Each service begins with a 15 minute lymph preparation.

This includes the use of our gemstone infra-red heating mat while using the Chi Vitalizer at the ankles for oxygenation and stimulation of the body’s tissues.

Each service is done on our unique table’s Zero Gravity capability to ensure superior comfort and the ultimate positioning for drainage and rest during every lymphatic service.

Please arrive 15 minutes before your SCHEDULED appointment time to begin your preparation.

What should I wear?

Please wear comfortable, preferably fitted clothing, similar to what you might wear to a yoga or exercise class to allow for comfort, stretch and massage to be comfortable during your Lymphatic Preparation.

I’m currently going through chemo and radiation for cancer, can I receive MLD?

No—Patients currently going through cancer treatment are not able to receive MLD. Please schedule after the completion of your treatment and with approval from your Doctor.

I’m pregnant- can I receive MLD?

Yes! MLD can help during and after pregnancy. Fluid retention is a common symptom in the legs and feet during pregnancy and MLD can be very beneficial.

I just had surgery, can I schedule a MLD service?

Yes, if you do not have any drains still in tact and/or active infections and it was not an abdominal surgery. MLD during recovery after surgery greatly reduces the development of painful fibrosis and accelerates the healing of scar tissue while reducing swelling of extremities and incision sites.

What other conditions prevent me from receiving MLD?

Congestive Heart Failure — Acute Infections —Deep Vein Thrombosis — Acute Bronchitis — Hyper/Hypo Thyroid — Crohn’s Disease

What is lipedema?

In lipedema, the change begins in the fat tissue itself. It is not “just weight.” It is a chronic, progressive disorder of subcutaneous adipose tissue, almost always affecting women, in which fat cells and the surrounding connective tissue become enlarged, tender, and inflamed, most commonly from the hips to the ankles, while the feet are often spared. Clients describe aching, heaviness, and easy bruising. Research shows micro-inflammation around blood vessels, fibrosis in the fascia, and early lymphatic overload, which means the very terrain that should glide and cushion instead feels crowded, pressurized, and sore.

When lipedema persists long enough, the overloaded lymphatics can begin to fail, and lipo-lymphedema emerges: disproportionate, painful fat plus true lymphatic swelling layered on top of each other. This is often the client who tells us, with shame in their voice, that they have been told to “just lose weight,” even though dieting has never changed the shape or pain of their legs.

What is lymphoedema?

Lymphedema is a different, but related story. Here, the lymphatic vessels themselves cannot keep up. Protein-rich fluid accumulates in the interstitial spaces because drainage is impaired, either due to a genetic weakness in the system (primary) or to damage such as surgery, radiation, infection, or trauma (secondary). Over time, chronic swelling can lead to increased fibrosis, fat deposition, skin changes, and increased vulnerability to infection. The river slows and thickens; the banks harden.