Why The Balanced Healing Foot Clinic Is Both Restorative and Clinical
People often ask why I’ve chosen to create a business that blends restorative care with clinical foundations and honestly, the answer is personal. It comes down to who I am.
I’ve always been deeply interested in the structure of the human body. The academic, medical side fascinates me how we grow, how the body supports itself, how blood vessels, bones, and skin carry us through the world. But I’ve also come to realise that we can’t separate the body from the soul, or the mind from our physical health.
Too often, the body is treated in isolation. We focus on pain, symptoms, or conditions but forget about the emotional, mental, and environmental aspects of healing. That’s where holistic care comes in.
The wellbeing movement is growing, and in my view, for a brilliant reason. People are craving a more whole person approach to health since covid. One that includes the supporting the whole nervous system, gut health, stress, sleep, mindset, movement and the world around us.
For me, this path isn’t just professional it’s lived. I’ve moved through my own physical and emotional health challenges with perimenopause and migraines, and I’m also walking beside my daughter as she navigates complex, chronic conditions often unsupported, misunderstood, and delayed within a stretched NHS system.
Balanced Healing was born out of this experience. It’s my way of offering care that acknowledges both the clinical and the compassionate. Yes, I’m training as a Foot Health Practitioner. Yes, I believe in evidence based practice, hygiene, and the science of anatomy. But I also believe in the power of slow rituals, seasonal rhythms, restorative remedies, and kind connection.
I want to support feet, yes but I also want to support people. Whole people. People who are more than just a symptom or a sore toe. People with stories, struggles, soft hearts, and aching soles.
👣 5 Free Foot Balance Exercises You Can Start Today
These exercises help strengthen foot muscles, improve balance, and support posture, especially helpful if you spend long hours standing or feel wobbly at times.
1. Toe Spreads
Sit or stand barefoot. Spread your toes apart as wide as you can, then relax.
Repeat 10 times per foot.
🟢 Supports balance by reactivating intrinsic foot muscles.
2. Heel-to-Toe Walk
Slowly walk in a straight line, placing one foot directly in front of the other (heel touching toe).
Do 10 steps forward and back.
🟢 Improves stability and coordination.
3. Standing Calf Raises
Stand tall. Rise up onto your toes, hold for 3 seconds, then lower.
Repeat 15 times.
🟢 Strengthens arches and ankle control.
4. Marble Pickups (or Towel Scrunches)
Sit in a chair and try to pick up marbles with your toes, or scrunch a towel beneath your foot.
Do for 1–2 minutes per foot.
🟢 Improves toe strength and dexterity.
5. Barefoot Balance Hold
Stand barefoot with feet hip-width apart. Gently lift one foot and balance for 20–30 seconds.
Switch sides.
🟢 Trains proprioception and stabiliser muscles.
Restorative Ritual Tip: Soothing Sounds for the Soul
Movement doesn’t have to feel clinical. Try turning these daily exercises into a mini ritual:
Light a candle or open a window
Do your footwork slowly and mindfully
Play a calming playlist like “Acoustic Morning,” “Peaceful Piano,” or “Soul Soothing Yoga” on Spotify
Breathe deeply and notice how your body responds
This brings a sense of grounding not just to your feet, but your mood, your thoughts, and your energy.
Look after your feet and your feet will look after you…