healthy breasts: MLD wellness & recovery
Specialized Training in Safe, Effective lymphatic & soft tissue care

Breast health is an essential component of overall wellness, yet it is often overlooked in manual therapy training. This course empowers therapists with a clear, safe, and evidence-informed approach to supporting breast wellness, recovery, and comfort through manual lymphatic drainage, fascial release, scar management, and patient education.

Whether your patients are seeking proactive breast care, preparing for or recovering from surgery, navigating breastfeeding changes, or experiencing discomfort from congestion or scar tissue, you’ll learn how to provide targeted, gentle, and effective support.

This hybrid program combines online anatomy and safety training with a full in-person, hands-on day where you will practice and refine your techniques under guided instruction.

By the end, you'll have the clinical skills and confidence needed to incorporate breast-focused lymphatic care into your practice in a way that is safe, respectful, within scope and profoundly helpful to your patients.

who this course is for

​This course is ideal for:
  • Therapists seeking to safely support breast health + recovery
  • RMTs working with clients experiencing tissue changes through life stages (hormones, cycles, post-natal), surgeries or radiation treatments
  • Therapists wanting evidence-informed techniques to support patients managing breast health issues, biopsies and reconstructive surgeries
  • RMTs looking to expand their practice into breast and women-centric manual therapy
  • Therapists wanting practical tools for swelling, discomfort, fluid congestion, and gentle scar-related care of the breasts​
​Prerequisites:
  • Certification in EluVett Method Foundations course (or equivalent of Vodder II)
  • Basic understanding of anatomy (muscle and systems) and physiology
  • Comfort with hands-on learning and reciprocal practice

why this training matters

Breast, chest wall, and axillary tissues undergo significant changes across many life experiences ~ surgery, biopsies, radiation, breastfeeding, inflammation, or simply the natural aging process. These changes can lead to swelling, congestion, scar restriction, sensitivity, and reduced mobility. As awareness grows around proactive breast wellness and safe post-surgical recovery, therapists trained in evidence-informed breast and chest MLD are increasingly sought after.

​Skilled breast and chest-focused MLD can help clients:
• Reduce swelling, congestion, and post-procedural sensitivity
• Improve tissue and scar mobility following reconstruction, explant, reduction, lift, or biopsies
• Ease discomfort and support fluid movement through the breast and axillary pathways
• Promote comfort and mobility after radiation therapy
• Encourage milk flow and support wellness during breastfeeding or mastitis
• Restore easier movement through the chest, shoulder, and upper rib cage
• Feel more supported, informed, and confident in their healing and breast health

what you'll learn

Through a combination of online pre-learning and in-person hands-on training, you’ll gain the skills to safely and effectively provide breast, chest wall, and axillary lymphatic treatment, support patients through post-surgical recovery, and communicate confidently within the massage therapy scope.

Day 1:
Pre-Learning
​Online, On-Demand​

Build a strong foundation before the in-person class:
  • Anatomy of breast tissue, lymphatics, and axillary pathways
  • Tissue changes across life stages (hormones, pregnancy, menopause)
  • Overview of common breast surgeries and the effects on skin, fascia, and lymphatic vessels
  • Healing timelines, contraindications, and safety boundaries
  • Sensitive practice: consent, trauma-informed communication, comfort positioning
  • Pressure guidelines, comfort positioning, and therapist body mechanics​​
Learn at your own pace.
​Must be completed before attending in person.

day 2:
1 Full Day of Hands-On
​In-Person Training​

Learn and practice the techniques you’ll use immediately in your practice:
  • Clinical assessment: posture, swelling, scars, and lymphatic stagnation
  • Lymphatic treatment for proactive breast wellness and post-surgical recovery
  • Scar management and post-radiation tissue mobilization
  • Fascial and soft-tissue release to improve mobility and drainage
  • Breastfeeding support techniques and comfort-focused approaches
  • Integrated full-session flow with guided partner practice, patient communication, and aftercare guidance

what you'll walk away with

  • Full breast care treatments you can use immediately
  • Clear understanding of healing stages and safety boundaries
  • Tools that are gentle on your body and powerful for your patients
  • Confidence to begin offering lymphatic treatments right away​
  • Certificate of Completion

Join us!

Whether you're joining a scheduled EVM course or hosting one in your own clinic or wellness space, this course delivers a practical, transformative learning experience that stays with you ~ in your hands, in your patient results, and throughout your career.
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Ready to elevate your practice with powerful, restorative lymphatic work? Let’s get started!
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