Fibroids – A Holistic Perspective on Healing and Reclaiming Womb Health
- Brainz Magazine
- Oct 29
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 30
Womb medicine doctor, spiritual mentor and creator of Radiance the Podcast, Dr. Irene Sanchez-Celis helps women awaken the magic in their bodies and embody the sacred through cyclical living, Chinese medicine, and feminine alchemy.
Fibroids are one of the most common gynecological conditions affecting women today, yet their roots extend far beyond the physical. In my clinical practice, I see countless women struggling with symptoms like heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, bloating, and fatigue, often after years of being told to “just monitor” their fibroids or to consider surgery or hormonal therapy as the only solutions. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a different lens, one that sees fibroids not simply as growths to be removed, but as manifestations of stagnation and imbalance in the body, mind, spirit system.
Understanding fibroids through Chinese medicine
In TCM, fibroids are classified as Zheng Jia (masses or accumulations), which arise from disharmonies involving the Blood, Qi, and the body’s internal environment. The most common underlying patterns include:
Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis: When emotional stress, overwork, or lack of rest disrupts the free flow of Qi, the Blood can become stagnant. This stagnation manifests physically as fibroids, clots during menstruation, and pain.
Phlegm-Damp Accumulation: A sluggish metabolism, excess dairy or cold and raw foods, and poor digestive function contribute to the formation of dampness and phlegm, which may combine with stagnated Blood to form masses.
Cold in the Uterus: Exposure to cold environments, excessive consumption of raw foods, or a history of suppressed menstruation can lead to cold stagnation, constricting the uterus and preventing proper blood circulation.
Fibroids, in essence, are a reflection of what is not moving, whether that is circulation, emotional energy, or creative life force.
The emotional and energetic roots
The uterus is not only a reproductive organ, it is an energetic center for creativity, intuition, and emotional processing. Many women with fibroids carry unexpressed anger, grief, or resentment, often linked to years of self-sacrifice, emotional repression, or feeling unsupported.
In the psycho-energetic framework of Chinese Medicine, the Liver governs the free flow of Qi and emotions. When the Liver Qi becomes constrained, commonly due to chronic stress, over-responsibility, or lack of creative outlet, this tension can descend to the uterus, where it solidifies over time.
From a holistic viewpoint, fibroids can be seen as the body’s attempt to hold what the heart and voice could not express. Healing therefore requires not only addressing the physical stagnation, but also gently unwinding the emotional knots beneath it.
Holistic pathways to healing
1. Regulating the flow with acupuncture and herbs
Acupuncture improves pelvic circulation, relieves pain, and regulates hormonal communication between the brain and ovaries. Chinese herbal formulas to move blood, reduce masses, and nourish are frequently prescribed to support uterine health. Treatment is individualized depending on the woman’s constitution, cycle, and presentation.
2. Supporting the body through nutrition and lifestyle
Women with fibroids often benefit from an anti-inflammatory, warming, and easily digestible diet. Key principles include:
Minimize dairy, cold and raw foods, refined sugar, and alcohol.
Emphasize cooked vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and warming spices like ginger and cinnamon.
Use castor oil packs and moxa (mugwort therapy) over the lower abdomen to improve local blood flow.
Incorporate gentle movement such as Qi Gong, walking, or restorative yoga to keep Qi moving.
3. Addressing the mind and emotions
Unresolved emotional tension contributes significantly to uterine stagnation.
Journaling, therapy, and somatic practices can help process suppressed emotions.
Womb-centered meditation and breathwork reconnect women with their body’s innate wisdom.
Boundaries and rest are essential, especially for women accustomed to giving more than they receive.
4. Spiritual and creative reconnection
In many traditions, the womb is seen as the seat of feminine power and creation. Reclaiming connection to this center invites transformation not only of symptoms, but of one’s entire relationship to the body. Creativity, sensuality, and joy are potent medicines. When women begin to live from this place of embodiment and authenticity, the body often follows with improved balance and vitality.
A new paradigm of womb care
Modern medicine offers valuable tools for diagnosis and management, but a truly integrative approach honors both science and soul. Not every fibroid requires surgery, many can be managed or reduced through natural means when underlying patterns are corrected and the woman’s life force begins to move again.
Healing fibroids holistically is ultimately an invitation to restore the flow of blood, energy, and creativity. It is a call to slow down, listen, and care for the womb not as a problem to fix, but as a sacred space to tend.
As we begin to see the uterus not as a source of pathology, but as an intelligent messenger, women can reclaim agency over their health and rediscover the profound wisdom their bodies have carried all along.
Take the next step in your healing journey
If you’re ready to better understand your unique womb energetics and begin restoring harmony naturally, explore my Womb Medicine Bundle, a guided mini course and ritual toolkit designed to help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom and heal from within using Chinese medicine, embodiment, and feminine self-care.
You can also begin with my free Womb Quiz here, which reveals your personal womb type and offers specific holistic practices to support balance.
Dr. Irene Sanchez-Celis Castro, Mentor & Healer Dr. Irene Sanchez-Celis is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, ontogonic hypnotherapist, and creator of Radiance: The Podcast. Known as a spiritual hacker embodied in feminine wisdom, she guides women through womb healing, tantric and shamanic arts, and cyclical embodiment. Irene's online programs blend Chinese medicine, somatic therapy, and sacred sexuality to help women reclaim their pleasure, power, and purpose. Her mission is to awaken the body as a sacred portal for soul remembrance and feminine leadership.
