Breast Cancer Recovery

Even in the best of circumstances, cancer and its treatment are traumatic. Gentle, caring touch can give you a chance to rest and relax in a safe setting. Bodywork can also help the nervous system better process trauma, reduce inflammation, manage stress, and relieve pain.

When cancer treatment includes removing lymph nodes or radiation, there’s a risk of developing chronic swelling called lymphedema. Along with compression, exercise, and ongoing precautions, manual lymphatic drainage can decrease your risk of developing lymphedema. Using a gentle light touch, we improve the flow of the lymphatic system so swelling doesn’t have a chance to accumulate. The ideal number of visits to significantly reduce risk isn’t clear from the literature, but regular treatments in the first few months seems to be best.

Reduce chest tightness and stiffness with myofascial release, lymphatic drainage massage, soft tissue mobilization, axillary cording release, cupping, and scar massage.

Reduce inflammation, flush out toxins, enhance immune system function, manage pain, and relieve stress.

Reduce chemo brain by helping the brain clear waste products using a combination of lymphatic drainage and craniosacral techniques.

Find strategies and supports that allow you to function better even when your brain feels less reliable.

Learn to live with your fatigue by pacing yourself. Make strategic choices about what you do and how you do it, so you can do the things that matter most to you.

Body-based mental health care to heal from the grief, trauma, anxiety, and stress that can come along with a cancer diagnosis. Repair your relationship with your body in a safe, affirming setting.

Process the overwhelming fear, helplessness, stress, and loss of security that can come along with a life-changing diagnosis and treatment.