Essential reading list from a Yoni Steaming Practitioner!

Today ladies, I thought it would be useful to break down a few essential books that I find as a yoni steaming practitioner is so worth the read!

As a practitioner in yoni steaming, I've taken it upon myself to learn about the female body and dive into depth on some of the topics through immense self-study and as a means to understand why so many women (including myself) struggle to find the right balance in life. I had previously suffered with all sorts of hormonal issues and did a lot of investigating to find some of the best natural remedies and alternatives as the traditional medical system would only offer me so much and often felt not seen or heard for a lot of symptoms I was experiencing until the imbalances came out a little too late. 

Knowledge is power, the more we educate ourselves on our bodies, even through the transformations and transitions in our lives, the better we as women may learn to operate in a way that honours our hormones and natural rhythms in our daily lives. Opening up the conversations about some of the concepts and tools I've also learnt throughout the years constantly come up in my consultations. This has time and time again brought many of my clients a lot of freedom and success in the home space, work space and ultimately has lead to better mental & physical health in so many women. Along with sharing the ancient wisdom of Yoni Steaming, I've had a few clients ask me to draw up so many little charts along with tips for food, exercise and lifestyle choices. Most of my clients have been eager to further educate themselves on their bodies and how to best make use of their cycles to benefit them rather than inflict more imbalance in their lives. So I thought a blog like this would be rather handy and useful to have access too and to provide a bit more than I can squeeze in a 30 min consultation.

Let's be clear and honest, it is NOT our fault that we do not have an intimate understanding of our own bodies, we were just never taught on how the female body has different requirements and needs as opposed to male bodies.

Some of the most misunderstood knowledge I see in women is;

- Our cycles end when our menstrual bleeding stops - which is actually not the case! Our bodies, post-menopause, after hysterectomies (etc) still work off a 28-33 day hormonal cycle, and speaks directly to our brain altering our brain chemistry throughout different phases of the cycle.

- That the contraceptive pill has no long-term side effects, which is absolutely can have and often see women with many adverse side-effects even coming off hormonal contraception

- All periods are painful and something we have to fear and 'suck it up' when it kicks in, which may be common, but absolutely is NOT normal. We are meant to thrive no matter the time of month!

Let's get into the nitty-gritty of the reads that I recommend for every woman, (feel free to click the title of each book to order direct from amazon).

'In The FLO' by author Alissa Vitti

This is top of the list because I believe it is so important to understand our bodies natural rhythms and cycles, one of the most important reads that I recommend is one that goes into depth about the infradian rhythm, the differences between men and women hormonally and how to best honour ourselves through each phase of our cycles. Perfect for women of any age to pick up!

'Open Wide' by author Melissa Ambrosini

Another favourite of mine personally, (I even have this book in my yoni steaming room!) - This one is so powerful in understanding your body with real tools to implement for more self-love, confidence in your relationships and harnessing vulnerability as a power for deeper levels of intimacy. It's essential to learn better strategies to navigate our relationships, learn more about ourselves on a deep and intimate level so that we can step into our full feminine power. Whether you're in a relationship or not, it all starts with the relationship we have to ourselves.

'Red Moon' by author Miranda Gray

Another amazing read on the cyclical nature of the female body, this read is a little more esoteric in nature but talks about harnessing the ancient wisdom of what our menstrual cycles actually empower women to tap into. It shares mythology, traditional stories and introduces practical methods and tools to explore the depths of ourselves and our deep connection to nature and our families, which is rather quite beautiful.

'10 Moons' by author Jane Hardwicke Collings

This book is for women trying to conceive or currently pregnant. Now, I help plenty of women to increase their fertility however yoni steaming is not designed for pregnancy as it may cause harm, particularly in the first trimester. This book is the 'Inner Journey of Pregnancy, Preparation for Natural Birth' the author is a homebirth midwife, mother and grandmother. We love wise women passing down their wisdom! So this book gives the power back to women during the birthing of their children, allowing us to feel into the realm of feminine strength and the spiritual essence of birth.

These few books can honestly be life-changing and are quite instrumental in learning about ourselves in both spiritual and physical ways. I thought of this list to be short and sweet (although there may be some added later), if you have the chance to purchase and/or read these books, I'd love to hear your take and what you felt was the most important and influencial information from the books that helped you in your journey!

If there's anything else you'd love me to post about about or any further information you'd find helpful to know, please send me an email, I'd love to hear from you.

Love and light, Angie xx