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| Skin Brushing Benefits http://www.cleansingwaters.info/SkinBrushing.htm Tightens Skin Helps digestion Removes Cellulite Stimulates Circulation Increases Cell Renewal Cleanses Lymphatic System Removes Dead Skin Layers Strengthens Immune System Improves Exchange between cells Stimulates the Glands, thus helping All of the Body Systems to perform at peak efficiency!! Easy and Inexpensive The Basis for Dry Skin Brushing The skin is our largest route of elimination, excreting more than 2 pounds of waste each day, and taking in air and sunshine. Our skin breathes! And yet, in most people, this vital route of detoxification is operating far below it's capacity, because it is clogged with dead skin cells and the un-removed waste excreted through perspiring. Dry skin brushing is a simple, inexpensive way of removing the waste from the skin and breaking down old toxic deposits through it's unique action on the lymph vessels and capillaries. Our bodies make a new top layer of skin every 24 hours - skin brushing removes the old top layer, allowing the clean new layer to come to the surface, resulting in softer, smoother skin. Draining the Lymph The lymph is the interstitial fluid that bathes our cells, bringing them nutrients and removing their waste - all detoxification occurs first and foremost through the lymph. Our bodies contain far more lymph than blood, and yet the lymph is dependent upon outside forces for it's circulation around the body; the lymph has no heart to pump it! Consequently, the lymph relies upon exercise and massage for it's vital circulation, two things that are lacking in most people's everyday lives. For many years, the only way to drain the lymph was through lymph drain massage or manual lymphatic drainage, a powerful massage technique credited to have originated from ancient Chinese Medicine. Dry skin brushing prompts the body to release its’ toxic deposits into the lymph, whilst simultaneously cleansing the lymph itself, through it's return to it's two plexuses, or centers, near the heart. Because of it's ability to release the skin's detoxification potential and to cleanse mucoid deposits from the cells directly into the colon, dry skin brushing is considered by many (including such luminaries as Bernard Jensen and Robert Gray) to be an essential part of any intestinal cleansing program. Dry Skin Brushing Technique Start with a natural bristle brush 1. Skin Brush before showering, bathing or sauna 2. Do not wet skin 3. ALWAYS brush towards heart 4. Begin with the soles of feet, then ankles, calves, and thighs. 5. Then Brush across abdomen and buttocks. Use circular counter-clockwise strokes on the abdomen 6. Now brush your hands and arms and gently the underarms 7. Reach for that back and neck 8. Lightly brush the breasts 9. Brush each part of the body vigorously, completely several times. 10. Wash your brush every few weeks in water and let it dry. http://www.racingsmarter.com/skin_brushing.htm article by doctors on skin brushing, this ones copyrighted and no permission granted to use it, sorry gotta go to their site to read it! When you brush the pores of your skin clear, your skin is able to absorb nutrients and eliminate toxins. Clogged pores are not just a cosmetic concern. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health. To dry brush, use a soft natural fiber brush (available from health food stores), a loofah sponge, or a rough towel. It is important to use a natural bristle brush, or a loofah sponge, or even a coarse bath glove. Nylon and synthetic fiber brushes are too sharp and may damage skin. Always dry brush before you shower or bathe because you will want to wash off the impurities that you scrape up from the brushing action. Begin with your feet and brush vigorously in circular motions. Brush away from your extremities and toward your heart. Continue brushing up your legs, then proceed to your hands and arms. Brush your entire back and abdomen area, shoulders and neck. Do not brush any sensitive, irritated, infected or damaged areas of the skin and avoid facial skin as well. After brushing, rinse off in the shower. Paavo Airola, author of Swedish Beauty Secrets, recommends alternating temperatures in the shower from hot and cold. This will further invigorate the skin and stimulate blood circulation, bringing more blood to the outer layers of the skin. Don’t forget to clean your dry skin brush or sponge regularly, using soap and water. After rinsing, dry your brush in an open, sunny spot to prevent mildew from developing More specific Instructions: Dry skin brushing tones the immune and circulatory systems. It may reduce the duration of infection and accelerate the clearing of toxins. It will reduce cellulite, help support the immune system during cancer and other chronic illness treatment. Best of all, it feels really good! Using your right hand, gently slide the brush along your right jaw line starting from your earlobe to the underside of your chin 7 times. Place the brush at the hairline on your neck and gently pull around the right side of your neck to the Adam's apple 7 times. Hold the brush with your right hand at the bottom of your neck (where it joins the top of your back) and bring it around your neck to the right and down along your right collar bone and end up between your collar bones. Stroke your breastbone in a circular fashion to stimulate the thymus gland. Carefully brush the breast in a circular motion. Do all of Step 1c 7 times. Repeat steps a, b and c on your left side holding the brush with your left hand. 2. To stimulate the pituitary gland, hold the brush on the back of your head near the base of your neck and rock the brush up and down, then side to side, both 14 times. Hold the brush in your left armpit with your right hand and rotate it counter clockwise 7 items, then clockwise 7 times. Repeat on your right armpit with your left hand. Brush upward 7 times from your upper right thigh to your right armpit. Repeat process on your left side. Women may need to hold their breast out of the way with their free hand. Brush back and forth over your belly button and around your waistline 14 times (like passing a basketball behind your back). Brush in a circular motion over your belly-button, counter-clockwise 7 times then clockwise 7 times. Finish brushing the front of your body in any direction starting at the bottom and brushing all the way up 14 times. Very little pressure needs to be applied to the genitals and women's breasts because the skin is sensitive and will redden if irritated. Brush up and down your spine from the base of your neck and down as far as you can 14 times Finish your upper back by stroking it around toward your 11 sides. Brush your spine from tailbone up as high as you can reach 14 times, holding the brush with two hands or with the detachable wooden handle. Finish your lower back by stroking it around toward your sides). Brush up from right ankle to right knee and work all the way around your leg, brushing up towards your heart This improves blood circulation, firms skin and gets rid of cellulite. Hold the brush in the right groin with both hands and rotate it 7 times counter-clockwise, then 7 times clockwise. Repeat with the left groin. Brush from right knee to right hip 7 times. Work all the way around your leg continuing to brush upwards (towards the heart). Brush up from right ankle to right knee and work all the way around your leg, brushing up towards your heart (Figure 11). This improves blood circulation, firms skin and gets rid of cellulite. Brush around your right ankle 7 times. Brush back and forth over the top of your right foot from toes to ankle. Brush across your right toes on top and underneath 7 times. Brush the bottom of your right foot heel to toe 7 times. Repeat numbers 11-12 for your left thigh, left leg and foot. Brushing upward from right elbow to your armpit and shoulder, cover that entire area 7 times. Brush from your right wrist to the elbow in the same manner 7 times. Repeat number 14 for your left arm. Lightly brush the webbing (or junction) between your left thumb and index or pointer finger on the palmside 14 times, then on the non-palmside 14 times (Figure 15). Brush your left palm from wrist to fingertips and back 7 times. Brush the back of your left hand the same way 7 times. Brush each left hand finger individually back and forth 7 times on the areas that have not been brushed yet. Repeat steps 16-17 for your right hand. NOTE: YOU CAN DO THE BRUSHING HEAD TO TOE OR TOE TO HEAD. SOME THERAPISTS RECOMMEND TOP TO BOTTOM YET OTHERS PREFER BOTTOM TO TOP. |
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