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Different people like different massages. If the last two years of the pandemic have left us craving anything, it’s the need to be touched, kneaded and stroked in a soothing manner. Massage therapy – which manipulates the skin – destresses the muscles and tendons, rejuvenating soul and body. It’s being touted by aestheticians and beauty gurus as a vital addition to the complete selfcare regimen.
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The fitness boom dictates that every part of our body is stretched, pressed and toned. It’s often overlooked, but the lymphatic system also needs some pampering. The crème de la crème of Hollywood, celebrities, such as Hailey Bieber, Cher, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow, all turn their attention to it when they are in need of some luxurious R&amp;R. From depuffing to improving circulation, reducing cellulite, enhancing the digestive system and improving immunity, the benefits of stimulating the lymphatic drainage are many. So, what is the lymphatic system and how does massaging it result in a boost to our overall health and sense of wellbeing?
The Lowdown
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The lymphatic system is a highly efficient network of organs, lymph nodes (glands), vessels and fluids that runs up and down the entire body, transporting and metabolising waste (including toxins), so you feel depuffed, energised and healthier in the process.
Its job is to constantly circulate the flow of liquid and filter the toxins that the body naturally produces. Unlike the drainage network, the lymphatic system does not have a pump to keep this process smooth – certain factors like a sedentary lifestyle, illness and medications can impair it and cause a build-up or inflammation. A sluggish lymphatic system is linked to a slower metabolism, acne, dullness, signs of pigmentation, stress-related health problems and chronic swelling. This is where a lymphatic drainage massage can help.
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A very specific massage designed to stimulate the lymph nodes and the lymphatic system, releases the fluid stuck in between cells and tissues in the body to the lymph nodes, so it can be flushed out. Combine it with cupping therapy and the gentle pressure and suction ensures pulling the skin from the deeper layers of fascia, stroking the toxins and excess fluids towards the lymph nodes for an immediate ‘wow’ effect akin to high-tech body treatments. Working in a deeper, more holistic way, a lymphatic drainage massage is excellent for those who tend to hold on to water. The beneficiary will leave the session completely energised and revitalised.
Here’s the Rub
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If ‘no pain, no gain’ is your massage mantra, a gentle, low-pressure lymphatic massage devoid of an oil-rub, might leave you feeling cheated. Rather than targeting your muscles and stress-knots, there is a sequenced technique to the lymphatic massage. It begins with pumping the regional lymph nodes starting from the pelvic, groin, knees, ankles, armpits and the thoracic duct. Only after these are ‘emptied’ another area is massaged to take on more fluid. The theory is that our skin has many mechanoreceptors which respond to touching and pressure – when stroked in a rhythmic way, elimination of toxins (via urination) can fight breakouts and cellulite, and even assist with the formation of natural collagen.
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A look at celebrity before-and-after pictures of the lymphatic massage makes you feel the contouring benefits are wild, but let’s be clear: no weight loss happens after this kind of massage. Water retention and bloating are relieved, regular practice aids the immune and digestive system, reduces symptoms of chronic stress, acne, even pigmentation but by no means can massage give definition or make more visible abs. Much like the rest of our body, the lymphatic system needs exercise – or regular massage – to keep it unclogged. The benefits go way beyond mere vanity.
Appealing Treatments
If this has piqued your curiosity about the lymphatic drainage system and willing to give it a try, read on. You will be delighted by what the lymph and the shift of toxins can do for your body.
Gua Sha Massage
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More than 30 percent of our lymph nodes are concentrated in the head and neck area, making the gua sha massage a holistic method to work on any inflammation-related disorder and improve the complexion. Regular gua sha-aided lymphatic massages help with depuffing, improve circulation and fight the visible signs of ageing.
Buccal
The benefits of gua sha, jade rolling done with the right technique are impressive but there’s a new face massage in town – Pilates for the face. This new technique hurts a smidge but the contouring results are game-changing. It’s the secret to Meghan Markle’s gravity-defying jawline. The Buccal Facial is an elaborate lymphatic drainage massage for the facial muscles from inside out. You read that right. While there are tools to stimulate the lymphatic system from epidermis of the skin, this holistic technique enables the aesthetician working on the jawline from within the mouth. A different but very effective approach.
Dry Brushing
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This is an art. When done by a licensed professional, it promotes microcirculation, and polishes and brightens the skin by aiding lymphatic drainage. Start brushing firmly at the feet towards the heart in small, upward, circular strokes against the growth of body hair for nine to ten minutes. This technique will allow for dead cells to be peeled off, generating fresh blood and oxygen in the lymph and giving you a rejuvenated and energised glow.
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(Text: Nikita Mishra Pictures: Sense of Touch Spa)

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Lymphatic Drainage: Beauty and health benefits of this detox massage

