Warriors,

Vaginal yeast infections are very common in women. It is estimated that almost 2.5 million are affected by recurrent vaginal candidiasis and that recurrent VVC is the second most frequent fungal infection in women, as 75% of all women will have at least one in her lifetime, and 40%-45% will have multiple cases. More than 6% of women suffer recurrent episodes.

UTI’s – The prevalence in women over 65 years of age is approximately 20%, compared with approximately 11% in the overall population. Between 50% and 60% of adult women will have at least one UTI in their life, and close to 10% of postmenopausal women indicate that they had a UTI in the previous year.

I am joined again by CHI graduate and medicine woman Marisa Reyes,  an L.A.native with Mexican roots, is a lifelong learner, teacher, and world traveler whose curiosity to experience different cultures and adventure has taken her around the globe. She has attained her B.A. in Liberal Studies and a Master's of Library and Information Science, which has allowed her to be a school, academic, and public librarian since 2010. In 2013, she traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to study Thai massage and become a Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage practitioner. 

To bring balance to the mind body connection, she trained to become a Kundalini Yoga Instructor at the Awareness Center in Pasadena and Hatha/Yoga Nidra instructor at the Himalayan Academy of Yoga in Rishikesh, India. In addition, she is also a California-certified massage therapist from the Massage School of Pasadena, To help support women’s health, she studied with Keli Garza in her Vaginal Steam Facilitator Training. You can even find Marisa steaming Ellen Degeneres’ producer, Lauren Pommerantz on Ellentube.com. In May of 2019, she trained with Dee Dussault, author of Ganja Yoga, to become a certified Ganja Yoga instructor. In her weekly Ganja Yoga LA ritual, you can experience the incredible blend of her training combined.

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