Dunedin Massage & Reflexology is the Belleknowes clinic of Jaimee Handisides, a massage therapist and reflexologist working from 30 Beaumont Road in Dunedin. It is a one-on-one practice: every appointment is hands-on time with Jaimee herself, booked in set lengths from a focused half hour to a full two-hour pamper.
The treatment menu is broad for a small clinic. It ranges from deep tissue and sports massage and carefully adapted pregnancy massage through to lymphatic drainage, reiki-blended intuitive bodywork and, at the heart of the practice, reflexology. Foot-focused treatments are a real specialty, from a classic one-hour reflexology session to the Pampered Feet ritual of scrub, reflexology with relaxing oils and hot towels.
Thermal treatments give the clinic its signature feel. The 1.5-hour hot stone massage uses heated, oiled basalt stones both as massage tools and as stones rested on the skin, described as a healing practice passed down through generations of Native American tribes and other ancient cultures. Hot/cold stone reflexology alternates warm basalt and cool marble over the feet's reflex points to ease tension and re-energise the body.
For longer escapes there are pamper packages built on Pure Fiji products — foot bath, full-body massage and closing reflexology — plus a Fiji Body Polish sugar scrub, a dedicated Bride to Be package timed before the wedding day, and seasonal specials. Gift vouchers are available, and online booking makes it easy to find an evening slot on the clinic's late nights.
Tucked into Beaumont Road in Dunedin's Belleknowes, **Dunedin Massage & Reflexology** is a one-therapist clinic with a simple promise: skilled hands, unhurried time and treatments that leave you genuinely restored. Practitioner Jaimee Handisides, a trained massage therapist and reflexologist, works from a quiet clinic where every appointment is one-on-one — no rush, no conveyor belt, just focused care for the full length of your session.
The treatment menu is unusually broad for a small practice. It spans gentle lymphatic drainage, deep tissue and sports massage, pregnancy massage, reiki and, at the heart of it all, reflexology — working reflex points on the feet to encourage balance throughout the body. Whether you arrive with a knot in your shoulders, swelling in your third trimester or simply a need to switch off for ninety minutes, there is a format to match.
The Hot Stone Massage is the clinic's showstopper: a ninety-minute ritual the site describes as a truly sacred treatment, practised for healing by generations of Native American tribes and other ancient cultures. Smooth, oiled basalt stones are heated and used as tools to deepen the texture, pressure and warmth of each stroke, while others rest on the skin so their heat can sink into tight tissue. It is billed as deeply transformative — leaving you with a newfound sense of clarity and wellbeing.
Reflexology gets a star turn of its own. Hot/Cold Stone Reflexology alternates warmed basalt stones over the feet's reflex points with cool marble stones — a contrast said to ease muscle tension, support circulation and detoxification, and re-energise the nervous system. For pure foot indulgence, the Pampered Feet treatment layers a foot scrub and reflexology massage with relaxing oils, finishing with hot towels.
If you can't choose between massage and reflexology, the Reflexology & Massage Combo solves it: a fifteen-minute foot bath, a relaxing neck, back and shoulder massage, then a half-hour reflexology treatment to close. Pamper packages built on Pure Fiji products stretch the escape further — the two-hour version opens with a foot bath and flows through a full-body massage into a final reflexology session, while the Fiji Body Polish delivers a fragrant full-body sugar scrub and nourishing oils in just thirty minutes.
Brides-to-be have a dedicated package too: two hours and fifteen minutes of exfoliating body scrub, massage, and hand-and-foot reflexology with a sugar scrub so hands look photo-ready. The clinic advises booking it at least four days before the wedding, and before any spray tan, final lash treatment or mani-pedicure.
Pregnancy massage here is carefully adapted rather than simply offered. Pillows and side-lying positions keep expectant mums safe and comfortable while gentle strokes work to improve soft tissue health and joint function, lift circulation, relieve general fatigue, reduce swelling and ease stress. Hour and ninety-minute sessions cover pregnancy and the postnatal period.
For those after deeper work, the one-hour Deep Tissue/Sport Massage and a focused half-hour sports massage target stubborn tension, and combined deep tissue plus reflexology sessions run to two full hours. Jaimee also offers lymphatic drainage — standalone or paired with massage and a full-body energy re-set — plus intuitive reiki-massage blends for those who like their bodywork with an energetic dimension.
The Belleknowes clinic runs Monday to Saturday, with late nights on Tuesday and Thursday until 8:30pm; Sunday is closed. Appointments are made online through the clinic's Timely booking page, or by phone on 027 307 1251. Gift vouchers are available — an easy answer when someone you love needs permission to lie down for an hour and a half.
Come as you are: tired, wound-up, training for something, growing a person or simply curious about what reflexology actually feels like. You'll leave with warm feet, a quieter mind and — if the hot stones have done their work — a clearer head.