I had an interesting question land in my inbox the other day – from a woman who wanted to know whether to use yoni eggs or yoni steaming for a certain sexual health issue she was wanting to address. There is obviously a lot of overlap between the two practices. So that got me thinking about writing a blog comparing the 2 practices – and the best applications for each of them… And here it is – hope you find it useful.
Toning The Pelvic Floor & Prevention of Prolapse & Incontinence
Both practices will work for this – but I consider yoni eggs to have the edge when it comes to toning the muscles. There are definitely herbs you can use which, when steamed, will certainly assist with toning the vaginal/pelvic floor muscles – but the right muscle workout using a yoni egg (including the vitally important part of RELAXING your muscles too) really gets results.
Toning Muscles Both Pre- and Post-Childbirth
I would say that for preparing for childbirth, a yoni egg practice is a great way to build up tone – but I would only recommend it up until when you fall pregnant, not afterwards. Some women do continue with a gentle practice whilst pregnant – but this is entirely at your own risk, as it could cause miscarriage/premature labour – which is why I never recommend it. So a yoni egg can be really useful in preparing for childbirth – and can help a lot as long as you have used it regularly for at least 6 months prior to conception. Yoni eggs are also very useful in toning your vaginal muscles and pelvic floor after birth too – but you need to wait at least 6 weeks or until any birth trauma (eg tears, episiotomies) are fully healed before you do so.
Yoni steaming should never be done when you are pregnant.
Yoni steaming does come into its own, however, as hands-down THE best thing you can do for your body (and baby) after you’ve given birth. You can start at Day 4 following the birth and steam every day for 30 days. The benefits are huge – from healing birth trauma/stitches/tears etc, to clearing out left-over blood and mucus from the womb, to shrinking the uterus back to its normal size, to toning your vaginal muscles, to producing more oxytocin (instrumental in the production of breast milk and bonding with your baby). You can read more about post-partum steaming here.
Healing Sexual Trauma
Although I believe that all of the tools and practices I teach can, by their very nature of reconnecting with our bodies and sexuality, help in healing trauma, I would say that yoni eggs again have the edge over yoni steaming. Crystals can be used to both remove unwanted emotions and introduce wanted emotions/qualities to our lives. More about the practice of using a yoni egg in this way, here.
Yoni wands can also be used very effectively to “de-armour” the vagina of the effects caused by sexual trauma – and you can read more about that process here.
Increasing Orgasmic Pleasure
Both practices will bring more circulation to the entire pelvic area, meaning that both can help to bring more sensation overall. But yoni eggs definitely increased and deepened my orgasmic experiences in a profound and powerful way. And yoni wands, even more so 🙂
Increased Vaginal Lubrication
Both practices increase warmth and circulation to the pelvic area, thus increasing the nutrient supply to, and the detoxification from, the ovaries – assisting them to produce the correct hormones in the correct proportions and at the right times. The combination of increased circulation and balanced hormone production greatly assists in increasing vaginal lubrication. Both practices work equally well for this.
Balancing Hormones
Again, for the reasons given above, both practices will work well for this. Balanced hormones in turn mean reduced PMS, reduced period pain, reduced menopausal symptoms, healing of PCOS and uterine fibroids, reduction of endometriosis, increased fertility, regulation of menstrual cycles (short, long or absent). Yoni steaming would still be my first choice here, though – it is phenomenal for sorting out sexual and reproductive health issues (and, very often, super-quickly too). I would just recommend a consultation with a yoni steaming practitioner before steaming for the first time – that way you will be guaranteed to use the correct herbs and steaming protocol for your own individual needs.
Chronic Vaginal Bacterial/Yeast Infections
Yoni steaming is definitely the only practice to use here! Best not to use a yoni egg nor yoni wand if you have any kind of infection – it is only likely to aggravate it further.
Increased Fertility
Both practices can help, but yoni steaming would still be my first choice for increasing fertility and preparing for conception. You can read more about this here.
