NURSE CONTINUING EDUCATION

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

for Nurses

Learn a gentle, light-touch protocol that supports fluid balance, patient comfort, and deep relaxation — and bring it into your care setting within your RN scope of practice.

✦Beginner-Friendly ✦Hands-On Demonstrations ✦Full-Body Clearing Sequence
✦1 CNE Contact Hours ✦Certificate of Completion

Learn It. Live it. Teach it.

This isn't theory you file away — it's a skill your hands will remember. Each section pairs a clear lecture with a hands-on demonstration you can follow along with. First you learn the protocol on yourself. Then you bring it to the bedside.

YOUR PATH TO MASTERY

Master the art of light touch.

Whether you've never worked with the lymphatic system or you've been drawn to integrative touch for years, this training gives you the anatomy, the technique, and the clinical judgment to use Manual Lymphatic Drainage safely and confidently.

You'll learn why the lymphatic system has no central pump, how lymph actually moves, and why the pressure you use is closer to the weight of a nickel than anything resembling massage. From there, you'll work through a complete full-body clearing sequence — opening the central terminals first, then moving region by region through the body.

THE CIRRICULUM

Three pillars of complete Training

Lymphatic System Foundations

  • The one-way drainage network explained

  • Fluid balance & interstitial fluid recovery

  • Lymph nodes & immune defense

  • Lymphangions & lymphangiomotricity

  • Why lymph is slow, low-pressure & pump-free

  • Key anatomical landmarks & drainage regions

The Light Touch Protocol

  • The light touch principle — skin stretch, not kneading

  • Pressure calibration (about the weight of a nickel)

  • Why the release matters as much as the stretch

  • Rhythm & repetition: 5–7 strokes per area

  • Opening the central terminals (supraclavicular)

  • Full-body sequence: head & sub-occipital, axillary, sub-cubital, sternum & abdominal, inguinal, popliteal

Safety & Clinical Integration

  • Screening patients before any hands-on work

  • Absolute contraindications: active infection, DVT, CHF, kidney failure, active cancer, acute inflammation

  • When to stop and obtain medical clearance

  • Staying within the RN scope of practice

  • Wellness & comfort vs. certified lymphedema management

  • Care planning, charting & documenting patient response

By the End of This Training

You'll be able to bring

real relief

Explain how the lymphatic system moves fluid, protein, and waste — and why technique matters

Perform a basic light-touch Manual Lymphatic Drainage protocol with confidence

Locate key lymphatic landmarks and the body's primary drainage regions

Screen patients for contraindications and recognize when not to proceed

Execute a complete wellness-focused clearing sequence in the correct order

Integrate MLD into patient care to support comfort, fluid regulation, and relaxation

IS THIS FOR YOU

This training is
perfect for

Whether you're deepening an existing practice or discovering a new healing modality, this training meets you where you are.

Hospice & Palliative Care Nurses

Med-Surg & Acute Care Nurses

Post-Op & Surgical Recovery Nurses

Integrative & Holistic Nurses

Home Health & Community Nurses

Nurses Caring for Themselves

THE INSTRUCTOR

Taught by a Board Certified Holistic Nurse & a Licensed Massage Therapist

Holly Taylor, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, CST-T

Holly is a registered nurse of 15 years and a Board Certified Holistic Nurse, blending conventional nursing with integrative tools to care for the whole patient. Trained in Craniosacral therapy, Acupressure, and Reiki, she currently works with hospice patients in an integrative touch therapy program and volunteers with Survivor Wellness, offering free craniosacral sessions to those on a cancer journey. She brings the clinical judgment side of this training — what's safe, what's in scope, and how this fits real patient care.


Janet Peacock, LMT

Janet is a licensed massage therapist and Reiki Master who owns The Thai Peacock Centre. A graduate of Myotherapy College of Utah, she taught there for more than two decades and served as Director of Admissions. She trained extensively in traditional Thai massage under five U.S. instructors and two masters in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and still leads groups there to study with her mentor. Her practice offers Thai massage, myofascial massage, lymphatic drainage, and Reiki. She brings the hands — the technique, the pressure, the rhythm.

"Confidence with acupressure comes from understanding the points and pathways behind it, not just memorizing a chart."

Enroll Today

Take the next step toward confident, gentle, hands-on skills — and bring lymphatic support into your patient care and your own self-care.

Lifetime Access

$97

One-time payment · Instant access

  • Full video curriculum, taught by a holistic RN and a licensed massage therapist

  • The Light Touch MLD Protocol guide

  • Lymphatic landmark & drainage region reference

  • Contraindication screening checklist

  • CNE contact hours upon completion

  • Lifetime access to all updates

Holistic Nurse Academy

Evidence-informed acupressure education for nurses, practitioners, and wellness-minded individuals.

This training is intended for educational purposes and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before using acupressure for medical conditions, especially during pregnancy, with children, or alongside medications.