Embracing alternative medicines

and post monthly cycles. Further, she desires that women know which food they can take during that time, and the overall care of their vaginas.

She also says that pain during a period should never be normalised.

“During a period, one needs to keep their body hydrated. They also need to eat certain foods,” she explains.

Omphile further notes that failure to take care of bodies the right way might results in build-up.

She explains that the benefits of Yoni Steaming vary and may include balance hormones, reduction of menstrual discomfort, regulate menstrual cycle, reduce heavy bleeding and reduce clotting, strengthen and tone the vaginal walls.

Other benefits include reduce vaginal dryness, prevents chronic yeast and vaginal infections as well as boost low libido, and detox the entire body through the womb.

She also highlights that she wants Batswana to embrace Alternative Medicine. She is also working on developing products around local indigenous plants, and tapping into their medicinal benefits to see how they can best be used.

While Yoni Steaming is still new in Botswana, history has it that this is an ancient practice.

According to research, the practice dates back to a thousand of years and is seen in most cultures including the Africa, Mayan and Greek.

Some cultures are said to have used it to clean the womb after a monthly cycle. And this is how it works: A mixture of herbs that vary and may include your Basils,

Oregano and many more are added to steaming hot water in a metal bowl/container. A woman would squat over this mixture for up to 30 minutes.

On their show, Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter, Willow, and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris shared their experience of doing a Yoni Steaming on their talk show The Red Table Talk.

Besides the Yoni Steaming Spa, Omphile is also selling her products on Yoni Steaming BW (social media) where clients can buy and use the products from the comfort of their homes.