Why I don’t do lymph work in a sauna or super hot shower

At MOST — I will do light lymph work like the Big 6 (by Dr. Perry Nickelston) in a warm shower. Not a hot shower. Definitely not a sauna. Dry brushing I don’t do in a sauna. Or before a super hot shower. Even when it’s not lymph focused (because remember there is simple dry brushing for skin, which is amazing, and there is dry brushing that’s good for both skin AND lymph. That one takes a little more technique.)

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Okay SO. Lymph work in the sauna.

I did lots of research on this and cross referencing along with my own experiments and concluded this to be what I believe:

Lymph work and heat both move fluids (fact) — Done together they can overstimulate your system. It can be counterproductive to do lymph work in a super hot space. 

Even Leah of Lymph Love Club says this. Listen to her prior talks on vasodilation, how lymph works, etc.

If I’m going to do some solid lymph work I want it to be as effective as possible. That’s not going to happen in the sauna or a super hot shower. I *might* consider it in a warm shower. Might.

I somewhat think of lymph work in a sauna as a nervous system mismatch. 

Lymph work = rest + detox

Sauna = sweat + survive

In a sauna, your body is: sweating, circulating, cooling itself…adding lymph work *can* be overload whether we realize it or not. 

My practice/ what I do:

If I do lymph work before a sauna/ hot shower, it’ll be like a whole 30 minutes beforehand. OR I do lymph work after my body has cooled down after the sauna/ hot shower.

That’s it!

P.S. Fascia is different. Fascia I WILL work in the sauna. Lymph I won’t. Not even dry brushing.