![]() But the phone rang a few hours after the appointment. That night I was supposed to start hormone injections. My doctor had put me on birth control pills for a few weeks, and then I went in for a vaginal ultrasound and blood work-all standard activities at the start of an IVF cycle. In December, a month after my V-steam, I began the next round of IVF. Am I dehydrated? Or is that my vagina releasing toxins? Although the V-steam was like an absurdist play and nothing like what I expected, I feel empowered: I have officially done everything possible now to make the second attempt at IVF a success. ![]() When I get home, I have a raging headache. Finally, when I can’t do it anymore, I tear off the poncho and sink to the floor. I end up sitting on the plastic kiddie chair, sweating vaginal bullets, for 75 minutes. Having my vagina steamed twice as long might make me twice as fertile, right? Perhaps I’m entering the critical V-steam phase? I feel trapped, even though I could stop anytime. I thought I was supposed to steam for 30 minutes, but it's been 45. Spa newcomers stare at me as I sweat under the lights. Maybe it’s being absorbed by my pores? I relax everything below my waist, and try not to ponder the logistics. I’m not sure how this is helping my fertility though, because despite all my squirming, the steam isn't going inside me. I imagine them going up through my cervix, coating my uterus, enveloping my ovaries, making my eggs plump and ripe. I try suctioning the vapors into my vagina, like I'm doing Kegels. Soon everything under the muumuu gets hot, almost burning. “Yes, please.” Apparently I have a high pain threshold, something I’ve been told by both doctors and lovers. She comes, feels the pot, and says the dial is right, but she'll turn it up if I’d like. Being the more-must-be-better kind of overachiever, I wave to the woman. The woman pours boiling water into an electric pot under the kiddie chair, and turns the dial to “warm.” I sit down and spread the poncho around me like a fan. I see my reflection in a mirror-I look like Big Bird. I can’t say, “But this isn’t like the pictures on the website.” So I drop the towel, take the plastic poncho (more like a trash bag muumuu) and secure it around my neck. ![]() The woman hands me an oversize yellow poncho with Velcro at the top. A few feet away, two employees sit on the floor, eating take-out and chatting. From this storage closet she grabs a child-size plastic chair with a hand-cut opening in the seat and places it in the middle of the room. Here we go! But when the woman opens the door, cleaning supplies and toilet paper tumble out. She leads me into another area where an old TV atop a plastic crate blares a Korean soap opera. This dingy decor must be because the owners put their resources into a fabulous V-steam wing.Īfter using the sauna, I tell the woman at the front desk I'm ready. I look around and notice the place is shabby, sparse. ![]() It can be helpful to heal emotional trauma, and release negative energy from past relationships.The spa is nearly empty. This pleasant and relaxing steam bath can help manage PMS symptoms, uterine cramping, fertility, foster post-natal healing and ease peri and post-menopausal distress. This may not be obvious at the time of steaming but may be evident when your next period comes and it may be heavier and contain thick blood, clots or residue. To cleanse, tone, nourish and heal the tissues as well as relax the muscles The heat warms and nourishes the inside of the womb and encourages the release of waste and old impacted endometrial lining. The dried organic herbs are selected for their medicinal properties. In each session an individual blend of herbs will be created to fit your personal needs. The warm herbal steam alleviates symptoms caused by, or related to, congestion in these tissues - increasing oxygenation, dilation of blood vessels, and a relaxing of the pelvic floor muscles that tend to cramp or spasm before or during menstruation. This simple practice restores moisture, vitality and integrity to the vaginal tissues that are very porous and absorbent. Yoni steams bring healing warmth to the womb and to the pelvic floor, increasing circulation and energy flow to the pelvis. ![]()
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