What is Yoni Steaming?
Yoni steaming is a practice where you sit over a hot bowl of water full of herbs, letting the steam cleanse your vagina and uterus, having a towel draped over your legs to keep the steam from coming out. A yoni steaming session could last from 20-60 minutes. This is something you can do at home, but is strongly encouraged to do it where there are professionals helping. It is commonly known to help postpartum, but has also been known to help with your monthly periods.
It has also been interchangeably called vaginal steaming. “While this practice is newer to the West, vaginal steam detoxing has been linked to an ancient Greek treatment known as “fumigation.” This method involved sitting over a sealed jar of herbs that was heated up in a hole in the ground. A reed was used to transfer smoke from the jar into the vagina.” (Cleveland Clinic. (2024, June 27). What is vaginal steaming? https://health.clevelandclinic.org/vaginal-steaming).
Most common herbs to be used in Yoni Steaming include:
- Wormwood – for its antimicrobial and antiviral properties
- Rutin – for it’s anti-inflammatory properties
- Mug Wort – for its antibiotic and balancing hormone properties
- Dandelion – for its ability to treat infections and inflammation.
What are some of the benefits of yoni steaming? There’s not much scientific information to prove it’s benefits, but it has been said to help with the following:
- Balancing hormones.
- Detoxification of the uterus.
- Faster recovery after childbirth.
- Fertility/Infertility.
- Hemorrhoid relief.
- Increased energy.
- Fewer headaches.
- Overall pain relief.
- Stress or depression relief.
- Hemorrhoids
- Infections
- Fatigue
- Digestive issues
- Generalized pain
(Cleveland Clinic. (2024, June 27). What is vaginal steaming? https://health.clevelandclinic.org/vaginal-steaming ) (McDermott, A. (2023, March 17). What is vaginal steaming?. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/vaginal-steaming#potential-benefits ).
When should I not get a yoni steam?
- When you are pregnant
- When you have a birth control implant/IUD
- When you had a uterine ablation procedure (where the uterine walls are burned so they scar over)
- When you have an Essure insert.
Consult with your care provider before you ever try it and see if yoni steaming would benefit you in your healing postpartum, or to help you in your painful periods!
If you live in Utah and are interested in one, book yours with Breathe Birth Care in American Fork, UT. Here is a link to their survey to see if it is safe for you to steam. Yoni Steaming — Breathe Birth Care
References
- Vaginal Steaming: Use, Safety, Benefits, and More
- What is Vaginal Steaming?
- Vsteams | Rebirth | San Diego
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