(Continued) Boost Blood Flow! Rubbing and Pinching Lymph Drainage ② For Those with Stiff Shoulders! Let's Flush Out Waste Products
Hello everyone, this is Misako.
December has arrived, and it has become winter-like and cold.
This time, we are continuing from the previous lymph drainage session.
This time, I will introduce simple ways to care for the main joints where waste products tend to accumulate, starting from the clavicular lymph nodes down to the lower body.
☆ Please relax and release tension in your shoulders while doing this.
☆ Drinking warm water before and after will help flush out waste products more easily.
☆ Recommended essential oils include juniper, grapefruit, pepper, lemongrass, and rosemary.
Use the scent that you feel is good at that moment.
☆ You can relax by making and using a simple massage oil with your favorite essential oil, carrier oil, and purified water.
Red: Lymph: Clavicular lymph, axillary lymph (underarms), inguinal lymph nodes (base of the legs), popliteal lymph (knees)
When it gets cold, sweat glands close and we rely on skin respiration, so if it doesn't work well, you might feel a sense of breathlessness.
At such times, rubbing the skin and stimulating the joints where waste products tend to accumulate will increase metabolism, make your body feel lighter, and reduce discomfort.
1: Start from around the area below the collarbone.
Using your left hand, gently rub the area above the ribs in circular motions as if shifting the skin. Do the same for the other side.
Rubbing here makes it easier to open the chest, which makes breathing easier and helps you lift your arms more easily.
2: Make your left hand into a hook shape and tuck it between your ribs.
As if shifting the skin, move it in small vertical and horizontal motions from the center of the body toward the outside to scrape out waste products. Do the same for the other side.
3: Lift the skin that has become easier to move after rubbing.
While lifting the skin from the center of the body under the collarbone toward the outside, move it in small increments forward, backward, left, and right. Do the same for the other side.
If you feel any lumps, waste products have accumulated there. Do this to a degree that is not painful (they will go away as you continue).
4: The axillary lymph under the arm is a place where waste products especially tend to accumulate.
Insert your four fingers firmly into the underarm, grab it firmly as if pulling out from deep within the muscles, and work the front part of the underarm thoroughly as well. Do the same for the other side.
5: Next, insert your thumb firmly into the underarm.
Using your four fingers, move downward from around the edge of the shoulder blade as if shifting the bone.
If you have arm or shoulder stiffness, start to a degree that is not painful.
Do the same for the other side.
6: Insert your four fingers into the collarbone area and move them in small increments from the center toward the tip of the shoulder.
(To a degree that is not painful) Do the same for the other side.
7: Hook both hands onto your collarbones
and pull down while adding weight.
Slowly lift your chin to feel the stretch in the front of your throat,
and gently tilt your head from side to side.
8: Place both hands in the center, hook your fingers, and move them in small motions up, down, left, and right
while moving outward. Perform this motion from the top down.
9: Firmly grip the upper part of your torso with both hands
and rub downward toward your pelvis.
Keep your elbows out, but only to the extent that your shoulders and neck do not feel tense.
10: Use two fingers on the back side to grip the upper area.
Move your fingers in small motions to scrape out the waste between the ribs on your back,
moving downward as you go.
11: Firmly grip your waist with both hands, placing your thumbs so they dig into your abdomen,
and use your four fingers to rub and drain from your sides toward the back.
Move your elbows back and forth firmly as well.
12: Dig your thumbs into your back and use your four fingers to rub and drain from your sides
toward the center of your abdomen.
13: Place both hands on your lower abdomen and gently rub in circular motions.
14: Firmly grasp the base of your shoulder.
Move it in inward and outward circles as if detaching the muscle from the bone.
15: While maintaining a firm grip, rotate inward and outward
while gradually moving your hand position toward your wrist.
At this time, it is okay to move your arm inward and outward as well.
Be especially thorough around the elbow joints and wrists.
Once the waste is drained, excess fat is easier to lose,
so your upper arms will also become slimmer.
16: Once you have rotated down to your wrists, rotate each finger one by one.
Firmly hold the base of your thumb and rotate it as if pulling it out.
Rotate the other fingers carefully in the same way.
Work thoroughly on the joints and both sides of the nails.
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After this, we will continue to the lower body,
but since it has become long, I will make it part ③ next time 🙏😅
In daily life, we often use only parts of our bodies,
which makes it easy for waste to accumulate.
If it goes too far, it can cause various symptoms such as
headaches, stiff shoulders, lower back pain,
sensitivity to cold, dizziness, and lethargy.
In particular, it becomes harder to move your body when it gets cold,
so even just doing a little bit of draining
will make your body feel lighter and easier to move.
Please, give it a try.
Thank you very much for reading until the end.
Please, have a wonderful time.