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The Beneficial Effects of Lymphatic Massage
Your body’s natural cleaning machine is also the most chill body system
I’ll never forget the first time I received MLD, otherwise known as Manual Lymph Drainage, Lymphatic Massage, or Lymphatic Drainage.
It almost felt like a dream state, where I was half awake and half asleep. At one point I may have drifted in and out because I remember something like talking in my sleep — only I wasn’t quite asleep.
I also know my digestive system became activated. My stomach started making those gurgling noises and I was a little embarrassed, but the massage therapist said, “It’s fine, That’s the effect I was hoping for.”
When I got off the table 50 minutes later, I felt like I was walking on air. Very light and ethereal. I went home and slept really well that night!
A meditative state of calm
The first benefit — I can guarantee this nearly 100% — is the experience of magical relaxation. You could compare it to deep meditation. As a practitioner of lymphatic massage, I have never known even my most talkative and energetic clients not to drop into this deep state of relaxation. One minute they’re chatting about this and that. The next, they’re in la-la-land.
