What is Yoni Steaming?
Yoni steaming is the female self-care practice of allowing warm herbal steam to permeate the vaginal tissues and the womb by kneeling, squatting or sitting above a pot of freshly boiled water steeped with reproductive herbs. This ancient practice has been used worldwide for centuries in places such as India, Greece, eastern Europe, Africa, Korea, the Philippines, Japan and among indigenous people of the Americas like the Mayans (Mesoamerican Indians). Around the planet and throughout time, women have utilized yoni steaming as a sacred way to reconnect with the power of the divine feminine, balance their menstrual or moon cycle, increase fertility, cleanse and nourish the womb space, gracefully transition into menopause and even heal the body, heart and mind from physical, sexual and/or cultural trauma.
The self-care ritual of yoni steaming allows women to take the time to honor their reproductive system, connect with the strength of their female ancestral lineage, heal collective female trauma and revitalize their life force energy. When a woman steams her yoni, she is able to naturally and intentionally create space for old energy to be released and new energy and vitality to be received. Many challenges such as menstrual cramps, infertility, excessive flow, general fatigue, vaginal dryness, and menopausal symptoms and vaginal laxity can be helped with a Yoni Steam.
This centuries-old herbal practice helps to bring health, mindfulness, empowerment, self-love and sacredness into the lives of all women everywhere and a loving peace into their hearts. And taking back ownership of our personal health and wombs and utilizing our intuition as well as herbs from the Earth, to support and nourish our overall well-being. Opening trust of the wisdom of generations of women that have come before.
STEAM MY WHAT?!?!
That's right, steam your Yoni. The word yoni is a Sanskrit term for the female reproductive organs including the vulva and vagina. This highly revered term in Hinduism recognizes the power of the goddess and the origin of life. The word yoni literally translates to mean womb, sacred space, source and divine passage.
REVIVE AND THRIVE
Why haven’t I heard of Yoni Steaming before?
There are dozens of countries that currently practice vaginal steaming regularly for reproductive care. It’s just a new concept in the states. In fact, vaginal steaming is practiced on every continent and is referenced in literature going back thousands of years. This is one of the ways women cared for themselves, and protected their fertility, before modern medicine was available.
The way we deal with women health issues right now is with the birth control pill or surgery. Those are the two main routes offered when your hormones or fertility are out of whack. The birth control pill has been around since 1960s. And modern gynecology with hysterectomies, only started in the late 1800s. So what did women do before that? They used techniques like vaginal steaming regularly to keep themselves healthy and protect their fertility. Our society doesn’t teach us how to care for fertility, it only teaches how to prevent pregnancy.
Vaginal steaming is one of the traditions that was lost when we stopped looking at health holistically, from preventative standpoint, and started using drugs and surgery to solve our problems.
Vaginal steaming may be a new concept to you and I encourage you to give it a try!
