For thousands of years Taoist Masters taught the secrets of the Jade Egg, mainly to empresses and concubines. Luckily these teachings have filtered through to us over the centuries.

The Jade egg practice assists in toning and strengthening the vaginal and pelvic floor muscles. The exercises help to maintain or develop a healthy pelvic floor and sexual organs. Working with the PC (the pubococcygeal muscle) which runs from the pubic bone to the coccyx. It supports all of the pelvic organs: bladder, uterus and rectum. It is the main muscle of the pelvic floor and controls the opening and closing of the urethra, the vagina and to some degree, the anus.

Jade egg exercises are particularly important as we get older or after having given birth. Pregnancy, childbirth, ageing and being overweight are all factors that often result in the weakening of the pelvic floor muscles.

Before you start with inserting the egg, there are important body connection exercises, anatomy understanding that are really key to the deeper success and connection benefits.

I also share some practices to assist the release of the posas muscle ( the emotional brain ) and open the hips and support the buttocks muscles that help support the pelvic floor.

Cultivates sexual energy.

Focuses attention and stimulates sensation in the area.

Increases sensitivity in the genital area. Enables conscious connection to this area if one has previously felt disconnected.

On an energetic level it trains our body to draw energy upwards through our root into our body systems.

Increases blood circulation and improves the natural flow of hormones.

Tightens and tones the vagina – increasing the tone in your vagina increases the intensity of your orgasm.

Releases pelvic and vaginal tension.

Helps bring awareness to and clear held emotions in the vaginal muscles.

Improves muscle control.

It is said to prevent or resolve urinary incontinence.

Addresses vaginal dryness.

After menopause the walls of the vagina can become thinner, using the egg regularly helps promote cellular regeneration and blood flow.

If the pelvic floor muscles become weak, they are less able to support the organs inside your pelvis. This can lead to incontinence or even a prolapsed uterus. Jade egg exercises help strengthen this whole area.

I create a fun, safe and nurturing environment to explore using the Jade egg. Women don’t have to share anything about themselves unless they feel moved to. There will be anatomical understanding, embodied practices and learning a sequence for a personal home practice. The use of the Jade egg internally during the workshop is optional as you may want to come and learn the practice and start the exploration at home.

Bring a yoga mat, blanket, lunch, water bottle and yoni egg.

I will have a few yoni eggs for sale.

Will we use the yoni egg on the day?

I will invite every one to give it a try but you do not need to use one on the day, some people like to practice with their egg in privacy so it is not necessary to have one or use one on the day. You can still learn the practices.

There will be no nudity on the workshop.

Are these practices complicated? 

The practices are super simple and easy to assimilate into your daily routines. It is yoga for the vagina.

A day of yoga asana, calling in the inner divine through chanting and dancing your way into your wild heart.
Exploring asana that enlivens the pelvis, awakening sensual energy. Amplifying the call of the heart through sacred song. Weaving the power of shamanic trance dance as a inner journey that enables you to find the answers to your own life questions. Take this opportunity to weave your way inside through opening the bodies wild, vitalising sexual energy, awakening your vocal yearning and inward facing dialogue
with the wise woman within to seek your own wisdom.

If you cannot find it in your own body, where will you go to find it? The Upanishads

This day exploration is a sweet collaboration of the power of focused yoga posture, voice and dance to stimulate the bodies energy system in a way to allow a deeper listening when starting to call in our question or intention for life. A perfect day if you love to use your body wisdom to seek your own creative insight to unlock your life dreaming and yearn to walk a path of your own grace and truly share your gifts within this global society.

This is a taste of what’s to come on a week retreat for women in May 2019.

Kalindi is an intimacy coach and somatic healer that works with women, couples and teenagers around sexual healing, increasing intimacy, heart and sensual liberation and inspiring connection with ones inner source.

Elise is an accomplished musician, songwriter, yoga teacher and recording artist. Conducting Kirtan (group devotional singing), workshops, concerts and retreats in the UK and abroad.www.eliseyuillcohen.com

Date: Sunday 30th September 2018
Time: 10am to 5pm
Where: Chalice Well, Glastonbury
Cost: £55 pre-booking