Pelvic Steaming

Yoni steaming , identified as Bejos in Central America, Chai-Yok in Asia and Swedana in Ayurvedic medicine,  is an ancient healing practice used culturally throughout  the world where local herbs and steaming water are combined to bring about health and vitality to a woman’s Yoni. Yoni by definition includes a woman’s labia, vulva, clitoris, cervix, vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. In response to any reproductive ailment that a woman may be experiencing, a blend of herbs is chosen to aid in tonifying, relaxing, eliminating congestion, uplifting, energizing, warming or cooling a woman’s most sacred space, her Yoni. The herbs used in the steams are of the utmost importance, as their essence brings vital potency into this steaming ritual. The steaming herbal properties rise up into the vaginal opening, affecting the pelvic floor, perineum and reproductive organs.

Women suffer from pelvic pain, pelvic instability and dis-ease related to many uterine conditions such as alignment, congestion, displacement, cold (lack of flow), excessive heat (inflammation), too much dampness or the opposite, dryness.  Great Mayan Shaman and medicine Healer, Don Elijio Panti taught my teacher, Naprapathic physician and Herbalist Dr. Rosita Arvigo, about the importance of steaming for a woman’s overall health and well being. Yoni herbal steaming acts as a lavage on the uterus by encouraging complete shedding of uterine lining during menstruation, bringing about cleansing and rejuvenation. A typical steaming herb blend offered in Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy sessions consists of Basil, Oregano, Calendula, Lemon Balm and Yarrow. Yoni Steaming is a healing ritual handed down by time-honored Mayan Midwives and Ancestral Mayan Healers for thousands of years to help bring balance back to this part of a woman’s body which in turn creates more health and vitality in her whole being. Based on your symptoms, various herbs will be chosen for their physical, emotional and spiritual properties with your specifics needs in mind.

“The uterus is the woman’s center. If her uterus is not in proper position and good health, nothing in her life will be right. She will be as out of balance as her uterus.”- Don Elijio Panti Mayan Traditional Healer and Physician

What to Expect During a Steaming Session:

At PBTs, we use a Korean Vaginal Steamer which is actually a common household item in many parts of Asia. The steamer is electric and holds a small cup of water which heats and steams under a packet of herbs chosen for your needs. Over the cup of steaming water and herbs you sit on a small seat with a vent that you have control over. You are covered at all times in your private room with soft lightening and mediation music. We also have on site a hand carved wooden steaming stool used in conjunction with stainless steel vessel for loose steaming herbs. All clients keep clothing on waist up and are provide with a sheet to cover their lower body.

Benefits of Vaginal Steaming

• Improving Circulation
• Draining excess lymph fluid
• Liquefying and reducing toxins
• Opening energetic channels, especially Ren 1 (Ren 1 Conception Vessel first point where three of the most powerful yin acupuncture channels emerge from the body.)
• Expanding Tissues
• Reducing stiffness and heaviness
• Enhancing flexibility and suppleness in the body
• Reducing pain and muscle spasms
• Soften Scar Tissue
• Increased Libido
  

Yoni Steaming can help with most conditions, here are some:

• Fibroids
• Amenorrhea
• Dysmenorrhea
• Infertility
• Endometrioses
• Heavy / Scanty Bleeding During Menstruation
• Hormone Imbalances
• Uterine, Bladder, Rectal Prolapse, all stages
• Hemorrhoids
• Chronic /Unexplained Pelvic Pain
• Post Menopausal Dryness