Vaginal Reflexology
Vaginal reflexology works in exactly the same way as conventional reflexology does – except using reflexology points inside the vagina rather than on the feet or ears. This harmonises any imbalances in the body and also helps to de-armour the vagina, releasing trauma and increasing our openness to experiencing pleasure. Yoni eggs (and yoni wands) are the winners at this one. More about de-armouring here.
Grounding Nervous/Anxious/Scattered Energy
Both practices are very grounding, involving as they do, our root chakra. Yoni steaming brings the grounding energies of various herbs – which carry earth energy, having been grown in the earth. And the grounding effects of yoni eggs can also be increased by working with specific stones such as Red Jasper, Black Obsidian and Carnelian – all very grounding and stabilising crystals to work with.
Activation Of Chi/Life-Force/Sexual Energy
Both practices will help activate our Chi/Life-Force/Sexual Energy – and the practice of choice is likely to vary from woman to woman. Personally, I find a yoni egg to be more effective for doing this (particularly when used for yoni weight-lifting!) – but experiment to find the one that lights you up the most. Increased energy will be experienced by an increase in creativity, passion and libido.
Reconnection To Divine Feminine Energy
Both yoni eggs and yoni steaming – as well as yoni wands – can assist you in this. Working with our sacral chakra as we do with these practices, and then learning to feel and circulate our sexual energy throughout our body, infuses our sexual energy with our heart energy and then combines that with the inspiration of divine universal energy via the crown chakra. In addition, I also encourage pleasure breaks and pleasure days – to connect us more closely/keep us connected to the divine feminine wherever possible. You can read more about the importance of regular pleasure rituals here.
So that’s the lowdown on yoni eggs and yoni steaming… Really hope this post helps you to make your best choice between the two. Any questions or comments, please feel free to post below.
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Hi Juliet,
Can you please advise on what herbs to use for uterine fibroids? I am 57 and have just started with menopausal symptoms so am hopeful that the fibroids will start to shrink now that my estrogen levels will drop? A slight concern: If I use hormone balancing herbs, will the herbs not ‘normalize’ my estrogen levels by stimulating estrogen production?
Hi Bev,
Thanks for getting in touch. I have emailed you a slightly more detailed answer – but for those reading this blog who may have a similar question – you can actually use any of the herb blends for uterine fibroids – your choice will be based on your menstrual history/patterns. If you would like a full assessment of those patterns, you can sign up for a yoni steaming consultation – which includes an initial assessment and recommendation for the type of herbs and steaming protocol, plus follow-ups via email after 1, 2 and 3 months respectively. That would be my top recommendation in order to make sure you choose the right herbs for your own unique constitution.
The thing with steaming for fibroids is that it is a long process – it is recommended to do it every day for up to 3 months. During this time, some women have actually seen the fibroids come out of them – and some have just started to notice that the symptoms associated with the fibroids have lessened. But if you don’t see/experience such evidence then you may wish to have an ultrasound at the end of 3 months to see how things are looking.
As for restoring hormonal balance – what steaming does is to increase circulation to the entire reproductive system – and this brings the necessary nutrients to the ovaries and removes toxins/waste from them – thus allowing them to produce their hormones in the right quantities and proportions to each other. But this will only happen according to the natural processes of your own body – it won’t override them. There are tonic herbs in the blends that support your blood and kidneys – and I do add therapeutic herbs as well but the therapeutic herbs are for bringing on a uterine cleanse or overcoming bacterial or yeast infections – they aren’t hormone boosters. The herbs are there to support your body in its natural processes – not to “boost” your hormones in any way.
And yes, fibroids should definitely start shrinking as a natural consequence of lower estrogen following menopause.
Hope this helps! xx
Hello. I am 55 and had a partial hysterectomy. Which blend would be good for me??? And, do I steam first then use the Yoni eggs??
