Wisdom of the Inner Flowers
The inner summer of the menstrual cycle (days 12-19/ovulation) can be an intense phase. Energy climbs as hormones peak and there is this pull to connect, to create, to do. Much like the outer summer. I’ve studied books on feminine energy, attended courses, trainings and seminars, but the one teacher who never fails to amuse and […]
The Different Phases of the Menstrual Cycle (and What Your Favorite Says About You)
Cycle awareness is not about fixing or perfecting ourselves or our cycle; it’s about getting to know ourselves in the most intimate way, and really owning the rightness and uniqueness of our nature, as it is. It’s about getting to know our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and seeing it all as reason to love ourselves deeper. […]
Organic Timing & Your Menstrual Phase
My menstrual cycle has taught me many things over the years, but one of the best lessons has been this: to trust the organic timing of the creative intelligence within me, for we cannot rush our growth. Like plant seeds, we hold unseen potential within us, and only through the experiences of life will we evolve […]
Luteal Phase Plant Allies: Nettle & Mugwort
In the luteal/inner autumn/fruiting phase of our cycle (roughly days 21-bleed), our bones speak to us. They speak of ancestral knowledge,the hardiness of generations that have carried through and carried on through weathers and wars. They speak of the deep ache we collectively inherit from generations of buried Feminine ways; the ways which have silently sustained […]
The Soft Animal of Your Body: Signs of the Luteal Phase
There comes a time in the cycle when the soft, raw animalistic nature of your body really wakes up. This is the inner autumn (roughly days 18-26), or what I call the fruiting phase. Your body is incredibly wise and innately intelligent. When the mind confuses us, we can ask our bodies.When the mind feels disconnect, we […]
Ovulatory Phase & Conscious Relationship
While we dive into the energies of the ovulatory/inner summer/flowering phase (days 12-19 of your cycle), lets talk relationships. “Intimate or romantic relationships – those relationships in which you reveal (either all at once or slowly, layer by layer) the tender and beautiful and large and small aspects of who you are to another – are fodder […]
Follicular Phase: Your Boundaries Are Important
Even the softest, sweetest flowers have boundaries. Boundaries are necessary for growth. When your boundaries are healthy, you will: – Be able to ‘hear’ what your needs and desires are moment by moment and make decisions that honour those needs and desires – Feel how you are feeling, not just how everyone around you (or in the […]
The #1 Menstruation Ritual I Share With All Womben
RECLAIMING MENSTRUATION:FROM SHAMEFUL TO SACRED SERIES Ritual: Offer Your Life Blood Back to the Earth Besides taking deep rest, this is the one ritual I share with every client because it has the capacity to heal our relationship with our blood and all that is symbolizes for us. I first learned it from my dear […]
Does Your Womb Have a Grief Story?
Dear Sister, Does your womb have a grief story? I write to you from bed, as my womb sheds layers of old identities and past pains to say: there is a dark side to the womb. Our descent into the womb cave of inner winter (menstruation) can be a dark journey full of mourning and grief. As […]
Honour Your Womb with Rest & Ritual
Creating a ritualized container of rest This reflection offers a menstrual cycle awareness practice for those seeking rest, grounding, and deeper relationship with their cycle. Creating a container of rest during menstruation supports physical replenishment, emotional regulation, and intuitive listening, especially in a culture that rarely pauses. Here is my #1 tip for reclaiming the […]