Bees

Hi,
I am an art educator and artist and decided to run a camp out of my studio this summer. Lots of work. This week despite acupuncture, my uterus is very low. My cervix is at the vaginal opening but it is puffy on the side close to the opening. Almost like the pointed part of a heart shape but not pointy. This is very worrisome! Anyone able to offer some insight into this sense of 1. not round shape and 2. Puffy or swollen-ness?

I have a cystoceale which is generally managed. My uterus used to drop around the time I would have ovulated. I have not had my period or a sense of cycle in quite a few month and have been getting acupuncture intensely (x 2 per/wk) for about 4 months which has kept my uterus and cervix very high.

Thanks,
Orangewoman

Hi Orangewoman,

I gather you are menopausal. You probably have absolutely nothing to worry about regarding the shape of your cervix, as the uterus/cervix become shrunken, misshapen, and very fibrous at the close of the reproductive years. Mine is quite pointy and knobby at this stage. Good-bye nice, round, pink donut!

I am not surprised that your primary mode of prolapse reversal, acupuncture, is no longer enough. Prolapse is a structural problem and the surrounding musculoskeletal structure must be addressed to affect your symptoms. Change your posture, change your prolapse.

Christine

Here is a website with some awesome photos showing various skeps for the beautiful busy bees, that are more natural in shape and are also more lighter in weight for all :)

http://www.martinatnewton.com/page2.htm

Yes, I love unpasteurized honey!

Oceanblue

I just *love* all this talk about bees. I, too, will be a beekeeper someday. Honey
and milk are the only true foods in the world. Meaning, they are the only substances whose sole purpose is food. Honey is food from the Gods! We make mead every fall, which we consider one of our sacred foods.

Thanks, Oceanblue! ♥

I would like to interject here.

I had made a long list of things that I felt either helped, fixed or at least didn't hurt me in going from desperately miserable with POP, to having my uterus go back into place and feeling fabulous. I did it because I remember trying to find out what people did and didn't do - and because I remember the desperate worry, all consuming fear of doing anything that would make the POP WORSE!

But I would like to clarify: I feel that clearly, clearly if I were NOT to stand in posture, the POP would reappear. Do I know that for sure? No, but I would be willing to bet everything I have on it. To me there is a very, very obvious connection. I think there are many other things you can do to help, fix, that are absolutely key. Whether they enhance or are a turning point or a tipping point toward healing, I don't know. But I feel certain that if I were to slouch all day and wear tight jeans it would return. Just wanted to be clear on that, especially for newbies. I did not find the posture hard. I had parts of it that took a while to fine tune.

But basically I think of it as pulling up two suspenders. I mentally think of myself as having two suspenders that run up the front of me. And I picture myself pulling my SELF UP right under my breasts but let's say below and ALMOST between. It's almost the same as picturing showing off your breasts. But I find if I concentrate on the thought of right under there, I get a real tight, taut feeling of my lower abdomen being picked UP. It's Christine's posture. I just have a slightly different way of describing it to myself so I get that real lift that in turn naturally allows that curve of ur lower back and kind of lets ur abdomen relax.

Oh, I thought of one more thing I do - that I never heard anyone else mention. You can try it, Christine and see maybe what you think? One day when thinking hmmm is my crotch kind of LOWER??? lol I mean visibly and so I can sense it, felt to me like wow, his is all lower. So once in a while, meaning like once a week or so it would occur to me to (wow this is going to be hard to describe!!) put my hand along the bottom of my crotch, ouside myself or even outside my clothing and LIFT UP. It felt clearly as if I'd just gotten a crotch lift (as in face lift!! lol) Suddenly everything felt raised. I thought it would all sag again, but it didn't. Maybe that sounds nuts but it really felt like it helped me. I just sort of lifted the whole thing (while standing upright) with my open palm and my fingers extended.

But of course, I remain a believer that God did it. lol And these were just some of the ways he did it. Again, thank you, Christine and everyone. Not a day goes by that I don't think, "thank you, thank you, thank you."
csf

I think it definitely could be a mental thing. But dang, the sensation, imaginary or not, is that with a quick, firm lift upward with an open hand - and that whole area seems slightly higher. So even if it's in my head, I feel better. hahaha. I was really embarrassed to write it, but thought, shoot maybe it'll trigger another idea about something. (I do lean over to do it, I'd say the palm of my hand (close to the wrist I mean, the end of my palm/start of wrist) is close to the mons area but really behind or below it. With fingers closer to the back of me, if that makes sense.

I must admit I have a little, little bit of guilt that I got better - because I feel compassion for anyone in this very, very, very challenging situation.... As for me, I had another day of being grateful. That journey into POP was so mind bogglingly stressful. I hope I retain the new feeling of gratitude, as well as the humbled feeling, forever. How awful it was - and how good it all is now. I don't feel deserving but I sure do feel gratitude!

