Chart Art!
There are many different ways to track your cycle experience and it's good to find a way that works for you. Over the years I (Sjanie) have shifted and changed my charting style. At first I had a red notebook…
100 days of menstrual mandalas
by Jennifer Lawrence I’ve tracked my menstrual cycle for years, first as a tool to achieve pregnancy, then to heal from postpartum depression. After several years of tracking physical and emotional “symptoms” I heard the call to drop deeper into…
Moon time chocolates
Milly from Moon Time Chocolate writes: I create handmade chocolate truffles inspired by, and nurturing our cyclic nature as women. They are made with fairtrade and organic cacao, nut butters, herbs, flowers and love ~ all sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar.…
Miscarriage…and then what?
It seems like both a lifetime ago and also just yesterday since the loss of our baby. I’ve been reflecting on that old platitude of "time as a healer" and feeling that perhaps what it was trying to…
For the love of chocolate!
In June 2015 Brontie came to our Creativity workshop in London and it changed her life in the most exciting way. She finally decided to make the leap from International Commercial Lawyer to Artisan Chocolatier and has gone on to…
Menstrual Cycle Awareness changed my life
Period pains at ovulation. Period pains before my period. Bleeding when I wasn’t on my period and mother of all period pains on my actual period: not to mention the mood swings. I was 26yrs old and displaying all the…
You have to meet Colette Nolan!
Introducing a wonderfully wild and delicious woman who attended the first Women Quest apprenticeship in 2011. Meet Colette Nolan! A graduate of our very first apprenticeship training and a woman whom we deeply love, Colette is a spoken word poet and a firebrand…
Retreating to the Inner Temple at Menstruation (screaming and kicking!)
by Mandy Adams Mandy (one of our Red School mentors) has had quite a journey to find her menstrual downtime including the challenges of parenting three young children, but with persistence and allies (we always need allies) she’s found her…
Hay House author spotlight
Written by Amy Kiberd, Hay House Commissioning Editor Over the years I have come across many authors who highlight the importance of cycles – tuning in to the cycles of nature and our lives, and recognising, respecting and living in harmony…
Introducing my daughter to Moontime and Cycle Awareness
Mirella, who will be joining us for the apprenticeship training this year, has written a touching blog about her experience of introducing her 7 year old daughter into the world of menstruation and cycle awareness. Read on to find out…