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W R I T T E N B Y : L E E L A S O L
The yoni egg is a small egg-shaped crystal made from precious stone.
It can vary from Jade to Quartz crystal.
Yoni-conscious exercises have been practiced throughout history, and originate from Taoism. “According to ancient Taoist tradition, a strong vagina and pelvic floor intensifies life-force energy. It was and still is believed that when a woman does her kegels or vaginal weightlifting with a yoni egg that energy is lifted and intensified within, which amplifies her chi energy outward where it is transformed into higher spiritual energy.”
You can find them anywhere from a local gem store in Toronto to online stores based out of India or South America.
The word Yoni is Sanskrit meaning place of birth or origin. In Hindu philosophy it means the female genitals, the Shakti expression.
The yoni egg is used in order to receive both physical and emotional/spiritual benefits.
In order to use the yoni egg, it needs to be inserted deep into the vagina. The body should be relaxed and prepared.
The physical benefits of using the yoni egg is that you activate muscles in the vagina not regularly used and they become activated when you need to birth your yoni egg. It is commonly expressed that with continual use, you are able to have a more pleasurable sexual experience with your partner as well preparing you for a real birthing experience.
Other physical benefits include:
- Vaginal lubrication
- Increases the power of orgasms
- Tightens the vaginal walls
- Lowers urination needs
- Pelvic toner
- & Helps with abdominal activation/development
Emotional/Spiritual benefits are also available in this practice because as women we hold onto many unexpressed emotions/trauma, anger, resentment etc. in our sacral chakra (reproductive organs) and when not healed, these issues can manifest as physical ailments in the body.
Everything is connected. This is a holistic practice and by healing one aspect we automatically heal another and find the body coming into a state of balance.
After the first time, if you find yourself a person who feels energy easily and is self aware of emotions that you haven’t dealt with yet, you will certainly feel a change in your being.
Lightness or glowing even. This can be a great start to healing things deep inside of your being.
In my own personal experience with the yoni egg, I felt fear at first about putting a foreign object into my yoniverse.
I had read a lot about the egg and watched some YouTube videos of earth goddesses warrior ladies speaking heaps of good stuff on this subject.
I also felt that intuitively it was time for me to address some aspects in my life and this was the next step.
Yoni eggs come in a variety of different sizes and crystal types, each with it's own unique benefits. These yoni eggs are made of rose quartz, a crystal commonly associated with love and healing. Some yoni eggs also come with a drilled hole so that a string may be attached for easy removal. Image source Love Your Life Boutique
What I have experienced is that putting an intention and meditating with your yoni egg before using it can be super powerful. Take a moment to hold your egg and create a connection.
Use smudging with holy incense, say a prayer, everything necessary until you feel that it is time.
**KEEP YOUR EGG CLEAN, LEAVE EGG IN BOILING WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE EVERY USE**
So what I did was cover the yoni egg in a bit of coconut oil (which is anti bacterial can be used internally) and took deep breaths. If you do yoga or any other meditative practices you may use your deep diaphragmatic breathe to relax the body and the vaginal opening.
Once you feel yourself in a relaxed state, begin to insert the egg.
At first the fear/doubt you experience will affect your breathing which will contract the vaginal walls, making it difficult for insertion.
Keep breathing and relaxing and insert the egg from the larger end until the egg is fully inside. You can do different exercises such as leave the egg in the vaginal walls close to your opening and contract and release the muscles using the breath.
If you feel that you want to spend more time enjoying the energetic benefits of the yoni egg than you can also allow the egg to go deep into the vagina and allow it to stay in the space of the cervix just before the uterus opening.
You don’t have to worry about the yoni egg getting lost in your yoniverse because the cervix keeps the vagina opening tightly closed except for delivery of a baby!
Your egg will know the time that you need to have her inside of you.
The first time I totally freaked out and wanted to remove it after 1 hour of doing yoga practices and as I sat in squat position (which is an easy way to work the muscles and give birth to your egg) it wouldn’t come out.
I continued meditating and realized that the egg holds certain intelligence and when it is ready to come out it will.
I waited a day and the next day in squat position, using relaxing breathing the yoni egg came out.
A few times the egg has stayed inside up to 4 days and when it’s ready it releases.
So, because crystals can influence the subtle body which carries out prana, chi, or life force energy… yoni eggs which are made of purely precious stone or quartz help cleanse and energize the body.. Which will harmonize your body and bring it to a great place, a magical, feminine place.
Let’s celebrate our sexuality in an open, loving way and move forward in life and in our human process on this earth.
Leela
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**Leela Sol is a yoga instructor, teacher and lover of all things learning. She will be hosting a 200 hour yoga teacher training in Yunguilla, Ecuador with Om Healing Centre. Visit http://www.omhealingcuenca.com for more information as well as her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/leelahsol.yoga/ and Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/leelahsol.yoga/**
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