So, what do you do when faced with a never-seen-before global crisis, the ensuing waves of fear, hideous confusion and unknown unknowns? Who knows? I didn't know. But I kept faith with my lil ol’ menstrual cycle. And it drew me deeper…
In a brief moment that felt like eternity She had the great sense of time being an illusion. Dissolved into Love. The crisp summer morning in the Botanical Garden. Close to Home. Open flowers that readily with their scent and…
When I saw the BBC documentary about Mandy Adams doing her bleed every month in a garden cottage, I said to myself: “One day I’m going to sit in such hut.” Not imagining that this would actually be a reality…
I’ll meet my younger self somewhere in space And weed her fears before they grow too big, And sing her praises lest she ever doubt herself. I’ll water the earth with her tears and show her, That I’d always be…
I can't believe all the changes and clarity that have come into my life since doing the menarche course including the ritual. Going back to the time of my Menarche helped me realize when I started taking all the wrong…
by Kate Shepherd Cohen Back in the day How the F**k are you supposed to hold yourself in Autumn? (Says the critic). The only thing you’re good for is falling apart. You’re so useless. You’re not worthy of being held.…
In your power process, the inner summer is about the expression of your power in the world, daring to really be true to your own nature more than anything else. It’s about showing up as who you are. The sacred…
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…
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.…
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…