Hold yourself: inner autumn
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.…
Celebrate yourself: inner summer
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…
Cherish yourself: inner spring
photo © Sue Blanch In this blog, Sue Blanch, yoga teacher and author of the upcoming book Yoga and the Menstrual Cycle: living in harmony with your natural rhythm, describes the magic that unfolded for her as she picked up…
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.…
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…
How to practice menstrual cycle awareness
photo: Sam Lacey Menstrual cycle awareness is your core Wild Power practice. It allows you to get to know your unique rhythm of power and learn how to live in sync with it, heal your menstrual symptoms, and awaken your…
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…