Lymphatic Cleansing Exercises

PURPOSE

The following exercises are designed to increase the circulation of lymph fluid through the lymph nodes. Lymph fluid moves towards the heart and is facilitated by muscular contraction from vigorous, aerobic physical activity, which pushes the fluid through the lymphatic system. The exercise below will achieve similar results.

THE EXERCISES:

1. Rebounding

Jumping on a mini-trampoline for 5-15 minutes daily or jumping with a skipping rope are excellent activities for increasing lymphatic circulation.

2. Dry skin brushing

Dry skin brushing is a simple exercise to stimulate blood and lymphatic circulation. Stimulating the skin improves circulation, removes dead skin, keeps the skin soft, helps control cellulite and rids the body of toxins.

Directions:

1. Brush the whole body once per day with a dry natural sea sponge or a natural dry skin brush, both of which are available at the health food store.
2. It is best to do this treatment after a hot shower and your body is dry.
3. Start with the arms front and back and use short, brisk strokes, working your way up from the fingertips to the armpit, always moving towards the heart.
4. Then do each leg working up through the pelvis, the buttocks, abdomen, and lower back.
5. Then do the chest and upper back, always brushing towards the heart.
6. Finally, brush the face and neck, using downward strokes towards the heart.

Some suggestions:

1. Use your own skin brush and do not share.
2. Always keep the brush dry. It will not work if it is wet.
3. If the skin brushing is painful, start lightly and persevere, the discomfort will pass.

3. Inversion therapy

Inverting the body can assist with lymphatic drainage. The body can be therapeutically inverted using gravity boards or inversion tables. You can also achieve the same effect by doing certain types of inverted yoga poses included in advanced yoga training.
Another method is to simply sit with your legs higher than pelvis. This encourages drainage from the legs through the lymph nodes in the groin. Stretching the arms over the head will help move lymph through the nodes in the armpit.