Hi csf, i know what you mean as i used to do that instinctively every time i felt the loose feeling in the v, but now i don't have it any more thanks to the posture.
I've been able to get my organs up and comfortable. the only issue now is my constipation. I was doing so well and having a bm every day for 44 days and in the last few days that bowel problem has come back, i have a feeling that it's connected to food so as from today - no more wheat i think that i could possibly have had to much wheat without a break and maybe once i get over this hurdle i can have less of it. I'm only guessing that it's probably the wheat - i hope that's all it is. I am doing a lot of stretching just like you do in swimming and it works so fast almost immediately. I am almost certain that it was the swimming that did it for you. Enjoy your freedom we all deserve it.
Everything happens for a reason so we need to think '' what have i learned from this stressful pop journey''? You just listed all that you have learned, well done:)

"I just *love* all this talk about bees. I, too, will be a beekeeper someday. Honey and milk are the only true foods in the world. Meaning, they are the only substances whose sole purpose is food. Honey is food from the Gods!"

There;s a chapter in the Koran called, guess what, "The Bees" :

And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.

Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people.

Hello Christine and Louise,

First of all thank you for your replies, I feel more at ease and "normal".

I do however want to clarify that acupuncture can be immensely helpful energetically. I have edited Acupuncture videos for the past 16 years and am very familiar with the subtle changes acupuncture can bring about regarding many dis-eases. I have found that it augments any physical/structural corrections I have been practicing including Whole Woman posture and exercise routine, as it addresses another aspect of the whole person--energetics. I believe that all of the various approaches we take to our health and well being work in a synergistic manner.

I am a 53 year old mom of an 11 yr old boy who functions more energetically than most 35 year-olds (I know this because I have been collaborating with several on art projects). I began weekly tx's with an Acupuncturist who specializes in Gynecological issues about 6 months ago and was able to travel to Israel and live on a Mediteranean late night schedule for two weeks, produce and install 2 major art works--working almost constantly and up till 2 and 3 am for about 2 weeks, then engage in a variety of end of school year activities host a party and a produce banners and such for a parade and finally administer and operate a camp for 10-18 6-13 year-olds 4 days a week 5 hours a day now going into week 5. It makes me tired to just think about all I have been doing since April.

From the beginning of April until end June--amidst very intense activity and energy output I had a high uterus. In addition to posture and exercise and of course a great diet, the Acupuncture was a big contributor in keeping me strong and I did not experience any descent until this past week. To me this is very significant (and unheard of prior). Even with schlepping of trip, late nights and relentless activity--not to mention leading art activities and feeding about 14 kids 4 days a week. No I dont carry much heavy stuff-for that I have an assistant who is strong and aware of my physical limitation. I think I'm burnt out... Exhausted....

Acupuncture is a very different paradigm than WW or traditional medicine. Last time I was there, my Dr. tried to address the heat/fire rising and improve my sleep by pulling that energy down to my toes--circulation... My uterus was fine-high.. Unfortunately, I guess I need that fire to keep it up-- Fire breathing anyone??? -- Because I was/am quite depleted energetically, and very sensitive to acupuncture, I lost some of what we had gained and hope to retrieve it soon. But rest --or lack thereof--and significant depletion of energy is a significant contributor.

I must stress that I have always experienced a higher uterus when I am not overworked or tired and a lower one when I am. Energetics... I also think that there is an emotional aspect to all of this--which I will also say posture reflects. That is: when we feel well about/with ourselves and whole, we tend to be able to hold a more healthy posture, the WW posture is very proud.

So for me, my POP has needed to be addressed on many levels and some have been more significant at various times than others.... On a personal level, I find teaching to be exhausting, rewarding, and yet very under-appreciated and I feel that this can effect one's (my) posture inside and out as well as the smooth flow of energy in the body. All this beyond and complimentary to addressing the structure........

Could the shift also be a matter of hormones? Possibly. But I have not been so exhausted in a long long time. This has been quite a little marathon. And yet the kids at camp are doing awesome work and my own work for the exhibition is some of the best I have done yet. Still, there is that feeling of under appreciation when dealing with/in education...

Anyhow, I dont want to argue the point, just to make a long foot note that Acupuncture can be very beneficial to hormone balancing, hot flashes and overall flow of energy and circulation of energy through the body, strengthening energy. This can have other benefits, including assisting with POP and augmenting other aspects of lifestyles we adopt/change/practice.... Life is a holistic journey with many aspects, levels and facets...

Thank you again for your response and for all that WW offers. I really appreciate Christine and your as well as others wisdom, the WW DVD, book and all that the WW village offers. As one who has practiced yoga daily, I am very excited about the yoga DVD's.

O

I agree that acupuncture is a wonderful auxiliary treatment for all women and may even be enough for the woman who has a sound-enough pelvic organ support system. But for the woman whose spine and pelvis are so misshapen that her organs are tipping out the back, she needs more than energy medicine can provide.

Moxibustion is another amazing treatment that has helped my adrenal health so much! It's counter-intuitive to Westerners that smudge (smoke) placed over the skin could impact organ function, but it indeed does.

Christine

Yes, bees were revered the world over as keepers of eternal life and health.

I think our only hope of survival on planet earth is to remember, that is, take part in and be fully conscious of these sorts of timeless, sacred activities.

Bees forever!