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𖤓 Ayurvedic care for your breasts, womb & hormones 𖤓
☀︎ Podcast @bitter_truth_podcast ☀︎
𖤓 Sebastopol, CA 𖤓

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This is a super simple breast massage routine you can do at home if you have dense or tender breasts ❤️The breast tissue has lymph, muscle, mammary glands, fascia, and lipose tissue, all of which can become bound together. 🌀Doing self breast massage a few times a week can help to loosen the fascia of the breasts and allow the lymph to flow. This can decrease inflammation and tenderness over time!🌸🌸Stay tuned for upcoming breast massage workshops I’ll be teaching this fall! 🫶🏻I recommend doing breast massage or seeing a practitioner between any other breast health support you may receive (mammograms, MRIs, thermography, etc). ❤️❤️ It is so helpful to include this preventative care alongside these diagnostic services to really get to know your breasts. If you notice anything abnormal, please see your doctor or other practitioner for support ✨ by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Taking care of your breast health doesn’t have to be hard! And it all comes back to supporting your lymphatic & detox systems🌀🌀1. Drink warm water with sea salt to start the day💧 This helps hydrate you and get the lymph flowing 2. Get morning sunshine! 🌞 This sets our circadian rhythm and helps regulate our hormones (which affect the breasts)3. Massage!! 🫶🏻 The more you massage your breasts the better! In the car, in your bed, in the shower- get that lymph moving!4. Eat lots of fiber rich foods (think veggies, fruits and seeds)🍓- this helps you poop, detox, and clear excess hormones 5. Take Magnesium Glycinate ✨ This is the top supplement I recommend to help regulate your bowels, improve sleep, and reduce stress & inflammation. All of these help the breasts🌸🌸Let me know your other fave things to do to support your breast health!! by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Almost every client in my practice comes in saying that their doctor told them they have dense breasts. And then they tell them nothing else! Not what dense breasts are or what they can do about it. The breasts are filled with so many different tissues: lymph nodes, mammary glands, fascia, muscle and lipose tissue. 🌺Often times, “dense” means that you have more fascia binding your other tissues 🌸🌸Fascia isn’t inherently bad, it’s everywhere in our body and plays many valuable roles. However, if you have more fascia or your fascia is bound together, it can limit the flow of lymph and blood in your breasts💧So, what to do? Gua sha, massage, jumping, anything that gets your breasts moving!! Or come in for a session with me or another trusted breast care practitioner.The more you massage the fascia and breathe, the more it can release to allow for flow🌀🌀I absolutely encourage you to see a doctor and receive all the care available to you, but adding in breast care to your care can be life changing ❤️ by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Ever since being a teenager, I always heard that it’s “normal” to have painful breasts and periods. 🩸While it is extremely COMMON, this pain is not an inevitable part of having breasts or a uterus.🌀As an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Herbalist, and Body Worker, we learn that there are SO many things that can be done to support and reduce pain- from herbs to massage to lifestyle changes✨Especially for the breast and womb spaces, there are hardly any options western medicine provides to alleviate the root cause of pain. Birth control? Pain meds? I absolutely respect what Western medicine brings to the table for life saving surgeries and care, but the reality is that we need more. Often scar tissue, stagnant lymph, and emotional holds can create pain unless given care 💞In my practice, I see significant reduction in pain and discomfort within just a couple sessions through only massage of the breast and womb. Add in herbal support and lifestyle shifts and the changes can be massive.I believe there’s a way we can integrate Western Medicine with the wisdom that many other medicine traditions have to offer, from TCM to Ayurveda to “western” herbalism. ✨I offer Ayurvedic bodywork for the breast & womb in Sonoma County, CA🌸 check out my website for more deets by @abbeyjoyhealing

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If you know me, you know I’m obsessed with bitters! 👅I even started a podcast about it @bitter_truth_podcast ☺️The bitter flavor has SO many benefits for our bodies and hormones, and is so rare in our modern diets 🍋Bitters stimulate the liver and gallbladder to produce bile and enzymes to assist in digestion. 🌀🌀 they also can encourage the liver to detoxify and promote more regular bowel movements ✨Bitters also help regulate blood sugar by triggering insulin release to slow carb absorption and increasing satiety hormone (GLP-1) ✨Blood sugar balance has a HUGE impact on our hormones because it sets the baseline for inflammation, stress response, and metabolism in the body ❤️ Blood sugar imbalance has been linked to PMOS, thyroid imbalances, endometriosis and more. When the liver can properly detoxify, it can also help detox excess of imbalanced hormones🌞Some of my favorite bitter herbs are dandelion root, chamomile, mugwort, and schisandra👅My all time fave bitter formulas that you can easily take before meals (recommended 15 mins before meals to kickstart digestion) are from @urbanmoonshine and @farmacopia ✨✨In this video I’m taking @urbanmoonshine Citrus Bitters🍊 (I linked them in my bio with 10% off) Definitely consult a doctor before taking if you have any type of diabetes or insulin related imbalances, or are taking medication. But for all others, try with just a small amount before meals and see if you notice a difference in your digestion 🌸#bitters #bittertruth by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Tag your bestie who you’re bringing to our February 2027 retreat in Mastatal, Costa Rica 🌊🌴✨🌞🌺This week long retreat in the jungle of Costa Rica is focused on the water element 💧💧We’ll be:🌀connecting to our womb spaces🌀learning breast massage & lymphatic self care🌀tasting cacao from the local @laiguanachocolate 🌀painting and making eco-prints🌀listening deeply to our bodies & soul purpose 🌀splashing in water falls 🌀and SO much more!!January 30th-February 7th, 2027Mastatal, Costa Rica 🌈Early bird discount goes thru August 15 to take $150 off registration so check out the link in our bios for the BODY OF WATER retreat🌊🌊Hosted by the lovey @abbeyjoyhealing @baileyinterbeing and @kealy.wild.harmony ❤️ by @abbeyjoyhealing

