Your Body Remembers Pleasure: Somatic Sex Education & Sexual Healing

What if period pain, hormonal imbalance, and pelvic disconnection weren’t inevitable?

Explore hormonal and pelvic healing practices:
https://rahichun.com/podcast/vaginal-steaming-hormones-healing 

Vaginal steaming has been used for centuries across Korea, Central America, Africa, and Indigenous healing traditions — yet modern Western medicine still dismisses it.

So what actually happens when we bring steam and herbs to the womb?

Can it really reduce period pain, balance hormones, support fertility, and speed postpartum healing?

In this eye-opening conversation, Rahi Chun speaks with Kelli Garza, founder of Steamy Chick and one of the leading voices in modern vaginal steaming education and research.

After her own menstrual cycle disappeared due to trauma, Kelli discovered steaming — and watched her body restore itself almost immediately. That personal turning point sparked what would become Steamy Chick, now the most comprehensive resource for pelvic steaming education, practitioner training, and global data collection.

Together, they explore:

• What vaginal steaming actually is (and what it isn’t)
• How steam increases circulation, relaxes the pelvic floor, and supports hormonal balance
 • Why period pain, brown blood, and PMS are not “normal”
 • The roots of Western gynecology — and why holistic practices were pushed out
 • Why many doctors advise against steaming (hint: liability, not evidence)
 • The Steamy Chick testimonial database and real-world case studies
 • Fibroids, cramps, irregular cycles, BV, fertility, and scar tissue recovery
 • Postpartum healing and results from the Fourth Trimester Steam Study
 • Nervous system regulation and the vagus nerve connection
 • How steaming supports trauma recovery and reconnection to the pelvis
 • Men’s health benefits (prostate, circulation, erectile health)
 • Reclaiming sovereignty and body wisdom in women’s healthcare

This episode bridges ancient tradition, modern research, and embodied healing — offering practical, accessible tools for anyone who menstruates or cares for someone who does.

Learn more or explore the research:
 steamychick.institute 

For Reclaiming Your Pleasure:
https://rahichun.com/reclaimingyourpleasure 

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What if painful sex after birth isn’t something you have to accept?

Explore pelvic healing and scar tissue remediation:
https://rahichun.com/podcast/painful-sex-postpartum-scar-tissue
 

In this episode, Dr. Ellen Heed reveals one of the most overlooked causes of postpartum sexual pain: scar tissue and pelvic adhesions.

Even when everything “looks normal,” the body may still be restricted.

Circulation can be reduced.
Lubrication can be impacted.
Sensation can be limited.

And most providers are never trained to address it.

Inside this conversation:

• Why scar tissue can cause painful sex months or years after birth
• How pelvic adhesions restrict blood flow, lubrication, and arousal
• The four domains of health: biomechanics, biochemistry, emotions, and scar tissue
• Hands-on scar tissue remediation techniques
• How castor oil supports tissue healing and lymphatic flow
• Somatic recall and the emotional memory stored in scars
• Transgenerational pelvic trauma and embodied healing
• Support after C-section, radiation, or pelvic surgery
• Gentle self-touch practices for reconnecting with the pelvis

If you’ve been told “everything looks normal” but sex still hurts — this episode may explain why.

Because your body doesn’t forget what it’s been through.

But it can heal—when given the right support.

Go deeper into this work:

Learn more about Dr. Heed’s work and access her research:  ellenheed.com 

To Learn about The 3 Keys to Genital De-armoring: rahichun.com/the3keys 

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What if numbness, pain, or disconnection during sex wasn’t dysfunction—but protection?

Explore this episode and genital de-armouring practices:
https://rahichun.com/podcast/genital-armouring-healing/ 

In this episode, somatic trauma therapist Susanne Roursgaard reveals how the body stores trauma in the pelvis—and how that shows up as genital armouring.

For many people, sensation doesn’t disappear randomly.

It’s shut down by the nervous system when touch, sexuality, or intimacy once felt unsafe.

And over time, that shutdown becomes normalized.

In this episode, we explore:

• What genital armoring actually is
• Why numbness and pain are protective responses
• How trauma becomes stored in pelvic tissues
• Why pushing for pleasure can re-traumatize
• How softness restores sensation and trust
• Cervical and pelvic healing pathways
• Rebuilding a relationship with your body

Because healing doesn’t happen by forcing sensation.

It happens by creating safety.

And when the body feels safe enough…

it begins to open again.

Go deeper into this work:

Explore somatic sexual healing:
 https://rahichun.com 

Learn The 3 Keys to Genital De-Armouring:
https://rahichun.com/the3keys/ 

Susanne Roursgaard – The Gaia Method
https://the-gaia-method.com 

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What if your struggles with intimacy, connection, or pleasure didn’t start in your relationships—but in your earliest experiences of touch?

Explore this episode and deeper somatic sexual healing practices:
https://rahichun.com/podcast/arcline-touch-intimacy/ 

In this foundational conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Aline LaPierre, founder of the NeuroAffective Touch Institute, to explore how the body learns intimacy long before we ever enter a relationship.

From the womb… to birth… to early caregiving…
your nervous system is being shaped through touch.

And those early imprints don’t disappear.

They become the blueprint for:
how safe you feel
how much you can receive
and how deeply you can experience pleasure

This episode offers a powerful reframe:

What we often judge as “sexual issues” or “relationship struggles”…
 are often unmet developmental needs—still living in the body.

And the body doesn’t heal through force.

It heals through attuned presence.

In this episode, we explore:

• How early touch imprints shape adult intimacy and pleasure
• Why touch is the “mother of the senses”
• The role of pacing and timing in nervous system safety
• How gaze and emotional attunement build connection
• How shame can be imprinted through early caregiving
• Why partners may be a “mismatch of receptors,” not love
• How to relearn what kinds of touch your body actually wants

This conversation isn’t about fixing yourself.

It’s about understanding how your body was shaped…
and giving it the conditions it needs to feel safe again.

Because when the body feels safe…

Connection deepens.
Pleasure expands.
And intimacy becomes something you can actually receive.

Go deeper into this work:

Explore somatic sexual healing:
https://rahichun.com 

Join Divine Union for Lovers:
https://divineunionforlovers.com/course/ 

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