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    • Starter’s Guide
      • Learn More About Vaginal Steaming
        • Introduction
        • Research
        • How Steam Works
        • Benefits of Steaming
        • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
        • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
        • Blog
        • Professional Spotlight
        • Vaginal Steam World Map
        • Bibliography
        • Hot and Steamy Podcast
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        • Steam Stories
        • Pro-Steam Doctors
        • Q&A
      • Find Out What Herbs I Need
        • Learning About Vaginal Steam Herb Formulas
        • Consultation
      • Find Out If Steaming Can Help Me With a Specific Concern
        • Benefits of Steaming
      • Get Certified
      • Talk to Someone to See If Steam Can Help Me
      • Talk to Someone About a Steam Schedule, Steam Duration, Steam Herbs or Steam Outcome
      • Find Out If Steaming Is Safe
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
      • Read Steam Testimonials
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      • Find a Steam Studio in My Area to Make an Appointment
      • Learn More About How to Steam at Home
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
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      • Shop Vaginal Steam Supplies
      • Read Vaginal Steam Research
      • Understand Why Vaginal Steaming Got Lost Historically
      • Learn More About This Company
      • Make a Donation
      • Connect with the Steam Community
    • Health Topics
      • Bacterial Vaginosis
      • Birth Control
      • Cervical Dysplasia
      • Children and Adolescents
      • Cysts
      • Endometriosis
      • Fertility
      • Fibroids
      • Fistula
      • HPV
      • Infections
      • Irregular Cycles
      • Labor Preparation and Support
      • Men’s Health
      • Menopause
      • Negative Period Side Effects
      • Negative Sexual Experience or Violation
      • Ovulation Pain
      • Pelvic Exams
      • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
      • Postmenopause
      • Postpartum Recovery
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Rectum Issues
      • Sex
      • Surgery Prevention
      • Surgery Recovery
      • Uterine Disorders (fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS, etc)
    • Steaming 101
      • Introduction
      • Research
      • How Steam Works
      • Benefits of Steaming
      • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
      • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
      • Pre-Steam Advisories
      • User Guide
      • Blog
      • Professional Spotlight
      • Vaginal Steam World Map
      • Bibliography
      • Hot and Steamy Podcast
      • Online Talks
      • Vlogs
      • Steamy Chick Interviews
      • Steam Stories
      • Practitioner Experiences
      • Pro-Steam Doctors
      • Q&A
    • Steam User Types
      • Dampness
      • Uterine Stagnation
      • Uterine Fatigue
      • Excess Heat
      • Dryness
      • Blood Deficiency
      • Menarche
      • 4-Day Uterus Cleanse
      • Menopause
      • Pregnancy
      • Labor
      • Postpartum
      • Nursing
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Weak Digestion
    • Professions
      • Acupuncture
      • Ayurveda
      • Chiropractor
      • Colon Hydrotherapy
      • Doula
      • Educator
      • Esthetician
      • Health and Wellness Spa
      • Herbalist
      • Holistic Health Coach
      • Massage Therapy
      • Medical Doctor
      • Mental Health
      • Midwife
      • Naturopathy
      • Nurse Practitioner
      • Pelvic Floor Specialist
      • Physical Therapist
      • Sexual Assault Response
      • Sexual Health
      • Somatic Therapist
      • Trauma-Informed
      • Women’s Gatherings
    • Starter’s Guide
      • Learn More About Vaginal Steaming
        • Introduction
        • Research
        • How Steam Works
        • Benefits of Steaming
        • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
        • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
        • Blog
        • Professional Spotlight
        • Vaginal Steam World Map
        • Bibliography
        • Hot and Steamy Podcast
        • Online Talks
        • Vlogs
        • Steamy Chick Interviews
        • Steam Stories
        • Pro-Steam Doctors
        • Q&A
      • Find Out What Herbs I Need
        • Learning About Vaginal Steam Herb Formulas
        • Consultation
      • Find Out If Steaming Can Help Me With a Specific Concern
        • Benefits of Steaming
      • Get Certified
      • Talk to Someone to See If Steam Can Help Me
      • Talk to Someone About a Steam Schedule, Steam Duration, Steam Herbs or Steam Outcome
      • Find Out If Steaming Is Safe
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
      • Read Steam Testimonials
        • Steam Stories
        • Pelvic Steam Testimonial Database
      • Find a Steam Studio in My Area to Make an Appointment
      • Learn More About How to Steam at Home
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
      • Shop Vaginal Steam Supplies
      • Read Vaginal Steam Research
      • Understand Why Vaginal Steaming Got Lost Historically
      • Learn More About This Company
      • Make a Donation
      • Connect with the Steam Community
    • Health Topics
      • Bacterial Vaginosis
      • Birth Control
      • Cervical Dysplasia
      • Children and Adolescents
      • Cysts
      • Endometriosis
      • Fertility
      • Fibroids
      • Fistula
      • HPV
      • Infections
      • Irregular Cycles
      • Labor Preparation and Support
      • Men’s Health
      • Menopause
      • Negative Period Side Effects
      • Negative Sexual Experience or Violation
      • Ovulation Pain
      • Pelvic Exams
      • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
      • Postmenopause
      • Postpartum Recovery
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Rectum Issues
      • Sex
      • Surgery Prevention
      • Surgery Recovery
      • Uterine Disorders (fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS, etc)
    • Steaming 101
      • Introduction
      • Research
      • How Steam Works
      • Benefits of Steaming
      • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
      • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
      • Pre-Steam Advisories
      • User Guide
      • Blog
      • Professional Spotlight
      • Vaginal Steam World Map
      • Bibliography
      • Hot and Steamy Podcast
      • Online Talks
      • Vlogs
      • Steamy Chick Interviews
      • Steam Stories
      • Practitioner Experiences
      • Pro-Steam Doctors
      • Q&A
    • Steam User Types
      • Dampness
      • Uterine Stagnation
      • Uterine Fatigue
      • Excess Heat
      • Dryness
      • Blood Deficiency
      • Menarche
      • 4-Day Uterus Cleanse
      • Menopause
      • Pregnancy
      • Labor
      • Postpartum
      • Nursing
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Weak Digestion
    • Professions
      • Acupuncture
      • Ayurveda
      • Chiropractor
      • Colon Hydrotherapy
      • Doula
      • Educator
      • Esthetician
      • Health and Wellness Spa
      • Herbalist
      • Holistic Health Coach
      • Massage Therapy
      • Medical Doctor
      • Mental Health
      • Midwife
      • Naturopathy
      • Nurse Practitioner
      • Pelvic Floor Specialist
      • Physical Therapist
      • Sexual Assault Response
      • Sexual Health
      • Somatic Therapist
      • Trauma-Informed
      • Women’s Gatherings

