Treatment
Light pressure, slow strokes. A work of precision, not force.
Manual lymphatic drainage is the opposite of what many imagine a "drainage massage" to be. It is not intense, not painful, leaves no marks. On the contrary, it is one of the most delicate practices that exist — pressure measured in grams, a slow repeated rhythm, directional strokes following the path of the lymphatic vessels.
The work stimulates the lymphatic system to do what it already does, but faster: drain excess fluid, remove waste, lighten the tissue. The result is rarely as immediate as deep tissue work — it is cumulative, felt over the days that follow.
At Lume we apply it in the Vodder tradition, with precise sequences for heavy legs, water retention, post-surgical recovery (with medical clearance), and for those who simply feel "swollen" without a specific cause.