Welcome . .

Flows must flow – the five:

1 – Qi
2 – Blood – red (arterial)
3 – Blood – blue (venous)
4 – Blood – colourless (lymph)
5 – Nerves. .

Here we are looking the lymph.

Much is written in anatomical terms – but it has been ignored as it STOPS at death . .

(‘Medicine’ thought to study cadavers to understand LIFE)
Fluids pool – but their own systems of flows cease with Qi flow.

Lymphatic drainage

- What it is – A way to easily move what can clog up the system
- Origin – ?? I learned in the acupuncture class in 1977 – from the lecturer who was also a chiropractor.
- Why it is – Damp – from an acupuncture model – what is obstructing flows – wastes – not moved on – create havoc.
- How to do it –Using the pads of your fingers – not the tips, warm hands, gently move down and towards the sides of the body – under the ribs, starting in the mid line – and from the pubic bone OUT to the sides – also across the chest to the intervertebral spaces – always shallow to begin with and gradually getting deeper slower the better.
  Always start gently, slowly and watching the person’s face, taking cues from whether it is too distressing or relaxing.
- What it may feel like – under your hands/fingers –Sometimes toothpaste. Occasionally somewhat thick – and even lumpy. Gently does it
- When to use – On everyone – at the beginning (very gently as a checking move and as you go onto more clearing – often ending with this.
- When not to use – Always needed. If someone is concerned as they have been told/learned that lymphatic massage is inappropriate – go back to basics – flows MUST flow. By allowing blockage, you are fostering dis ease and the rubbish MUST move through.
What to do to set it up to win – Always offer water (tepid ideally) to sip as you go. Ensure that they are comfy (soft belly, by elevating the knees – pillows used whether lying on their back, or on their fronts whilst you work on them.

I remind you that this has been lifted from my 2005 work – Massage What Dads Can Do.
All of this work is appropriate for all at any age or stage of life/disease.

We are encouraging flows to return to normal – homeostasis.

Here I am giving you the most recent footage. Usually on men for obvious reasons – modesty.

Plus women carry way too much unresolved angst/stuck within

We MUST be gentler and more shallow on women.

Shannon wants to be able to live without pain and to be able to move his body again – after decade of collisions on the rugby field – easily 20 a game/practice – he is without cartilage between C6/7 apparently. In class rural NZ – Jan 3 weeks ago. No needles.