What is it?

Yoni steaming, also known as vaginal steaming, is a practice where you allow the warmth of herbal steam to permeate the exterior of your pelvic region. This age-old herbal wisdom allows you to reconnect with your body and yoni. Yoni steaming is an opportunity to utilise the wisdom of plant medicine for cyclical health. A woman’s practice, for women, by women.

How does it work?

Steam heats your pelvis in a similar manner as a hot bath or sauna, helping to purge toxins through sweat. Brings moisture and herbal healing to the mucous membranes. Creates space for you to reconnect with your yoni. Relaxes muscles and trauma held in the body.

The Practice of Steaming

Relax and become aware of the parts of your body affected by the steam. Breathe into your vulva, vagina, uterus, bladder, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Meditate. Breathe deeply and give your body permission to release anything that isn’t serving you. If at any point the steam gets too hot, you have the power to open your legs and the towel to disperse it and/or stand up and adjust the heat source’s temperature. Don’t say “I can take it” if it’s uncomfortable. Listen to your body. Remember to drink water throughout to prevent dehydration from sweating.

Even though I grew up on an organic farm, and eating fresh organic fruit and vegetables. Even though I feel I was destined for this path, I only truly started exploring this plant path because I was overwhelmed by my menstrual cycles. I had overdone the paracetamol to the point my stomach could not handle it anymore, and I preferred the pain and discomfort of my cramps. I had developed a belief that it was a punishment and I deserved to be in pain, so I left myself there.

I had abandoned myself. Slowly, one clue at a time, I realised this was nonsense. The Shakti School introduced me to Yoni Steaming, and the School of Evolutionary Herbalism taught me herbal healing. Implementing these new tools, I walked back to cyclical wellbeing. You can too.