Healthy Breast Care:
Take your health into your own hands
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Breasts have an incredible
design for breast feeding, with an ornate glandular system that produces milk
from veins and arteries, and the milk is directed towards the nipple to be fed
to a baby. Unfortunately,
this design also makes breasts vulnerable to disease. The lymphatic system is
designed to clean toxins, viruses, abnormal cells, and bacteria out of the body. In most areas of the body, there lymph flows
along side muscles, veins and arteries which pump the fluid towards lymph nodes
which filter the lymph fluid. In breast
tissue, the lymph vessels follow the breast lobes and mammary tissue, which are
designed to flow out towards the nipple.
But the lymph nodes that clean out breast tissue are all the way back in
the chest wall and in the armpit area. So
this fluid has to flow all the way back through the breast tissue, through a
space that is behind the breast, and through the tight muscles of the chest
wall to the lymph nodes that are ready to clean out the fluid before it is
circulated back to the heart where it is pumped through the liver and kidneys
and back to the rest of the body.
The lymph fluid can be
moved through the breast tissue with self breast massage. Removing the bras or constrictive clothing,
lifting the breast tissue, and “fluffing” the breasts is a good first
step. When you are in the shower, use
your fingers to soap up your breasts and lightly massage your breasts towards
your nipples.
To learn more about Breast
Massage, come to a Breast Care Workshop!
Healthy Breast Care:
Take your health into your own hands
Do you know how to take care of your breasts? Did you know that
breast massage can help prevent breast disease? Do you avoid doing your
monthly self-breast exam?
You
are invited to a women's circle where you will learn how to take loving
care of your sacred breasts. There will be an opportunity to share your
heart and breast stories, experience the sacredness of your body, and
you’ll leave feeling empowered to take your health into your own
hands.
What you will learn in this informative workshop:
- Gentle yoga, qi gong, breathing and sound healing exercises
- Breast anatomy and how the immune system functions in the breast area
- Subtle energy anatomy of the breasts
- A demonstration of healthy self-breast massage will be given.
- How to give yourself a healthy breast massage & teach your partner to give you a healthy breast massage.
During the massage section, you
will have the option to follow along with your own self-breast massage,
(either with your top off, or with a scarf covering your chest) or you
can simply observe. You will feel empowered with knowledge and tools for
your health that you will usefor the rest of your life!
Location: Full Bloomed Lotus
1217 Washington, Wilmette, IL 60091
Tuition: $30 if pre-registered, $35 at the door
Register online: www.fullbloomedlotus.com
847-853-0600
Laura Rose Boyle, LMT, RYT
www.listeningtouch.org 303-601-5060
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