Menstruation to Motherhood

In our Western Culture Menstruation is often viewed as shameful, dirty, and something to be secretive about. This narrative sets the scene for other major life transitions that women move through including their fertility & conception journey, pregnancy, birth & motherhood. In this episode, we explore the narratives around these life transitions and how they impact our relationship with our body. We highlight how each of these phases offers women an invitation to deepen their relationship with their body and provide practices that can help us to embody our innate wisdom.

To accompany each episode of this series we offer some reflective questions to contemplate. Reflecting upon your relationship with your cycle:

• What was my introduction to my cycle like? Was there openness & celebration? Or was it thought to be shameful/dirty/something to be quiet about? How did this impact my relationship with my cycle?
• What stories do I have about my menstrual cycle? Are they my own? If I was to choose a different story, what would it be?
• How do I experience my cycle now? Do I see it as inconvenient? Powerful?
• How do I embrace my body’s rhythm by responding to my cycle?
• How do I try and dull down my body’s needs? (eg medication, contraception)
• How do I feel about my cycle?
• How would I like to feel about my cycle?
• If I was to more fully embrace my internal rhythm what would I do? What would I stop doing?
• How is my body calling me to heal any shame associated with my menstrual cycle?

The questions below are designed to help you tune into your body at different phases of your cycle OR if you are not currently menstruating over the different phases of a lunar cycle.

· How am I feeling physically in my body?

· How do I feel emotionally?

· How do I feel energetically?

· What would feel nourishing?

Links to practices:

To access a range of practices that can support you in connecting to your body & your cycle visit https://soundcloud.com/divinefeminineflow

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