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Vagina Steaming~~ Meet my Herb Collection!~~~Nov 16, 2020

One of my hobbies? I enjoy collecting herbs. 

I'm actually pretty passionate about it!

I wouldn't call myself a holistic medicine practitioner or a witch (I'm very much Christian) I just really enjoy the many benefits of herbs and I really enjoy ingesting them, using them in my steams and my skincare routine. I also like the mysteriousness and the wonders of herbs.

Our ancestors that came before us relied on herbs to live and survive. Granted- there was a lot of trial and error, but today we now have everything we need, to stay healthy, happy, youthful and beautiful forever! However many medical and cosmetic companies popped up claiming to heal you and fix things that could be fixed with a little Mothers Wort, sleep and water. Cosmetic companies mix plants that you can find on the side of a pond or highway, other (sometimes) harmful chemicals and preservatives (to make it last longer in a jar) and put a $50 price tag on it. People get cancer and then go through painful Chemo/surgery when they can decrease their chances of getting cancer in the first place with herbs and supplements. Doctors don't push vitamins much because they don't earn money if you never get sick. 

More into that later...

Let me get back on track. I've been getting into vaginal steaming or what people call "yoni steaming". 

What is Yaginal steaming?

 Vaginal steaming is an alternative health treatment whereby a woman squats or sits over steaming water containing herbs such as mugwort, rosemary, wormwood, and basil. It has been practiced in Africa, Asia, and Central America.

I first heard about vaginal steaming when I first visited South Korea back in 2013. There was a bath house in Seoul (a Jjimjilbang) that was offering vaginal steaming services. It left me curious but that was all. I didn't get it done myself. 

Years later I started hearing about Yoni steaming and apparently it started becoming a big hit in the "hashtag sphere" recently. My best friend's husband recently bought her a yoni steamer as well. Many people have been selling yoni seats and yoni herbs to steam with all over Instagram and Etsy.

Interestingly enough, when I looked up the types of herbs that you could use to steam with, I had all of them plus even more if you count herbs that are common in China and S Korea. I knew all the benefits of these herbs, however it never occurred to me to use them for a vaginal steam. A detoxing foot bath-yes, facial steam- of course but never a vaginal steam. So I headed to home depot to buy some wood and I got the men there to help me cut the wood and carry all of it out to my car. I decided to make a yoni seat for my mother as a Christmas present!

Well actually I won't be making the seat, my friend will but I'm so excited to see the finished result. Once I'm done I'll post a photo.

For now, I want to show off some of my herb collection.

Update: I forgot to mention my personal yoni steaming experience. So once my friend finishes making my mother's yoni throne, I'll make a new post with pictures and my personal experience steaming my own yoni. This will be from someone who steams about 2 times a week so stay tuned. ^ ^