4 SIMPLE TECHNIQUES
(1) Breathing Exercises
(2) Movement Exercises
(3) Lymphatic Breast Massage
(4) Energy Excercises
The Breast Health Project is promoting four simple steps that can
be used together or separately to create healthy
lymphatic and
energetic movement in breast tissue.
Develop a routine that
works for you using these concepts. Know that this routine
can change
over time depending on your needs. One of the main skills that
we are learning to develop with these steps is an increasing
sense of what we need at any given time.
When we become comfortable
with
these exercises, then we can ask our self (or our body or our
breasts ) what would be most effective/nourishing/healing for
us right
now. One day it may be movement, another day massage.
Many
of our clients have adapted some of these concepts to work
together in
their own personalized routines. For example, one woman never
begins her day without holding both breasts and saying to them, “Come
on girls, you are safe with me.” For her, the most powerful
part of
our Project was the need to change the fear she had around
breast cancer. She does the four simple steps AND she added
one of her
own that she feels incorporates the message behind the Breast
Health Project.
Try to learn all four steps and see which ones you like best. At
the bottom of each page, we have a simple explanation of why it
seems to work from both an eastern and a western perspective. We
also include some of the adaptations we have seen people make with
these exercises. Those are there to help you develop the freedom
to make these steps your own. Learn them, get comfortable with
them, and then (if you want to) alter them to adapt them to your
body.
Then, PLEASE let us know what you think and how they work
for you. We are actively collecting data from women like you
who have tried these exercises. Write us at:
testimonials@breasthealthproject.com and let us know what you think. Enjoy!
(1) Breathing Exercises
Deep breathing exercises massage the thoracic duct, which is the
largest lymph vessel in the body. This helps to move the lymph.
There is a direct connection between quality of breathing habits
and healthy lymph. Deep breathing also changes our stress response
towards a more relaxed response. This helps our system function
the way it was intended to function. More than 80% of disease is
stress related. Stopping your stress response is a crucial component
in disease prevention.
(2) Movement Exercises
Every study implicates the positive connection between exercise
and good health. This relates to oxygen, energy and lymph because
movement affects them all. There are many types of exercise that
are effective for enhancing lymphatic function and energy movement.
The Breast Health Project is promoting a set of very simple movements
because they are specifically designed to open the energy channels
in the chest. Because they are simple, it becomes easier to develop
awareness of emotional patterns that may surface when energy begins
to move in this area.
(3) Lymphatic
Breast Massage
Lymphatic massage is different than regular massage in that it
mimics how lymph moves naturally and exaggerates that movement.
There are a number of lymph nodes in the armpit area and around
the collarbone, which help to clean and filter the breast tissue.
We can learn to enhance lymph movement in our breast using simple
massage techniques.
(4) Energy Exercises
If your breast tissue and surrounding areas are sore, this
is a sign that the energy in your chest area is not moving
well. Keeping
this area flowing and pain free is an important part of our
breast health model. In Eastern medical theory, stagnant energy
can create
the condition in which disease can develop. The purpose of
the energetic exercises that you’ll be taught in this
model is to support continuous healthy flow of energy in the
breast area.
A premenstrual condition may cause breast tenderness. If this
is the case and the area is too sore to touch, try these techniques
after your period has started. These points stimulated regularly
throughout the month will decrease premenstrual soreness.
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| We made this DVD because
so many clients begged us to. It is one hour long and
is a complete self taught course! This way you can
learn the exercises in the comfort and privacy of your
own home. |
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