Kind Body Wellness

06/11/2025

✨ Why You Need a Certified Therapist for Post-Op Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) ✨

After surgery, your body needs expert care to heal safely and effectively. That’s where a certified MLD therapist comes in. ✅

We have the specialized training, clinical knowledge, and hands-on skills to:
💧 Gently reduce swelling and fluid build-up
💪 Support faster, more comfortable healing
🛡️ Keep you safe from complications like infection or fibrosis

Your recovery isn’t the time to take risks. Trust a professional who knows exactly what your body needs. Here at Kind Body Wellness Jenny is a certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist with specific post operative training.

📅 Book with a CERTIFIED THERAPIST—your results (and comfort!) depend on it.

post- surgical manual lymphatic drainage

06/06/2025

06/02/2025

🌊 What is Your Lymphatic System?
Think of it as your inner ocean – just like the sea, it collects debris like dead cells, leftover proteins, and toxins. These waste materials travel through interstitial fluid, which then becomes lymphatic fluid as it enters your lymphatic vessels. This fluid makes its way back into your cardiovascular system to be filtered out through your spleen, liver, and kidneys – ultimately exiting your body as urine. 🧬💧

👐 What is Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)?
MLD is a gentle, therapeutic touch designed to stimulate the flow of lymph just beneath your skin. By encouraging lymph movement, this technique supports your body's natural detox system.

✨ Benefits of MLD:
✅ Detoxifies your body
✅ Removes dead cells and toxins
✅ Reduces swelling from:
• Surgery recovery
• Lymphedema
• Lipedema
✅ Boosts overall wellness

💆‍♀️ Whether you’re healing, detoxing, or just looking to feel lighter and more energized — Manual Lymphatic Drainage with a certified practitioner can help.

📅 Book your session today and let your inner ocean flow freely!

05/30/2025

🌿 Feel Calm. Be Restored. 🌿

Struggling with fibromyalgia, anxiety, or nervous system overload? My therapeutic massage sessions are designed just for you.

From the moment you walk in, calming aromatherapy begins the relaxation process—gently easing your body and mind into a state of deep calm.

💆‍♀️ What’s included:
✅ Nervous system-focused techniques to support healing
✅ Gentle relief for chronic pain and fibromyalgia
✅ Emotional support for anxiety and overwhelm
✅ A peaceful, aromatherapy-infused space from start to finish

This is more than just a massage—it’s a full-body reset. 🌸

📅 Appointments fill quickly—book your session today and start feeling better from the inside out.

05/28/2025

💙 2. How Does MLD Help with Lipedema?
Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a highly recommended therapy for individuals with lipedema. (A chronic disorder characterized by abnormal fat accumulation, typically in the legs and arms). Estimated 6%-20% of women in America have Lipedema- It is more common than you might think.
Here’s how MLD helps:

🔹 Reduces Fluid Retention & Swelling
While lipedema involves fat—not fluid—many patients also suffer lymphatic insufficiency, leading to swelling. According to Dr. Wei F Chen MD FACS "All patients with lipedema also have primary lymphedema." MLD improves drainage of excess fluid (lymph), especially in early-stage lipo-lymphedema.

🔹 Eases Pain & Tenderness
Gentle stimulation of lymphatic flow can relieve pressure in affected tissues, reducing pain, heaviness, and sensitivity.

🔹 Improves Mobility
As swelling decreases and discomfort is alleviated, joint movement and physical function can improve.

🔹 Enhances Skin & Tissue Health
MLD supports skin integrity by encouraging nutrient-rich lymph flow, helping to reduce fibrosis and hardening of tissues.

🔹 Promotes Emotional Well-being
Lipedema is emotionally and physically taxing. MLD offers a calming, nurturing treatment that can also improve body image and comfort.

05/23/2025

🧠💧 Did You Know? Your Daily Habits Affect Your Lymphatic System!

Your posture, sleep, stress levels, and even your food choices all play a major role in how well your lymphatic system works.

