A few Days in the Life of a Peri Menopausal Woman… When will there be a menstruation book for mothers? For peri menopausal mothers? Whilst I am deeply grateful for the wonderful books that led me to the power of my menstruation- Red Moon, Wild Genie, Wild Power, Code Red, Her Blood is Gold and others…there is very little mention …
I hold the secrets of the earth, and the stories of the women
I hold the secrets of the earth, and the stories of the women I am the story keeper, red tent priestess, medicine woman Kali, Crow woman, Truth speaker, Womb listener, Earth lover Locked within me are the stories of a hundred thousand women… Beautiful birth stories, babes ripped from womb stories, The babies who slept on stories…. The girls who …
Viva La Revolution!
You may not have noticed it…but there’s a revolution happening…. “Is there? A revolution? What kind of revolution?” A Menstrual Revolution….menstruation, periods, cycles, pads, moon cups…they are being mentioned everywhere! Menstruation is finally out of the closet! And what a relief…..because, I for one, don’t want to hold the shame, discomfort, embarrassment or DISEMPOWERMENT of what not speaking about it …
Advice I wish I’d had…
I often ask women, what advice would you give your younger self? (it helps us to remember to go easy on our daughters!) I’ve been pondering this again recently …as I head towards menopause I’m craving the wisdom of elder women to support and gently guide me through this journey. It’s easy in hindsight to look back and think “oh, …
Moon Woman Story
The woman in the Moon loved the Earth, she loved to gaze upon all the beauty of the Earth- the seas, the deserts, the forests, even the beauty of a volcano erupting….all of these things were so exciting to Moon Woman, for the moon was so bare, she longed to have seas, grasses, mountains and trees. She would wish and …
The Gifts of Knowing your Cycle
Wow, well, I’m home from a Wild Power day with the wonderful Grandmother of Menstruation Alexandra Pope and the exuberant Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer. Oh how these women (and the women we sat in circle with) inspire me! No matter how many years we’ve been doing “this work”, there are always more layers to peel, more discoveries of the self to …
The Threshold to Wise Woman
Gateway to Menopause….Standing at the Threshold to Wise Woman- Rachael Crow As a woman who has been working with my cycle for most of my adult years, with a particular passion for celebrating women- young and old…I was noticing a fear arising in me about menopause….I wasn’t really sure what it would bring, not many women where speaking about it, …
Make yourself your menstrual staff of wisdom!
In her book, 4 Seasons in 4 Weeks, Suzanne Mathis McQueen talks about tribal wise women holding staffs decorated with their menstrual rags – showing the power in all the years they have cycled and the wisdom of their blood. This inspired me to begin making my own Staff of rags- I decided each month on my Moontime retreat I …
Coping with Menstrual Migraines
Pre-menstrual migraines are mainly caused by hormones (of course!), often the pre-menstrual drop in oestrogen or progesterone deficiency which means there isn’t enough relaxation for blood vessels and low adrenal function because the adrenals need progesterone to produce cortisol. If menstrual migraine is plaguing you then perhaps some of the suggestions on this list might help. For end of …
Healing the world, a catch up ceremony- placentas and prayer
Shared with permssion of Minmia Under the Quandong Tree by Minmia– Aboriginal Teachings– this book has totally confirmed my sense of how important it is to bury our placentas and bleed on Mother Earth. These Aboriginal teachings from wise woman Minmia need to be shared far and wide. The rebirthing ceremony from her book, I believe is an extremely important …
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