- 1.5 litres or 6 cups of water in a pot. Put lid on and turn it up to high so that the water is boiling, then turn it off.
- If you are reusing your herbs, put them into a tea bag or large tea ball, otherwise place the herbs loose in the water, put the lid back on immediately.
- Make sure you keep the lid on once the herbs are in the water to retain the medicinal qualities until you steam your yoni.
- Let the herbs steep for 10 mins.
- After 10 mins the water will still be hot with steam, it will be a mild steam which is good to do your first steam with while you get used to the experience.
- Some people may still find it a little hot so you can let it cool down for a few more mins. Other people like it warmer so you may heat up the water for 2-5 mins.
- If you have prepared the herbs the night before you can turn the water up to low or medium heat to bring the temperature up, about 2-5mins.
- Test the temperature of the steam prior to use.
Reuse herbs – To reuse the herbs they will need to be in a large tea ball or herb bag. Prior to transferring the pot to yoni steam, remove the tea ball/bag and place in the fridge. They will keep for 2 days max, they can be used for another steam session, a third will be quite weak but still ok.
IMPORTANT – Never use essential oils in your yoni steam! They are too strong for the delicate tissue of the yoni, please only use dried or fresh herbs.