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There are three basics of breast/chest health that everyone deserves to know🌸🌸1. LYMPH: The chest is the center of the lymphatic system. The lymph is our immune system and eliminates pathogens/toxins from our bodies. The heart and breasts/chest are the center of it all, so it’s ESSENTIAL that we support our breast health for overall immunity and vice versa🌀🌀🌀2. HORMONES: The health of our breasts is closely linked with our hormonal health, especially estrogen. If your breasts get tender easily, this is a great reason to massage them to move stagnant hormones out through the lymph 🌺🌺3. LIVER: The liver is the main detox organ for the lymph and the hormones💧 Be sure to support your liver with herbs (red clover, turmeric, dandelion, etc), castor packs, exercise, etc to ensure your breast health ✨Comment “lymph” and I’ll send you my handout on all my fave herbs, foods & products for breast health 💞Check out my other posts for videos on lymphatic breast massage you can do at home!!Just a reminder that this is great supplemental care on top of whatever diagnostic support you feel comfortable with (mammograms, thermography, etc). ❤️ massage, herbs, and lifestyle changes can make a hinge difference in supporting the health of your breasts✨Thank you to my teacher @dhyanaessentials for sharing so much of this invaluable wisdom with me 🍓 by @abbeyjoyhealing

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It’s a ceremony. It’s a letting go. It’s a renewal.🌀A haircut can be a clearing of old energy, a shedding of skin, and a step towards what you most deeply desire✨✨Our hair carries our stories and our energy, and cutting some off can mean letting go 🌸Feeling so grateful for my incredible friend, collaborator and beauty witch @ash_crystal_aether for these cosmic soul cuts. Every time I step away I feel reborn ✨✨The intention she brings into every cut- from tarot to crystals to incense feels so magical 💞 definitely get yourself in for a session if you can!! Xoxox by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Whenever I do my facial gua sha routine, I always start with the chest! The zone underneath the collar bones is known as the “subclavian drain”. 🌀🌀This is where most of the lymph in our body drains back to the heart to be cleared through the blood🩸So next time you’re doing your facial gua sha routine, be sure to massage or gua sha underneath the collar bones. This ensures any of the lymph in your face has a place to drain 💧💧you can brush the lymph towards the heart on the center left. Follow @abbeyjoyhealing for more lymph tips ❤️ by @abbeyjoyhealing

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✨✨New Episode Drop ✨✨Listen up to the latest @bitter_truth_podcast episode with Rachel Musquiz of @doula.kitchen ❣️In this episode we go into all things nourishment for cyclical health, fertility, pregnancy & postpartum 🌀Learn Rachel’s favorite recipes for Reproductive Health from chicken soup to golden milk lattes 🥘We also share our favorite experiences from our doula course at @casacurativa and adventure to @spiritweavers ❤️Thank you to @suephotoart for the gorgeous photos from @casacurativa and to @fiona.ford.foto and @farmacopia for additional pics📸 by @abbeyjoyhealing

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Want to be more beautiful?Maybe the answer is simpler than you think 🌞✨In this episode of the @bitter_truth_podcast Dr. Sinéad Corrigan of @innerbodydata shares wisdom from Traditional Chinese Medicine on simple practices to help you FEEL more beautiful✨You can listen to the @bitter_truth_podcast on Spotify & Apple Podcasts🌸🌈💋Cover photo by @fiona.ford.foto #bittertruth #tcm #ayurveda #womenshealth #beauty by @abbeyjoyhealing

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It’s amazing what is possible in 100 years 🌸Recently I’ve been learning about my great grandmother Kathryn and her love of art, health and astrology. Through she wasn’t allowed to work, she ran a library and painted prolifically. I can feel her presence supporting me whenever I offer womb & breast care. I feel her joy at the freedom I have to offer deep, nourishing care for the people in my life ❤️I wonder what will be possible in the next 100 years for my great grandchildren. I pray we will continue to move towards freedom and honoring womb-holders. May the liberation of this work ripple outwards🌀🌀🌀 by @abbeyjoyhealing

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