Lymphatic Massage for Cramps

Done standing or lying down, try this sequence to help relieve your menstrual cramps and discomfort. As a bonus, this massage also helps with bloating and constipation! Practice regularly for less pain and symptoms, due to the consistent clearing of inflammation.

Transcript

My name is Melissa Klehammer, And we are here to do. . . A lymphatic massage sequence. When you're experiencing menstrual cramps. The primary reason for this massage is for cramps. If you're feeling though bloated, Constipated if you're looking for a digestive sequence to help Spur digestion, This is also a great massage. Now, Before we can actually get to the massage in the belly, We have to actually start up at the collarbones. So I'll talk a little bit about why we're doing what we're doing. As we massage. So I'm gonna step slowly closer to the camera. So when I say the collarbones, You find the collarbones themselves, And then you go in the divot just above. And you're working really gently because the lymphatic vessels are just underneath the surface of the skin. So when we say massage, It's not the same kind of massage that you would typically think of. But everything drains here. So we begin here and we end here. We'll just do a couple more. Okay. Now. Arms down, Take three deep breaths. The reason you're doing this is to start to open this thoracic duct in the middle of the chest. One more. Okay, Now one more stop before we actually get to the abdomen. So everything from the belly, Though, Drains down into the inner thigh. So we have to. . . We have to open this channel. Taking your left hand, You're just drawing, I don't know, The letter C. Sideways rainbow, However you want to look at it. And now, Ideally, You're doing this on bare skin. Really nice to do this laying down. OK, And then since I'm standing, I'm going to do three little leg lifts. Either of those, Let's switch, Either of these movements or motions stimulates the lymph nodes in this area. So if you're on skin, You're still moving lightly. Since I've gotten clothing, I've got a little more of a firm hand. And I'm going to do three of these. If you're in bed or laying down, Don't worry about it. So now we're gonna follow the direction of the colon. Um, So I flipped my camera, So I'm mirroring you. So when I say go up the right, Go up the right. So follow along with me. So your colon, And we're going to work in circles. You're working in little spirals from the right side. To just below the rib cage. You don't want to go any higher than your rib. Ribs and then you're working across to the left and then down the left. And now you're working a little bit over to the right, Just underneath the belly. And then you're pushing down toward the pubic bone. We're going to do this several times. So you're working up the right in little spirals. And here you can have a little more firm pressure. And then across left. Down left. Across right, But stop when you're underneath your belly button, Then use your thumbs to push. Keep going. While you're doing this, Nice big breaths. Okay. Let's do one more. Then I'll talk a little bit about why we're doing this. Okay, So once I push down, So we're sending all of this. Lymphatic fluid that is around our organs. We're sending it now down into the lymph nodes of the inner thighs. So now let's stimulate those once again. Deep breaths as you go. Other side. Okay, Arms down. Let's take three big breaths. Now. Encouraging the fluid that we just drained into the legs to move up. The torso. One more big breath. Okay, So we're encouraging the fluid up this thoracic duct, And then we're moving once again into the collarbones. Gentle little strokes here. Okay, So. Our lymphatic system has lymph nodes all around the body, And there's a lot in this pelvic area. And. When we are close to menstruation, For those who are still menstruating, We tend to get cramping, Discomfort, And bloat. And what the lymphatic. . . System does is help to gather and then remove excess fluid. Hormones that are too big for our bloodstream to absorb and break down. So the lymphatic system and then a massage helps to rid our bodies of this. In my personal experience using this massage for a few years now. When I immediately start to feel some cramping, I stop what I'm doing and I take three to five minutes to do this. Sequence. And then going upright. Across left. Down left. Just under the belly button and down. So I take three to five minutes to do that. And the cramps go away. That doesn't mean forever. I might have to repeat it in an hour, In three hours, But I do it as soon as I start to feel that initial cramping. If you are no longer menstruating or if you are, But it's just. In the middle of the cycle and you're feeling constipation. This helps to get things moving. So I hope you find this helpful. I hope that. You can remember the sequence. Please revisit this video often, But almost enough that you can remember it and do it on your own when you are feeling the effects of. Cramping, Of bloat, Of digestion, Of needing your digestion to be activated. Thank you for being here. Thank you for maybe learning and trying something new. Again, My name is Melissa Klehammer. Thank you.