In clear, everyday language, Honoring Our Cycles describes what happens during a menstrual cycle and how a baby is conceived. It explains how to chart the body's fertility signs to know which days are best for becoming pregnant or avoiding becoming pregnant, without the use of hormonal drugs. Includes dietary advice for successful conception and healthy babies and families.
We would like to share a wild idea with you. An idea that holds immense beauty. The essence of it is not new, by all accounts it is an ancient concept, but it has been forgotten. In our ever-changing world and with encyclopedias of knowledge at our fingertips, this wisdom has slipped through the fingers of collective consciousness. The idea is wonderful in its simplicity, life-changing in potential and is this: women are cyclical. A woman's body and mind experience regular biological changes every month and these cause very real shifts in energy, emotions, and even perspectives. Whether or not anyone is aware of this beautiful process, it is unfolding every day in the life of every woman. We invite you to let the BLOOD book take you on an inner journey of discovery as we explore the secret source of female power: a woman's cyclical nature. A deeper understanding of these forces will unlock superpowers you never thought possible and pave the way to a more balanced, authentic, fulfilling life.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is fertility awareness, the knowledge of a couple s fertility. It is a means of reading the body s signs of fertility and infertility. Applying this knowledge through the Sympto-Thermal Method (STM) is over 99% effective is postponing a pregnancy, and can be very helpful when trying to achieve one. Many NFP couples find, however, that the transition time during the years leading up to menopause presents unique challenges as the woman s body adjust hormonally to the natural ending of her fertile years. With The Art of Natural Family Planning Premenopause Student Guide you will:- Recognize the hormonal changes during the transition from premenopause, through perimenopause, to menopause - Know the effects of this transition on fertility - Learn how to apply NFP during the perimenopause transition - Understand how to help maintain good health during this time.
What if your menstrual cycle was a map for living in flow?The greatest trick the patriarchy ever pulled was separating women from their cycles. It pitted us against each other (and ourselves), turning one of our greatest power sources into something 'gross' and 'unclean' - a 'curse' to be ashamed of.As a result, we've forgotten that our energy levels naturally wax and wane each month. Instead, we live our lives constantly pushing, striving and doing - ending up burnt out and disempowered. And 90% of us will have a hormonal imbalance.This book proposes a revolutionary alternative: one of honoring your natural cycle, and planning your life and business in flow with it. As you journey through these pages, you'll learn how to live, eat and work in beautiful alignment with your individual flow.It's time to reconnect with the power in your period.Are you ready to join the revolution?
This information-packed book is a must for couples who wish to understand the gift of their fertility. It gives the reader an excellent understanding of Natural Family Planning. This is not the "rhythm method", but a method based on observation of one's own pattern of fertility. This method is exceptionally useful for women who have irregular menstrual cycles. The authors cite moral, religious, health and environmental reasons to support the use of Natural Family Planning. They also provide ample information demonstrating why the sympto-thermal method of NFP gives a woman all the tools she needs to determine her fertile time, whether she is seeking pregnancy or to avoid a pregnancy. The effectiveness of this method approaches or exceeds that of the Pill, without the health risks for the woman or baby.
Natural methods play an important part in the overall control of world fertility. With this journal you can track your cycle and fill in your measured daily basal temperature and other physical signs or symptoms detected by self-examination to naturally plan or avoid pregnancy and know your fertile days. * 120 pages Notebook journal * Over 50 tables to track your cycles * Room for extended notes * Beautiful cover design * Soft Paperback with matte finish * Size: W x H 21,6 x 27,9 cm (8,5 x 11 inch)
Unprecedented insight into the feminine body and on using its natural rhythms to heal, find balance and reconnect to our emotions. Your power lies in the rhythm of your menstrual cycle. Connect with your body on a deeper level to find healing, balance and wholeness. The menstrual cycle is a vital and vitalizing system in the female body, yet our understanding of and respect for this process is both limited and distorted. Few women really know about the physiology of their cycle, and many do not see it as an integral part of their health and wellbeing, let alone as a potential guide to emotional and spiritual empowerment. Wild Power tells a radical new story about feminine power. It reveals: · Your inner architecture and the path to power that is encoded in your body · How to tune in to the rhythm and changes of your menstrual cycle to realize the fullness and beauty of your authority · Three 'maps' to guide you through the energies, tasks and challenges presented as you journey through each cycle · How to work with your Inner Seasons to pace your energy, calm your nervous system and gain insight into your overall wellbeing · How to work with your cycle to channel spiritual forces, affirm your expression in the world and achieve a deep sense of belonging Written with humour, tenderness and practicality, and packed with women's stories and quotes throughout, Wild Power will restore women to wholeness and reinstate the full majesty and grace of the Feminine.
