Heather Judd Holistic

31/07/2026

Allowing myself to appreciate how lucky I am to be able to do what I do and take a moment to breathe in the day. Do you allow yourself time to celebrate how far you’ve come? If not, why? Perhaps I can help you find a way. Heather Judd Holistic Chi Medics Gentle Release Therapy

21/07/2026

Lymphatic Drainage Reflexology, it feels a little bit different but can help to make a big difference.
Chi Medics via the feet is an exciting wholistic energy therapy combining Chinese Philosophy, Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM), Acupressure points and pathways, via the feet.
Chi Medics

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

Calm isn’t anything you can force.

If you would like more information or an appointment please contact me. I’m based in Blyth, near Worksop, Notts
Gentle Release Therapy
EnerQi Facial Rejuvenation
Blyth Chiropractic Clinic

Have you ever tried hard to relax, and somehow felt worse?

It's one of those strange things. The more you tell yourself to calm down, to switch off, to let go, the more stubbornly the tension seems to stay.

There's a reason for that. Calm isn't something you can always force. If anything, the trying becomes one more thing to push against.

The body works the other way round. It doesn't soften because you've ordered it to. It softens when it feels there's no longer any need to hold on.

So in Gentle Release, we don't try to make anything relax. We slow down. We give the body time, and quiet, and a sense that nothing here is being forced. And often, that is when it finally eases. Not because it was made to, but because it was allowed to.

It can feel almost too simple. Less effort, not more. But that is usually where the softening begins.

If you'd like a gentle way in, the self-paced Introduction to Gentle Release Therapy is a soft first step: www.gentlereleasetherapy.com/IntroGRT

24/06/2026

Gently and not forced, maybe it’s time to put down some of that tension you’ve been carrying…….

You can be bone tired and still unable to switch off.

The body stays a little braced. The shoulders sit up near the ears. The jaw doesn't quite let go, even in sleep. You lie down and the mind starts its evening laps of everything unfinished.

A lot of this lives along the vagus nerve, the long, wandering nerve that runs from the base of the skull down through the neck and chest and into the gut. It is part of how the body knows it is safe enough to settle. When it has been holding stress for a long time, it can keep you in a quiet state of readiness, long after the thing you were braced for has passed.

The gentle approach we work with doesn't try to force the nerve to behave, or stimulate it into action. It does the opposite. It allows the body to put down some of what it has been carrying, slowly, in its own time.

Your body isn't broken. More often, it is simply braced. And bracing softens when it feels safe, not when it is pushed.

If this sounds familiar, there's more about the work here, and you can find a practitioner near you (many work at a distance too): www.gentlereleasetherapy.com/vagusnerve

04/06/2026

It was a fabulous weekend

04/06/2026

A wonderful day of training with the amazing Sharron Windle last weekend and I’m so delighted and proud to be able to now offer Chi Reflexology Lymph Drainage to clients in North Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.
Lymphatic Drainage can help support many autoimmune disorders as well as lymphatic issues

29/05/2026

Excited to be adding this training to my repertoire tomorrow.
Lymphatic Drainage Reflexology is such a wonderful way to support those struggling with many forms of autoimmune disorders including Lymphodema and as a Reflexology treatment it can be a wonderful way to get some precious me time too. If you’d like more information please message me.

25/04/2026

If you’ve ever thought about having a Vagus Nerve treatment, this blog by Helen wonderfully explains more
Heather Judd Holistic
Blyth Chiropractic Clinic

For anyone who has been humming, cold-plunging, and trying every breathing app, and still feels like something underneath hasn't quite let go, this is for you.

The vagus nerve doesn't always need more stimulation. Sometimes it needs permission to release what it has been quietly holding.

Sara Agnew and I have been developing the Gentle Release Vagus Nerve Protocol together for the past few years. The blog tells the story of how it came to be, inspired by trying to help my daughter.

Read here: https://www.gentlereleasetherapy.com/blog/gentle-release-vagus-nerve

23/04/2026

Been struggling with the worst of colds and coughs recently so taking my own advice and working to improve my health by a self treatment of and reading Dominique Ludwig No Nonsense Nutrition and ditching the coffee for a matcha latte (no extra sweetener) sometimes the biggest steps start with the smallest changes