WOO BOY, you’ve stuck with #menstrualmonday (where we talk self care for every phase of your cycle) for the past four weeks, and we’ve finally made it to the grand finale. Menses. Aunt Flo. The Crimson Tide. Your period. ✨🌸
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Even though I’ve saved the best for last, this phase of menstruation is technically the first part of your monthly cycle - with the first day of heavy flow, we enter cycle day one, and our cyclic nature begins again. It typically lasts from cycle day 1-6. .
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Menses is characterized as the Winter of our inner seasons. Our hormones are at their lowest as we begin to bleed, but estrogen is once again slowly rising in its cyclical ascent to ovulation. .
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Menses is a physical reminder that it’s time to slow down. The yin energies of our follicular phase continue to need nourishing, and this is the perfect time to “embrace the cave” - draw inwards, hold sacred space, connect with your own feelings/emotions associated with your period (do you dread it? Is it something you find dirty and gross? Is it a sacred time for you to slow down without guilt?) .
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Self care during this phase embodies the crone archetype - our intuition may be more pronounced, but so is our introversion. Use this to set intentions for your upcoming cycle - meditate, journal, pull tarot cards, whatever. .
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Take time off from SOMETHING (oh what a world, if we had workplaces that accommodated time off for bleeding); skipping out on work isn’t always plausible, but how about social media? Cooking dinner? Socializing? Take a break where you can. .
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Finally, hold sacred space. This could be wearing red lipstick, using nice sheets, or wearing fancy underwear for the duration of your bleed. Acknowledge it in some way, even if that way is just for you to know. .
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I would absolutely LOVE to continue Menstrual Monday, but I need your help! What do you want to know/learn? Do you want to hear more about living cyclically with self care? Something else? Let me know in the comments below, and let’s keep this period party rolling ⚡️👇⚡️
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#weirdwildwell #naturopathicmedicine#torontonaturopath #toronto #torontond#badasswomen #torontolife #the6ix#period
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.
.
Even though I’ve saved the best for last, this phase of menstruation is technically the first part of your monthly cycle - with the first day of heavy flow, we enter cycle day one, and our cyclic nature begins again. It typically lasts from cycle day 1-6. .
.
.
Menses is characterized as the Winter of our inner seasons. Our hormones are at their lowest as we begin to bleed, but estrogen is once again slowly rising in its cyclical ascent to ovulation. .
.
.
Menses is a physical reminder that it’s time to slow down. The yin energies of our follicular phase continue to need nourishing, and this is the perfect time to “embrace the cave” - draw inwards, hold sacred space, connect with your own feelings/emotions associated with your period (do you dread it? Is it something you find dirty and gross? Is it a sacred time for you to slow down without guilt?) .
.
.
Self care during this phase embodies the crone archetype - our intuition may be more pronounced, but so is our introversion. Use this to set intentions for your upcoming cycle - meditate, journal, pull tarot cards, whatever. .
.
.
Take time off from SOMETHING (oh what a world, if we had workplaces that accommodated time off for bleeding); skipping out on work isn’t always plausible, but how about social media? Cooking dinner? Socializing? Take a break where you can. .
.
.
Finally, hold sacred space. This could be wearing red lipstick, using nice sheets, or wearing fancy underwear for the duration of your bleed. Acknowledge it in some way, even if that way is just for you to know. .
.
.
I would absolutely LOVE to continue Menstrual Monday, but I need your help! What do you want to know/learn? Do you want to hear more about living cyclically with self care? Something else? Let me know in the comments below, and let’s keep this period party rolling ⚡️👇⚡️
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.
.
#weirdwildwell #naturopathicmedicine#torontonaturopath #toronto #torontond#badasswomen #torontolife #the6ix#period
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