Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Yoga!

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Yoga!

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Yoga! Many of you will know by now that as well as Lymphedema Therapist, I am also an experienced Yoga Instructor. Over the years I have been combining my expertise in the lymphatic system (specifically damaged lymphatic systems) with...
Self Lymphatic Drainage Massage for face and neck

Self Lymphatic Drainage Massage for face and neck

Self Lymphatic Drainage Massage for face and neck Manual Lymphatic Drainage (or MLD) is not just for people who develop Lymphoedema after cancer treatment. It has so many applications, as it’s essentially a ‘whole-body’ technique. The light, but very...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Movement is essential

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Movement is essential

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Movement is essentialMove your body by walking, stretching, doing yoga, resistance training: any kind of movement is beneficial (in fact, essential) to assist the movement of lymphatic fluid around your body. Here’s how it works:When...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Breath!

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Breath!

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Breath!Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing (or Yoga Breathing) is essential for many reasons, including relief from stress and anxiety, calming the nervous system, massaging the digestive system, improving oxygen levels, improving...
Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Eat Less Salt

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Eat Less Salt

Lymphedema Awareness Month Tips: Eat Less SaltEveryone knows what cancer is, so why don’t more people know about Lymphoedema?l will be sharing some tips throughout the month, please share them, there is definitely someone you know who will learn something beneficial...