✨ Slouching = Slowing
Ever feel brain fog after staring at your screen too long? That forward head posture can slow lymph flow from the brain’s glymphatic system—your brain's unique detox pathway.

🛌 Sleep = Detox Time
Your lymphatic system works even while you sleep especially your glymphatic system. When you're still, your body clears out the waste of the day. Poor sleep = poor detox.

😫 Stress = Stagnation
Chronic stress can slow down lymphatic movement, leaving you feeling puffy, heavy, or mentally foggy.

🥫 Food = Fuel or Filler?
Heavily processed foods clog your system. Your body has to work overtime to process “sludge” instead of soaking in real nutrients.

✅ Support Your Lymphatic Health Naturally:
🔹 Practice good posture
🔹 Take short movement & breathing breaks
🔹 Eat for nourishment, not just fullness
🔹 Get consistent, quality sleep

Your lymphatic system works hard behind the scenes—support it and you’ll feel the difference inside and out. 💚
If you are ready to try a manual lymphatic session Check out Kindbodykc.com to book today

05/20/2025

Great little educational video about Lipedema, yes it gets into the weeds a bit hut not too deep.

Hear from lipedema experts Karen Herbst PhD, MD, Steven Dean, DO and Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, MBA on lipedema basics, how to recognize the signs and...

05/16/2025

💆‍♀️ “A good massage feels like your body finally exhaling…” 🌿

You know that moment when your shoulders drop, your breath deepens, and your mind finally lets go? That’s the magic of a truly good massage. It’s not just about muscles—it’s about the nervous system, emotions, and energy finally finding balance.

When you live with fibromyalgia, anxiety, or chronic stress, your body is often stuck in high alert. A gentle, intentional massage signals to your brain: It’s safe to let go now.

✨ What that feels like:

Muscles melting instead of aching

Thoughts slowing instead of racing

Breathing deepening without effort

A sense of peace washing over you

Add in calming aromatherapy, warm touch, and a quiet space just for you—and the result is more than just relief. It’s restoration.

If your body’s been holding on for too long, maybe it’s time to let it exhale.

📩 Schedule your next session. You deserve to feel this good.

05/14/2025

🧠💆‍♀️ Why a Relaxing Massage Is More Than Just a Treat — It’s Healing for Your Nervous System & Beyond 🌿

When your nervous system is constantly in “fight or flight” mode due to fibromyalgia, anxiety, or chronic stress, your body never truly gets to rest.
That’s where therapeutic massage comes in.

A gentle, relaxing massage helps calm the nervous system by activating the parasympathetic response—your body’s natural “rest and repair” mode. This slows the heart rate, lowers blood pressure, reduces muscle tension, and improves sleep.

✨ For those living with fibromyalgia, this means:

>Less pain and sensitivity
>Looser muscles and joints
>Better circulation and reduced inflammation

✨ For those struggling with anxiety:

>Lower cortisol levels (the stress hormone)
>A sense of grounded calm
>Improved mental clarity and emotional balance

Add in calming aromatherapy, and your session becomes a full sensory experience that starts the moment you walk in. 🌸

This isn’t just about pampering—it’s about helping your body feel safe, supported, and at ease.

📅 Ready to feel the difference? Book your session today!

05/14/2025

Join team Kind Body Wellness Walkers and come out to walk with me in person on June 21st at Hartman Memorial Park off Pryor Road in Lee's Summit and have some fun supporting those with lymphatic diseases.
www.classy.org/team/657729

05/06/2025

✨ Why You Need a Certified Therapist for Post-Op Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) ✨

After surgery, your body needs expert care to heal safely and effectively. That’s where a certified MLD therapist comes in. ✅

We have the specialized training, clinical knowledge, and hands-on skills to:
💧 Gently reduce swelling and fluid build-up
💪 Support faster, more comfortable healing
🛡️ Keep you safe from complications like infection or fibrosis

Your recovery isn’t the time to take risks. Trust a professional who knows exactly what your body needs. Here at Kind Body Wellness Jenny is a certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist with specific post operative training.

📅 Book with a certified therapist—your results (and comfort!) depend on it.