Lymphatic Massage for Breast Tenderness

If you're feeling frustrated with constant pain and discomfort around your monthly cycle, this sequence may help relieve breast tenderness and swelling. The lymphatic system collects, drains, and clears excess fluid and inflammation, and when practiced regularly, can reduce your symptoms. If you're experiencing cramps, bloat, and constipation, try my 'Lymphatic Massage for Cramps.'
Please note that this content is for educational purposes and not a substitute for professional medical care.

Transcript

My name is Melissa Kleehammer, And I'm here to guide you through a lymphatic massage sequence for when you're experiencing breast pain, Tenderness, And swelling. So a couple of things before we begin. If you can find yourself reclined or laying down in your bed or on a couch, That would be more comfortable. Ideally, This is done on bare skin. And if you are currently being treated for breast cancer or have a lump in your breast. Please consult with a physician before. Proceeding with this sequence. So I'm going to ask you to find your collarbones. And then find the divot or the hollow behind. And we're just going to start with really soft, Gentle strokes. So my left hand is drawing the letter J and my right hand is drawing the letter L. Every lymphatic massage sequence begins and ends here. This is where all of the fluid in your body flows up to and then into the heart. So we have to clear the channel. Backwards, So to speak. So before we ever even get to the chest and the breasts, We have to clear here, And then now we'll move on to our armpit. With the arm down, Just little pumps here. Just do about six of them. And then bring your hand behind the head, If you can, Or just arm up, Whatever you can manage, And then come a little higher on the armpit and pump down. So always think in the direction. Kind of of the armpit. By way of the heart. Or I should say to the heart by the way of the armpit. So now we'll lower the arm and you're going to use the palm of your hand across chest and I'm going to take about three gentle little rainbow strokes. To the armpit. So middle of the chest. Going in one direction toward the armpit. Do one more. And then we're going to take those same strokes but flip them upside down below the breast. So basically it's the letter U. Working your way to the side and maybe a little up. We'll take two more, So a total of three. So if you're doing this on bare skin, The touch is very, Very light, Soft. Lymphatic vessels are just underneath the skin. But you know, With clothing, If you're doing this with clothing on like I am, A slightly firmer hand, But still light. If we go too firm, We're going to completely bypass the lymphatic vessels. And get into the muscle bed, Which is fine, But now isn't any longer a lymphatic massage. So we do a few passes and then we come back to the armpit. Now we're going to get a little closer to the breast. Back to those rainbow strokes. To the armpit. So this massage helps to clear some of the stagnation that happens in the tissues. Helps to clear the inflammation that occurs with hormonal fluctuations during your cycle. So I'm going back under the breath. And of course, If you're in the privacy of your own home, I want you to get as close to the breast and to the nipple as you can. As you are comfortable with. And then I want to pay a little attention. To the outside of the breast and the ribs. So you're working upward toward the armpit. That's where all of this fluid flows. So I'm hoping it doesn't look like I'm going in a circle. I'm not. I'm releasing the hand and then kind of drawing that U shape. Now it's sort of more of a C on its side. Okay, And then let's get back up to the armpit. And then we'll use the hand at the collarbone. So in order to clear the lymphatic fluid in the chest and in the breast area, We have to clear the collarbone. The armpit so that fluid has somewhere to flow. Okay, So let's move to the other side. We'll do this again. And while you're doing this, Just slow, Long breaths. And then a few pumps to the armpit. Then we're going to bring the arm up and then go higher on the armpit and pump down. And remember, That pump is still soft and gentle. So we're gonna use the palm and the heel of the hand in the middle of the, So the hand is, The heel of the hand is in the middle of the chest. And then I'm moving outward to the armpit. And we're going to do three underneath the breast. Moving toward the armpit. And then focus a little on the side of the ribs here. Side of the breast. Okay, So now we're going to get more right on top of the breast. Three little passes over to the armpit. Or you know, As many passes as it takes to get there. So as soon as I'm feeling some tenderness, Mid to late cycle, I'll start to do this. For myself, It reduces the tenderness and the pain. It doesn't completely go away, But that's my experience. You might have a different experience. So make sure you've gotten underneath the breast. Side of the breast and chest. And then work the area of the armpit. So I have another video on here for cramps. And for myself, When I start to feel low level cramping, I immediately do that lymphatic massage. And it works great. But if I have debilitating pain and I've missed the initial discomfort and I go right into debilitating pain, I haven't noticed massage works for me. A review has come through on that. On that massage that. . . A woman was in debilitating pain from her cramps. She did the lymphatic massage and it worked. So I'm saying all of that because you may have a different experience. That this could completely remove the pain for you. For me, It subsides it. But it's worth taking a few minutes. To try it and see how it works. And like everything in life, Consistent, Continued practice helps to keep that inflammation under control. All right, So let's lower the arms, Couple of breaths. Notice how you feel. Hopefully more open, Less stagnant, More vibrant in this entire region. But thank you for practicing something hopefully or maybe new to you. If you like this video, Please check out my other videos on lymphatic massage. And again, My name is Melissa Kleehammer, And thank you for being here.