Lymphatic Flow Yoga: The Benefits for Your Life and Lymph
- Speaker:
- Barbara Tobin, MSOT, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CYT, Reiki
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 02 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Feb 15, 2024
- Product Code:
- POS065454
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Improving lymphatic health is a great way to improve your overall health and wellness. By encouraging lymph flow you can help to improve digestive, immune, cardiovascular and physical/mental health. Understanding the pathways and body map of our beautiful lymphatic rivers throughout our bodies allows us to encourage physical and mental relief and restoration. It’s time to learn how to better live with a lymphatic disorder. This training provides guidance for safe and appropriate lymphatic yoga practice with breathing exercises, physical postures, meditation and mindfulness techniques. Build awareness of the lymph pathways and the use of muscle pumps to assist lymph flow to cleanse and clear the mind and body. This training will include education for improved lymphatic health through engaging in a lymphatic flow yoga practice. Improving lymphatic health is beneficial for everyone, but especially important for individuals with a lymphatic disorder such as lymphedema or lipedema. Learning these techniques will help to improve your comfort and confidence to encourage healthy lymphatic flow in this patient population.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Lymphatic Flow Yoga (7.1 MB) | 37 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Barbara Tobin, MSOT, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CYT, Reiki Related seminars and products
Barbara Tobin is an occupational therapist, lymphedema therapist, certified yoga teacher, certified in yoga4cancer, LoveYourBrain, Yoga for Trauma training, and reiki attuned. She is a certified lymphedema therapist (LANA certified) specializing in cancer rehab and the lymphatic system.
Babz integrates her clinical techniques into her yoga practice. She has studied the effects of yoga and mindfulness with multiple populations. She is passionate and eager to create wellness programs to help to teach and support specialized populations including lymphatic flow yoga wellness.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Barbara Tobin has an employment relationship with Massachusetts General Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Barbara Tobin has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Examine the lymphatic system and ways in which the lymph fluid is encouraged to flow to improve lymphatic health
- Give examples of how diaphragmatic breathing, manual lymph drainage, yoga poses and mindfulness can facilitate improved lymphatic flow throughout the body.
- Justify how yoga practices impacts lymphatic fluid movement throughout the body to improve independent management of lymphedema/lipedema, improved functional outcomes, and participation in daily occupations.
Outline
What is the lymphatic system
- Understanding the network
- Understanding the pathways that the fluid moves
- Essential components
How does lymph fluid move through the body
- Manual lymph drainage
- Muscle pump activation
- Diaphragmatic breathing
- Mind body connection
Concepts of lymphatic flow yoga
- Improve lymphatic health through guided self-manual lymph drainage (MLD)
- Emphasize mindful breathing practices and diaphragmatic training
- Engage internal muscle pump activation
- Analyze psychosocial benefits to enhance support and survivorship
What are the ways we can improve lymph flow
- Integrating Yoga practices
- Implementing deep diaphragmatic breathing strategies
- Utilizing self-MLD techniques
- Whole-person approach through mindfulness interventions
- Parasympathetic activation to improve relaxation and restoration
Current research about lymphedema / lymphatic system & yoga
- Review of resent studies and findings
- Evidence based support for symptom management
- Indications and contraindications of lymphatic flow yoga
- Factors to consider for Implementation of yoga programs, and best approaches
- Future considerations and outcomes
Target Audience
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Licensed Massage Therapists
- Registered Nurses
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