The Healing Power of the Womb: Why Women’s Health Begins Here
The Womb is more than an organ. It is the foundation of life, the center of creativity, intuition, and vitality. Across traditions, the Womb has been seen as a sacred space — the place where life begins, where cycles renew, and where women connect to their deepest wisdom.
In Chinese Medicine, the Womb is known as the Bao Gong (Palace of the Child). It is not viewed in isolation, but as part of a larger web of energetic systems that govern health. When the Womb is balanced, women experience vitality, harmony, and resilience. When it is neglected or depleted, imbalance can ripple through the entire body.
Yet in modern life, many women are disconnected from their Wombs. Painful periods, PMS, fertility struggles, or hormonal imbalances are often normalized rather than seen as signs that the Womb is calling for care. By reclaiming the Womb as central to health, we can begin to transform not only our cycles, but our whole relationship with our body.
The Womb in Chinese Medicine
In Chinese Medicine, the Womb is nourished and governed by three key organ systems:
Kidneys → The root of life and fertility. They store Jing (Essence), the vital energy that determines reproductive health, hormonal balance, and longevity. A strong Kidney system supports fertility, regular cycles, and overall vitality.
Liver → Ensures the smooth flow of Qi and Blood. If Liver Qi stagnates, women may experience PMS, cramps, irritability, or irregular bleeding. The Liver also stores Blood, which is essential for menstruation and pregnancy.
Spleen → Transforms food into Qi and Blood. When the Spleen is weak, Blood is insufficient to nourish the Womb, leading to fatigue, light periods, or fertility issues.
The Womb reflects the health of these systems. When they are balanced, cycles flow with ease, fertility is supported, and energy feels steady.
Why the Womb Is Central to Women’s Health
The Womb acts as both a physical and energetic center. Its state influences:
Hormonal balance → A regulated cycle supports stable moods, energy, and reproductive health.
Emotional well-being → The Womb is sensitive to stress, emotional stagnation, and trauma. Healing it restores calm, clarity, and self-trust.
Fertility & pregnancy → A nourished Womb provides fertile ground for new life. Even outside of pregnancy, this “creative energy” fuels projects, relationships, and self-expression.
Vitality & longevity → In Chinese Medicine, protecting Jing (Kidney Essence) preserves health and slows depletion that comes with aging.
Ignoring Womb health often leads to imbalances that ripple out into other areas of life — from chronic fatigue to digestive issues, anxiety, or a sense of disconnection from self.
Common Signs the Womb Needs Care
Painful or heavy periods
Irregular or absent cycles
PMS (irritability, mood swings, bloating, breast tenderness)
Fertility struggles
Endometriosis or PCOS symptoms
Fatigue and low energy around menstruation
Feeling disconnected from the body or feminine energy
These are not things to “just put up with.” They are signals that the Womb is asking for attention and nourishment.
Practices to Nourish & Heal the Womb
Here are both everyday practices and Chinese Medicine-based approaches to strengthen the Womb:
1. Warmth & Protection
Avoid exposure to cold, especially during menstruation (no sitting on cold floors, swimming in cold water, or drinking excess iced drinks).
Apply warmth to the lower abdomen during cramps or menstruation (hot water bottle, moxa, or warm bath).
2. Nutrition for Qi & Blood
Prioritize cooked, warming foods that build Blood: soups, stews, leafy greens, beetroot, dates, eggs, whole grains, and bone broth.
Minimize raw, cold, or processed foods that weaken the Spleen and create dampness.
Include warming spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamom) to gently support digestion and circulation.
3. Movement & Flow
Gentle practices like yoga, qi gong, walking, or dancing improve circulation and prevent stagnation in the Womb.
Rest during menstruation — avoid overexertion so Blood can flow freely.
4. Acupuncture & Acupressure
Acupuncture helps regulate hormones, ease PMS, improve fertility, and relieve menstrual pain.
Acupressure points such as SP6 (Sanyinjiao) and REN4 (Guanyuan) can nourish the Womb and harmonize cycles. I often use these points in my practice as well as they are so beneficial, especially in combination with moxibustion.
5. Womb Connection Rituals
Place your hands on your Womb, breathe deeply, and visualize light or warmth filling this space.
Journal about your cycle or emotions around menstruation.
Use meditation or gentle touch to reconnect with your Womb as a source of power, not pain.
Talk to your Womb, speak words of gratitude, listen to how she responds. Be open to building a connection with her.
When your menstruation arrives, welcome her. You can make this an intentional ritual in whatever way you feel is best for you. I love to put my hand on my Womb space and thank my Womb for menstruating, starting a new cycle, and I take a moment to sit with her — reflecting what I wish to let go of during this menstruation, what I wish to call in, and take time to connect with my own energy to anchor that into my Womb space again specifically.
Drinking herbal teas or taking my “Women’s Health Herbal Tincture” can become daily rituals to nourish your Womb. Some lovely herbal teas are: rose, chamomile, nettle, raspberry leaf tea, mugwort, hibiscus and oatstraw.
Reclaiming the Sacredness of the Womb
Your Womb is not a burden — it is the foundation of your health, the seat of your feminine energy, and a wellspring of creativity. By tending to it with warmth, nourishment, and care, you don’t just improve cycles or fertility. You strengthen your whole being.
Reclaiming Womb health is fundamental in our wellbeing: choosing to listen to your body’s signals rather than silencing them, choosing to dive within rather than to look away, choosing balance over burnout, learning to trust rather than doubt yourself.
If you feel called to reconnect with your Womb — whether through acupuncture, holistic women’s health, or doula support — I would be honored to guide you. Together, we can restore harmony and support you deepen the connection with yourself and the wisdom that has always been within you.
With gratitude,
Juliette Eleonora Zoë Weersink
Founder of Essence of Juji