In many traditional healing practices, the womb is considered the energetic center of a women’s body — a source of warmth, creativity force, and where new life takes place. When cold settles into this space, physically or emotionally, it can cause discomfort in our menstrual cycle- where modern medicine often overlooks.
Frialdad en la Matriz (Womb Coldness) can happen when we don’t care for ourselves during menstruation, ovulation, luteal & follicular phases— spending too much time in cold environments, eating chilled foods, walking barefoot with no socks, and not covering yourself during cold & windy weather. It can also appear after giving birth or experiencing a miscarriage, when the womb is open and vulnerable to cold air.
Spiritually, womb coldness can arise when we feel disconnected from our womb space, or when we’re carrying too much fear, grief, or confusion.
Signs You Might Have a Cold Womb
Irregular cycles that don’t come around the same time each month
Painful periods (dysmenorrhea) or absence of menstruation (amenorrhea)
Constant bloating, large clots, or dark red menstrual blood
Inflammation or tension in the womb, hips, or lower back
Menstrual cramps that feel deep, cold, or tight
If one or more of these sound familiar, your womb may be saying, “please girl pay attention to me!”
How to Bring Warmth Back to Your Womb
Here are five easy practices to help warm your womb which in turn supports your menstrual and reproductive health.
1. Warming Herbal Teas
My favorite blend during the luteal or menstrual phase: loose leaf nettle, raspberry leaf, and ginger with turmeric. These herbs support circulation, help reduce inflammation, and replenish minerals.
2. Choose Warm Foods and Drinks
An iced latte or sushi is fine once in a while, but start your day with warmth. Soups, stews, roasted vegetables, and teas all help nourish and ground your body.
3. Wrap Your Womb with a Faja
A faja (traditional abdominal wrap) gently compresses the womb and increases warmth. I recommend watching my teacher @Indigemama on YouTube for tutorials. I personally use one during my menstrual phase — it brings a big relief to my hips and supports my lower back!
4. Keep Your Head, Back, and Feet Warm
Cold often enters the body through the feet, so even at home, wear socks or slippers on cool floors. Maybe you remember your mother telling you to wear socks because your going to get sick! (HMMMMM)
5. Sobadas and Womb Massage
A sobada is a gentle abdominal massage that helps increase circulation, reduce bloating, and realign the uterus.
I recently visited my friend for a womb massage and learned that my uterus was slightly dropped. Through her guidance (and what I learned from @Indigemama), I now do self-massage regularly, it’s been a great addition to my nighttime routine.
Reconnecting With Your Womb
Healing your womb is not only about the physical body, it’s about remembering your connection to it. We all came from a womb, we may hold so many stories from your past, birth, and while you were interconnected with your grandma and mother as you lay in her womb. Your womb may also hold emotions, and ancestral wisdom that are waiting to be acknowledged by you. When you bring attention and nourishment to this space, you allow yourself you connect with this sacred space.