Lymphatic Flow Yoga: The Benefits for Your Life and Lymph – Barbara Tobin

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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. 

Speaker

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 Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital Outpatient Clinic. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Barbara Tobin has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Examine the lymphatic system and ways in which the lymph fluid is encouraged to flow to improve lymphatic health  
2. Give examples of how diaphragmatic breathing, manual lymph drainage, yoga poses and mindfulness can facilitate improved lymphatic flow throughout the body.  
3. 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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