We are all connected to biological rhythms and cycles that influence the natural ebbs and flows of our energy, our nutritional needs and our sleep patterns. Regardless of whether or not you are still menstruating, on birth control, had a hysterectomy or been through menopause, you can still tap into these rhythms. We aren’t robots and we definitely don’t have the same levels of energy, appetite, creativity and productivity day in and day out. By tuning in to these cycles, we can tune into what our body needs. These biological rhyth...
We are all connected to biological rhythms and cycles that influence the natural ebbs and flows of our energy, our nutritional needs and our sleep patterns.
Regardless of whether or not you are still menstruating, on birth control, had a hysterectomy or been through menopause, you can still tap into these rhythms. We aren’t robots and we definitely don’t have the same levels of energy, appetite, creativity and productivity day in and day out.
By tuning in to these cycles, we can tune into what our body needs.
These biological rhythms influence important functions such as:
Sleep
Metabolism
Heart Rate
Blood Pressure
Body Temperature
Urine production, and
Hormone levels.
Start to notice the similarities…
- The circadian rhythm is 24 hours long
- The female cycle is 28 (ish) days long
- The lunar cycle is 28 (ish) days long (technically 29.5 days long)
- The lunar cycle has 4 distinct phases
- The female cycle has 4 distinct phases
- The 4 seasons all have different qualities; spring, summer, autumn, winter
- The 4 phases of the female cycle all have different qualities.
Interesting connection!!
Each phase offers a different kind of energy than the last, even coming down to the different food requirements that our body needs during each specific phase.
Once you tap into these trends, you will see powerful shifts in your energy levels, your mood, digestion, sleep, creativity, productivity and overall health.
Moon cycling links our menstrual phases to our lunar cycle. So regardless of whether we are menstruating or not, we can be guided by a cycle.
The lunar cycle is one of the most powerful cycles on the planet. It’s part of controlling the four seasons, and it affects the tidal currents in the ocean. The interaction between the sun, the moon and the earth all play a role in this.
Following the lunar cycle and syncing up to its rhythm is simpler than you think!
It may take you a couple of weeks to get the hang of it, but once you do, its pretty easy to follow along with the lunar phases.
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