If menstruation were a dance, what would yours look like?
I can never overemphasize the power and grace available to all of us, for both women and men, in the power of menstrual cycle awareness. Can you imagine traversing a wild jungle without a coherent, educated guide that has lived and breathed the energy and reality of the forest their entire life? I certainly wouldn’t want to do it alone! Menstruation is a natural flowing, wild jungle of her own that not only deserves awareness and attention, but demands it.
And guys, men who love women that are menstruating, about to, or have completed that dance, here’s a pro tip; while we cannot coral all women into the same menstrual cycle ‘map,’ it can be helpful to be informed about where she might be on the dance floor.
The creative process, impact on states of awareness, following the flow and energetic map of our monthly bleed is empowering, enlightening, and totally liberating.
In my own experience, not having a conscious relationship to this tore me apart from the inside out, wreaked havoc on my relationships , my creative projects and endeavors in the world.
Add to that the additions and energetic variations of endometriosis, and it was like being lost at sea out in the worst of storms.
I’m so grateful to Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, co-founders of Red School and authors of Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power. You can read about my journey into menstrual cycle awareness in my book Rebirthing the Phoenix: Embodying the Goddess through Rebirthing Breathwork and Immortal Master Babaji.
If the menstrual cycle were a dance, this would be it.
Powerful. Clear. Informative.
How might your menstrual cycle dance be choreographed?
Are you practicing menstrual cycle awareness?