This season, we haven’t yet done a Try It Out episode, and we really thought long and hard about doing a sauna and open water cold plunge, since we live in a cold weather state and cold plunge is supposed to be the best new health trend. But as this season crept on, we kept not scheduling that cold plunge, and finally realized we just really didn’t want to. Thankfully, Jen did some more research and found out it’s not as good for menopausal women as it is for men and younger women, so that gave us an easy out!
Then Jen did some more hunting around for a unique experience we could try out for you all, and found the perfect thing for us to try - a Yoni steam. This is an ancient practice that can be found across various cultures globally, from ancient Egypt to traditional Korean medicine and some African cultures as a part of a rite of passage for young women entering womanhood. It has been used as a sacred practice for physical, spiritual and emotional cleansing and healing, and now is entering modern practices in spas and holistic health centers.
Jen found a local spa that offered Yoni steam, and was able to book a session for us to try it out in the same room - because, you know, friendship! And the location was able to set up a space to accomodate our request, allowing us to talk about our experience in real time.
Now, as always, we are not health care providers and we are not going to offer any health care guidance or recommendations for you about your own health care in this episode. You should always check with your health care providers if you have questions or concerns about your body before trying something like this out.
We had a great time with this experience, and it made us laugh and giggle and think and reflect, and overall we were very glad we did it!
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