Reclaim your Menstruation with Rest, Ritual + Replenishment

It's the first day of your period, your moon, your bleeding time.  What do you do? If you're like many, it's probably just a day like many others with the added need to make sure your have menstrual products to capture your blood, and possibly something to medicate the pain away or deal with other symptoms. Or maybe you honor this time in some way already. Maybe it's a time of rest, a day out of time, a time you embrace as something more meaningful than just "a period."Our cycles are powerful, and the days we bleed hold a special quality.Even if we experience challenging symptoms, these days offer connection to an altered state that allows us to connect more deeply to our inner womb wisdom. But in order to experience the power of this time more completely, we have to intentionally offer ourselves the space, time and presence to do so.Listen to this episode to learn:why your period is far more than just "that time of the month"how to engage meaningfully with your menstruationhow our cultural misunderstanding of menstruation leads to our perceptionspractical ideas to incorporate rest into your menstruationsuggestions of various rituals you can explore during this timespecific foods and some herbs that are key for replenishing your bodyResources:Get the Cycle Superpowers chart inside the free Track Your Cycle GuideToday's shownotes page: Reclaim your menstruationEpisode 22: Herbal spotlight on stinging nettlesEpisode 28: Rhythms of your wombEpisode 34: What if your womb was an altar?Episode 35: From endometriosis to pregnancy with Sarah ShapiroEpisode 36: Herbal approaches to blood buildingIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.Click here to send me a quick message :)