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I FELT CRAMPS AFTER YONI STEAMING, WHY?
The herbs used in a yoni steam are cleansing, stimulating, tonifying and relaxing. All of these actions will have an affect on your pelvic muscles and organs. This is a sign that your uterine wall is contracting and trying to shift what is being loosened (the stuck material). This is all part of the rebalancing, and whilst it may be uncomfortable for a short while, you should begin to notice that your cycles are less painful and even pleasurable over time.

I NOTICED RESIDUE AFTER YONI STEAMING – IS THIS NORMAL?
For many women, the uterus will not entirely shed every cycle, creating a build up over time. The herbs used in yoni steaming will support with the shedding of the build up, therefore you may see ‘bleeding’ or some kind of matter coming out. This is a sign that the yoni steam is working and is a part of your body rebalancing itself!

CAN I USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
NO! Essential oils are not recommended with steaming. They are too strong for the delicate vulva tissue, and when combined with heat would too intense for a yoni steam. Use only fresh and dried flowers/herbs for steaming.

WHAT DIFFERENCES WILL I NOTICE AFTER STEAMING?
Physical response: It is likely you will feel more relaxed, revitalised and replenished after a steam session. You can sometimes feel some slight cramping afterwards -this is normal and a part of your uterus and connected organs responding to the cleansing and balancing qualities of the herbs.

HOW OFTEN SHALL I DO IT?
It is completely up to you! Some women choose to do it as a weekly self care practice, before and a few days after their bleed, some women choose to steam at a particular place in their cycle that they feel is most supportive for them, some women choose to do it every so often for their self care. I encourage you to have a play around with different times of the month and see what works and feels right for you.

HOW DOES STEAMING AFFECT MY CYCLE?
After steaming for the first time you may notice changes with your bleed – it could be that your next menstruation will be heavier and darker, but this is just a sign that things are shifting and detoxing, it doesn’t last. Within a couple of months, your menstruation should be easier, lighter and pinker in color. Discomfort associated with menstruation will be reduced.

WHY CAN’T I DO IT IF I HAVE AN IUD?
There are two schools of thought on this one. The heat and the medicinal qualities of a yoni steam are intended to create a contraction in the uterus. There is a risk that this contraction could dislodge the IUD or the heating up of it could cause a burn. However, some practitioner declare they have not discovered any cases of this happening. womb.love’s advice would be to do this at your own risk, and that, as this is widely conveyed as a risk amongst many yoni steam practitioners and guides, we are more drawn towards advising against steaming with an IUD. Again, it’s down to your intuition!

WHY CAN’T I DO IT WHEN I’M MENSTRUATING?
Menstruation is a process of cleansing, clearing and letting go. The energy is moving downwards and out and back to the Earth. Yoni steaming is all about inviting the steam upwards and the qualities of the steam cause the walls of the uterus to contract, shed, and let go. Steaming whilst bleeding could cause it to become heavier. It’s best to look forward to steaming in the days after you have completely stopped bleeding as an act of self care and rejuvenation when the uterus is relaxed.

WHY I CAN’T I DO IT WHEN I’M PREGNANT?
The uterus is housing a baby and nothing must interfere with this. The uterus is working away keeping baby held and healthy. Yoni steams are intended to cleanse and tonify the uterus, which can trigger contraction. For obvious reasons, it’s important to keep everything held in during this time. Herbal medicine usage during pregnancy are different for different women. It’s simply too much of a risk dabbling in whilst pregnant.

CAN YONI STEAMING HELP WITH MY LIBIDO/SEX DRIVE?
The very act of doing a yoni steam feels like the finest self care. Simply by giving yourself the me-time to nourish and relax will inspire feelings of self love and self confidence. This self honouring and empowerment ripples out into other parts of a woman’s life, the renewed vitality and sense of self can support with improving a woman’s sex life. Physically, the sweet sensation of the steam can be arousing and the vulva and vagina is lubricated, which can be a turn on, activating a woman’s natural sexual energy flow.

WHAT’S THE RECOMMENDED AGE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN TO START STEAMING?
It’s never too early to empower young women to love and care for their bodies from an early age. For young women entering their puberty years, it can help to integrate this wisdom from earlier on to support painful cycles and to inspire her to honour her body. As they are empowered with the knowledge and practices to look after themselves, they will naturally feel capable to look after themselves. For younger children, it’s recommended to steam just with water and a very small amount of herbs. 

I’VE HAD A FULL/PARTIAL HYSTERECTOMY OR I DON’T HAVE A WOMB, CAN I YONI STEAM?
Many women that have had full or partial hysterectomy or for other reasons do not have a womb, will receive benefit from the practice. Steaming can help to address tissue dryness, with nourishment being brought into the blood and lymph. The practice supports with putting the woman in touch with her body in a loving and sensitive way.

I’M A TRANS WOMAN, CAN I YONI STEAM?
Trans women with or without a physical womb have reported receiving nourishing and fulfilling experiences from yoni steaming. It can be a beautiful way of connecting to her feminine essence and the energetic womb space and be an opportunity for deep healing.
It’s worth mentioning here that as much as womb.love intends to be as inclusive as possible, and wants trans people to feel at home here, the language of the information on this website is mostly written as if the enquirer is in a female body due to the nature and intention of the sharing of this information.

I AM PERIMENOPAUSAL / MENOPAUSAL, CAN I YONI STEAM?
Many women that yoni steam during the perimenopausal and menopausal years find a lot of benefit from yoni steaming. The steam has a therapeutic effect on vaginal dryness and irritation. As the practice softens and moistens tissue and stimulating, combined with using aphrodisiac herb blends, women have reported an increased sex drive and libido, a sense of aliveness and vitality and a renewed connection with their feminine organs.

DOES YONI STEAMING HELP WITH ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES WOMEN’S HEALTH?
The anus, vaginal opening and urethra are in close proximity on the perineum and so the herbal steam can be used to support other perineal difficulties such as hemorrhoids.

I’VE BEEN ADVISED BY A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER NOT TO DO IT, WHY WOULD THEY SAY THIS?
First things first, we have modern science and medicine to thank for so much and we can be deeply thankful that we can see holistic and indigenous medicine is becoming more integrated into the Western World, and that new pathways are being formed between both worlds. Because, of course, they both have an immense amount of value.

DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK?
Many women report it has had a profound impact on their healing. As mentioned above – medicine women and birthworkers in indigenous cultures (still practicing today) have been passed on this wisdom and knowledge for thousands of years. Midwives wouldn’t continue recommending the practice if it wasn’t effective. This is why ancient and holistic medicines are gaining momentum as people are reminded that they can take their health into their own hands

* This information is not intended to be medical advice, this is to be use for educational purposes only.