Every wellness aficionado has surely listened to the many tones of the singing crystal bowl during a sound bath. The modish wellness practice envelops you in other-worldly sounds to ignite bodily and spiritual healing through sonic vibration. Shutting out the voices in your head, the sounds of your surroundings and indeed throughout the cosmos, the therapist rubs a small mallet around the edge of instruments like bowls and gongs to produce meditative sounds as you lie on your back.
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At some point, the bowls are placed on your body so it can absorb the gentle chimes and calming vibrations. Unlike a massage, this hour-long session of stillness doesn’t do anything for sore muscles, but it’s a moment of pure zen, lifting spirits, calming the mind and leaving you as invigorated as after – if you’ll excuse the pun – a sound night’s sleep. From trendy meditation studios to intimate spas and Kendall Jenner’s home, the ritual is all the rage, and while its reputation is more woo-woo than science, purists believe the healing goes much deeper than just those feel-good mental-health moments.
Vibrational Healing
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Mona Choi, a sound healer at Balance Health in Central, says that sound work has been around “since the beginning of time”. Thanks to celebrity endorsements from the likes of Robert Downey Jr., the Kardashians and Charlize Theron, singing bowls are having a wellness moment, but indigenous tribes around Asia have used them for healing and shifting the body’s energies for centuries – though they probably didn’t take selfies during the session.
Holistic healing is said to ‘wash over you’ – hence the name ‘sound bath’ – with chimes, vibrations and different frequencies cocooning people in a deep state of meditation. Group classes focus on relaxation, while bespoke one-on-ones can be self-reflective, therapeutic journeys that work on chronic stress and anxiety. 
“I weave sound frequencies from all distances and directions to create crescendos,” says Choi, a certified therapist with over 15 years of experience. “As the vibration enters your brainwaves, the effect is multi-layered, active and very positive. The experience allows you to detach, relax and essentially find space for a new level of harmony.”
Garden of Zen
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Energy flows where attention goes, and for many, a sound-healing session acts as a way to flow awareness towards one single point in order to meditate – something similar to breathwork in yoga or chanting.
Hasanal Lythgoe-Zafrullah, founder of mental health and wellness clinic Mindish, says that the idea is not to be whisked away to another dimension but to get reconnected to oneself as a vibrating being in motion. “Many people think that meditation is about calming the mind or being in a particular space. No, it’s about being in the body, and the mind follows,” he opines.
“Some people are not able to meditate or reap any benefits because they’re too aware, too conscious in the moment. When you do that, you’re not really meditating anymore. From a therapeutic point of view, sound healing comes down to listening to vibrations; the voice work of a teacher slows everything around you and creates an empty space.”
Music &amp; Voice
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Whether Mozart or Motown, Bach or Bieber, music elicits a variety of reactions in our mind and body, impacting us in different ways, but on a basic level, all music is just organised sound. Sound healing aims for the same – deconstructing music into pure tuneful sound and allowing it to channel our emotions, anxieties and energies.
Dipping into her two decades of therapeutic experience, Mindish’s Head of Wellness Surj Bahra uses her voice – talking and singing – to induce relaxation in her sessions. She notes that the sound of the crystal bowls can sometimes be unfathomable or peculiar, but “the soothing voice of the therapist is a really powerful instrument in guiding clients to a calm state”.
Some attendees are so immersed in the soundscape that they feel as light as a floating cloud; others report feeling heavy, almost merging with the ground on which they lie – but almost everyone experiences a noticeable shift in spatial awareness.
Sound Science?
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Sound healing carries a somewhat woo-woo reputation (it’s right up there with crystal healing), and the lack of regulations and proliferation of unqualified practitioners with lofty claims don’t help, but there is some science to back this ancient healing therapy.
A 2016 observational study on Tibetan singing bowls found that the practice helps to lower blood pressure, improve breathing and blood circulation, and relieve chronic aches and pains. Matching the frequencies of the singing bowls with your body is said to slow down the heart rate and helps the brain move from a beta-dominant or focused state to more relaxed, alpha-dominant frame of mind.
Don’t expect an instant cure-all, though. As Balance Health’s Choi says, “Clarity, pure consciousness and an end to your emotional problems are not a one-hour job, but even a single session can be a journey to enlightenment where your problems are clearly defined or understood differently.” 
Everyone has a different experience in a sound bath, but for this novice, an hour-long session felt like my body was cleansed and bereft of all thought. It was an unusually profound, noise-less state of being – somewhere between hypnotherapy and a calm afternoon at the beach. If it weren’t for my characteristic scepticism, I might add that it felt like my chakras were aligned. Well, almost.
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(Text: Nikita Mishra Photos: Mindish, Hong Kong)

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