Hi Pamela, thanks for getting in touch. I have emailed you to ask for more information. Please let me know if you haven’t received that – otherwise, will chat further via email. Thanks! xx
Hi ..am 32 years old can yoni steaming can help me to get pregnat cuz i had 2 ectopics pregnacy both tubes they cutted n i tried many ways to get pregnat
Hi Cynthia, thanks for getting in touch. So if I am understanding correctly, both of your tubes are tied? If so, how was this done? Via cauterisation (heat/burning?) If so, and scar tissue formed as result, consistent yoni steaming can, indeed, “melt” such tissue and “untie” your tubes. If you have had your tubes tied using a clip or a ring instead, however, then yoni steaming is highly unlikely to reverse this procedure. I hope this helps – but if I have misunderstood you, or you would like to continue this conversation privately, please send me a message using the “Contact” page and I will reply to you that way. Thanks and love! xx
Hi…I’m 28 and I’m experiencing vaginal numbness. I don’t feel pleasure during sex. Can yoni steaming help me get my groove back?
Hi Kash, thanks for getting in touch. Yoni steaming increases circulation – which can certainly help with restoring vaginal sensation. But you might find that “de-armouring” using a yoni wand is more effective at releasing any vaginal tension or physical/emotional stress that might be present (the usual reasons for vaginal numbness, which is a very common issue). You can read more about de-armouring at https://www.yonieggs.co.za/yoni-wands. Yoni wands are also wonderful for pleasure – so this would definitely be my top recommendation as to where to start. Regular use of a yoni egg would also improve circulation and sensation. So basically, wands, eggs and steaming would all help – probably in that order, although making time for such a nurturing practice as yoni steaming would always be a useful adjunct to any sexual healing programme, which is why I rate it so highly. Hope this helps! Love, Juliet xx
I am going to do both. But what should I do both?? I’m trying to get a balance hormone and increase my fertility been trying for some time.
Hi Aaaliyah, thanks for your message – do you mean you are wanting to use yoni steaming and yoni eggs and you want to know which to start with? xx
Yes exactly
Hi Aaaliyah, hmmm, this is a tricky one to answer as both can bring benefit in terms of hormone-balancing and increasing fertility. Yoni steaming would still be my top choice though and is always a good foundational practice, no matter what aspect of our sexual health/happiness we are trying to address. Yoni eggs are incredibly good at reconnecting us to our sexuality though – which is naturally hormone-balancing and obviously helpful when trying to conceive… So – if you want to start with one, I would choose steaming – and then consider introducing yoni eggs once you are in a rhythm with that, or feel you could do with extra assistance. Hope this helps! xx
Hi there, I had my tubes tied in 2012 after giving birth via c-section but unfortunately we lost our little angel a month later as he was a premie. I’ve been trying to get it reversed but with lockdown my surgery keeps getting canceled and I’m losing hope as it’s a government hospital and they might actually not go ahead with it. My husband and I would love to conceive again but starting to lose hope. Can you advise and share testimony on the yoni steaming. Any information will really appreciated. TIA
Hi Thato, so sorry for such a late reply. Hmmm, do you know how your tubes were tied? Were they cauterised (cut and burned to form scar tissue to avoid any further passage of eggs to the womb) or fastened with a clip or tie? Dedicated yoni steaming can cause scar tissue to “melt”, effectively reversing tubal ligation surgery that has been carried out via cauterisation. So if this applies to you, you could try this – as long as you understand that there are no guarantees it will be successful. If your tubes were fastened with a clip or a tie, then reversal surgery really is your best bet. I totally understand that lockdown is playing havoc with people’s lives on this kind of level, which is so wrong – and really do feel for you in this. Trusting the process is going to be a huge one for you – and opening yourselves up to the possibility of alternatives like adoption might be worth considering too…. Not easy, I know – I understand where you are coming from and some things are much harder to surrender to than others. I learn more and more about the magic of surrender every single day – even when I don’t naturally wish to surrender to my circumstances, I have started to do so, more and more – and then to wait for the solution – which always comes and is always so perfect. Anyway, let me know what your personal situation is – if your tubes were cauterised and you need assistance with advising on a long-term, dedicated yoni steaming protocol, just let me know. Sending you so much love for it all xx