Restoring our biological cycles to heal ourselves, our culture, and our planet • 2017 Nautilus Gold Award • Shows how, just like the tides and the moon phases, both women and men have biological cycles of growth and renewal necessary for healthy bodies and minds • Explains how the seclusion of women during menstruation and of men during vision quests offers a cleansing process for body and mind to awaken innate creativity and sensitivity, re-attune us with the deeper rhythms of the body and nature, and restore harmony between the divine feminine and divine masculine • Reveals how the need for sacred retreat was forgotten when the divine feminine was suppressed by patriarchal culture All of life is interwoven into a living system of cycles, from Earth’s seasons to the enzymatic pathways that provide energy to a cell. Waxing and waning from times of growth to times of rest, renewal, and healing, cycles map the most auspicious time for everything in life. Both women and men have biological cycles of active growth and quiet renewal, led by our hormones. By understanding how everything in life moves in cycles, you can become more aware of and comfortable with your own cyclic nature, something that has been forgotten by the modern world’s linear views of time. Drawing on the wisdom of ancient cultures, the natural cycles of life, and her own groundbreaking research, Pia Orleane, Ph.D., offers a template for how we can restore balance to our emotions and health, ease tensions between the sexes, and heal our fractured culture by honoring divine feminine consciousness and re-embracing natural cycles, including our innate need for rest and retreat. She explains the biology of how our bodies operate by hormones released in cycles and shows how balanced hormones help eliminate anger, depression, insomnia, anxiety, and fatigue. Exploring ancient traditions and rituals surrounding blood and sacred retreat, she explains how the seclusion of women during menstruation and of men during vision quests offered a cleansing process for body and mind, alone time to clear suppressed emotions, awaken our innate creativity and sensitivity, re-attune us with the deeper rhythms of the body and nature, and restore harmony between the genders and balance between the divine feminine and masculine. Outlining the sacred retreat process, the author explores dream cycles, divine sexuality, and practices for reconnecting to nature, increasing creativity and intuition, and clearing suppressed emotions. She also looks at the benefits for women and men of separate sleeping during menstruation. Through this wisdom, we can restore our natural cycles, allow the divine feminine to once again blossom alongside the divine masculine, and, with the return of balance, heal our world and our hearts.
Women are Lifegivers who understand the feminine because cycles of life and death run in our blood. All things in Nature move in cycles, yet women's cycles have been ignored, dismissed, or pathologized, affecting our place in society and preventing us from truly being who we are. Premenstrual Syndrome, a culturally induced condition resulting from a suppression of women's emotional vision, has led us to stop listening to the wisdom of our own cycles, and caused us to approach Menopause in a welter of confusion. This boo k explores the cycles that define our lives, offers ways to heal our relationships, and beckons us to return to Nature. It is time to awaken to the value and power inherent in another way of seeing the world, through the eyes of feminine vision. It is time to return to the feminine and heal our relationships through living in harmony with Nature. "This rich timely work clearly rises from the depths of a woman's soul. It is, indeed, an invitation into Life's Mystery. This work is a "must" for all those who seek the healing of the human condition." -Kenneth Hamilton, M.D., author of The Circle of the Soul "The minute I started reading this book, I got chills. My body said a big "yes" to this information. Yours will too!" -Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom "Rebecca Orleane is a talented researcher and writer with a feel for people and their lives. I strongly encourage you to consider her book. Here is a strong, unusual, and inspiring study valuable for many. Rebecca helps open magic to us." -Ruth Richards, M.D., Ph.D., author of Everyday Creativity "Dr. Orleane writes with passion and conviction. The Return of the Feminine is an antidote for the stress and depression so prevalent in today's tattered cultures." -Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. co-author, Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them
