Cherish yourself: inner spring
photo © Sue Blanch In this blog, Sue Blanch, yoga teacher and author of the book Yoga and the Menstrual Cycle: living in harmony with your natural rhythm, describes the magic that unfolded for her as she picked up the…
Wild Power: The Map of The Inner Seasons
In our previous blog we introduced you to your unique power process as a woman - your menstrual cycle. Here we introduce the Map of The Inner Seasons. Your power process is made up of different phases each with their own…
Surrender yourself: inner winter
The inner winter - the time of menstruation - is a season replete with the most amazing resources such as the ability to experience expansive awareness and altered states of consciousness, effortless presence, ecstasy and visioning, and love and Union.…
Wild Power: Your unique power process
In this blog we introduce you to your unique power process as a woman, and how you can begin to get in gear with it in a more coherent, meaningful way through the practice of what we call the ‘sacred…
The Inner Critic
The inner critic is your ally in the second half of the cycle. Although for most of us the idea of the critic as ally may feel mad, as it is usually experienced as a very toxic figure undermining who…
The Inner Champion
The Inner Champion is your ally in the first half of the cycle (via positiva) and it is, as it sounds, the voice within you that champions who you are and what you are doing. It’s the voice in you…
What reusable menstrual products should I use?
Why would you consider using eco-friendly menstrual products? And which reusable menstrual products should you choose? We invited Claire Baker to talk about three of the menstrual products that she uses and what she loves about each one. Claire…
Menopause: the great house clean
You’re going to do some serious house cleaning at menopause. No, not that one. I mean the cleaning up of the ‘house’ that is you. Although you might also indeed throw in some actual housecleaning or, more precisely decluttering, as…
Is it ever too late to learn about the menstrual cycle?
Alexandra talks to Red School Mentor Amanda Tress about how her late discovery of conscious menstruality was, in fact, not too late. Menopause: reclaim the dignity and power (an online mini course) If you want to dive a…
Signs that you are going through menopause
Signs and signposts that you are negotiating the menopause transition. PS. It starts well before your periods stop. Menopause: reclaim the dignity and power (an online mini course) If you want to dive a little deeper into understanding menopause and…