    Different Kinds of Steam Practitioners And How Their Training Varies

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    CULTURAL/FOLK STEAM PRACTITIONERS
    The first type of practitioners are cultural or folk steam practitioners such as birthworkers, herbalists, bush doctors or medicine women. Most commonly, cultural or folk practitioners are found in rural areas where western medicine is not prevalent. In addition to healers, there are many fold practitioners who inherited the practice of steaming from members of their family or community as a self-care ritual. Cultural or folk practitioners are incredibly valuable as they are the guardians holding ancestral knowledge of steaming. They make the reclamation of the ancient practices possible.

    EXPERIENTIAL PRACTITIONERS
    There are also experiential practitioners. Experiential practitioners gain their knowledge and experience by completing a formal course of study or learning from their own experience putting steam into practice. This type of practitioner is useful because they spread the validity of using steam as a therapeutic and reintroduce it into their families and communities that have long forgotten the practice. Sometimes cultural or folk practitioners, though already trained through indigenous or family educational structures, may also seek out this type of certification as a secondary form of authentication.

    LEVELS OF TRAINING
    When it comes to experiential practitioners, there are different levels of training and titles. For example, the practitioners trained through the Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute by Steamy Chick include Peristeam Facilitators (PFc) and Peristeam Hydrotherapists (PHc). Other certification program exist that train steam practitioners with their own designated titles and curriculums.

    PERISTEAM FACILITATORS
    Peristeam Facilitators (also known as Vaginal Steam Facilitators) are trained in an intake process that allows them to create tailored steam sessions for different steam user types. This includes screening for contraindications and steam sensitive users such as people with medical, uterine bleeding, excess heat or age factors in order to determine a steam setup, duration, schedule and herbs that are safe and effective. Peristeam Facilitators also educate clients on womb cleanse care and basic education on how to get started steaming. Additionally, they often make steam supplies or offer steam services or workshops for their community.

    PERISTEAM HYDROTHERAPISTS
    Peristeam Hydrotherapists pursue advanced training where they learn how to create custom steam plans for various situations. As part of the process practitioners do a consultation with their clients to uncover if there are any underlying menstrual and reproductive cycle imbalances that could be causing issues such as stagnation, blood deficiency, uterine fatigue, dampness, dryness, excess heat, weak digestion. Identifying the underlying imbalance is important in order to prevent situation from re-occurring. Once consultation is complete, Peristeam Hydrotherapists take the situation and imbalances into consideration to create a custom steam plan targeting the problem and the root cause.

    PERISTEAM HYDROTHERAPISTS AREAS OF TRAINING
    abnormal uterine bleeding
    infections
    endometriosis
    period pain
    absent periods
    long cycles
    short cycles
    irregular cycles
    surgery recovery
    surgery alternatives
    fibroids
    cysts
    polyps
    adhesions
    menarche (early, late)
    labial adhesion
    labor preparation
    overdue labor
    postpartum recovery
    pelvic organ prolapse
    fistulas
    hemorrhoids
    rectum issues
    fertility
    pregnancy loss
    pain during sex
    rape response
    sexual trauma recovery
    menopause
    postmenopause

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