not needing to ‘man up’?

-  When we term ‘health’ how much emphasis, understanding and appreciation is given to mental/emotional health?

-  Look at suicide rates for young men – 18-25. What is the reasoning?

-  Looking at men as energetic beings for the first time possibly.

Practical/group work for Day 1 will involve:-

-  Experiencing energy in its rawest form – explaining for the male mind

-  Being intimate without the sexual connotation – the neutrality of the element of touch

-  Working with the feet, seen as highly intimate (as well as erogenous) and creating discomfort for some men who are guarded against expressing intimacy

-  Recalling through anecdote and testimony from the group on how men respond to touch

-  Introduction to some relaxing techniques for mind and body

Day 2

-  Understanding compassion and empathy from the male perspective – being the protector and provider without being over-emotional. 

-  The need for men to be in control

-  Breaking through the defence barriers formed by emotional and mental abuse and bullying/ peer pressure/ societal pressures.

-  What lies on the other side once you have broken through? Learning to feel ‘vulnerable’ and safe at the same time. Substitute the word for open and receptive.

-  Issues around trust and opening up – men as sexual abuse victims

-  Men’s health issues change as they get older – but they still fall into patterns.

-  It’s not just about prostates and ED – hidden diseases caused by expectations and pressures.

-  The andropause or viropause – the unacknowledged destroyer of relationships.

-  The three ages of man – youth, middle age and older age – shifting timelines on where these start and end

-  How do we get men into the clinic rooms?

-  How do we get them out of our clinic rooms?!

-  Sensing energy as a man as opposed to a woman – issues around intimacy, issues around having to explain and measure the world they live in – the intangibility of energy

-  In tune with their bodies, seen as machines that need to work with a specific function in mind (the same for women)

Practical/group work for Day 2 will include:-

-  Specific reflexology points to deal with a range of men’s health issues (to be determined prior to the start of the course but may be influenced by questioning)

-  Feeling the flow – getting men to directly experience the energy flow

-  Anxiety reflexes

- Reflexes for snoring, bladder issues and pelvic pain dysfunction 

-  The importance of diaphragmatic breathing – techniques

Reflexology for Men's Health will seek, in part, to redress the discrepancy in how men’s health is viewed by society at large and how men themselves value their health.

This course is being held in conjunction with the kind assistance of the Irish Reflexologists' Institute.

Day 1 

This will be an online teaching session from 10.30 - 4.30 and will be held for the participants of all three venues - Wicklow, Athlone and Tralee.

The same content is available as per the face-to-face session but the focus will be more on the theory content. This happens via Zoom on Saturday 4 February 

Day 2

This is the in-person session and will take place from 10am - 5.30pm with refreshment breaks and a lunch break.

Day 2 - For Wicklow- Saturday 11 February 

             - For Athlone - Sunday 12 February

             - For Tralee-  Saturday 18 February

The course is approved by the IRI and designated CPD points

Saturday 11 February 2023

An Tairseach Ecology Centre, Wicklow

Sunday 12 February 2023

Athlone Springs Hotel, Athlone

Saturday 18 February 2023

Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee

All face-to-face courses are from 10am - 5.30pm and do not include lunch

The full fee for the course is 260 pounds. 

Payment can be taken by bank transfer or PayPal. The IBAN and swift codes will be sent across with the booking form.

A deposit of 60 pounds secures your place with the balance due 14 days before the start of the course.

To book your place now, email for a form on taylorsescape@hotmail.co.uk