You reach that point in your 40s when you start to question your sanity
Category: Kindness
Can you feel the passion?
Once you invite Menstrual Cycle Awareness into your life; once the light bulbs go on; when the embodiment of connecting to your cycle gives you clarity and insight, the passion is deeply stirred! Julia Davis of Finchley Yoga chats with Leora about bringing Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) into her work as a yoga teacher and Read More…
The Fruits of Menstruality
Menstruality works us in such unexpected ways! When I undertook the Women’s Quest Apprenticeship with Red School in 2016, I knew how much it would feed the work that Kate and I offer and share here at Woman Kind, there was an inevitability about that. But the personal work? How deeply we are taken into Read More…
Not Now Darling! How can we be kind to ourselves with small children?
If ‘all’ mothers had to do was to look after their children, it would be challenging, but just about do-able. But current expectations of mothers are ridiculously high, as well as stopping our children from injuring themselves, we must also: Educate them Nourish their emotional lives Stimulate them Soothe their nervous systems Boost their immunity Read More…
Therapists need self-care too!
I talk to one of favourite women Hilary Lewin about how therapists need self-care too. Hilary is straight-talking, no holds barred honest, which is why she’s my professional supervisor; she has more than a quarter century of experience as a therapist and Arvigo teacher and as she says herself she’s made all the rookie mistakes. As Read More…
Movement (we’re so ditching the word exercise!) and your menstrual cycle
Do you feel pushed to stick to the same exercise regime over the course of your cycle? Leora chats with Yoga Teacher and fellow menstrualista Tessa Sanderson, discovering how she brings together yoga and menstruality, and how this has deeply changed her work and her own practice. Plus a whole host of wisdom guiding Read More…
An introverts guide to mentstrual cycle awareness
Dearest introverts! Ever reached the end of a conversation and been hit by the feeling that nothing you’ve said has been heard? As a natural listener, with a leaning towards introversion, there’s only a handful of people with whom I feel comfortable expressing my deepest thoughts and feelings. When the feeling of not Read More…
What is self-care?
Kate and Leora discuss ‘What is self-care?’ and why it matters so much for fertility, menstrual and menopause health. If this has got you interested in charting your cycle, check out our next Love your Belly workshop or you can download a chart by filling in the form on the right-hand side of the Read More…
Massage Your Menopause Away
When Mrs Menopause comes knocking, massage is probably the last thing you’ll think of but in this video, Kate shares how kindness and time out are the secrets to surviving menopause. So, is it really possible to massage your menopause away?
In an emergency, put on your own mask first
We are very lucky to have Tamara Donn guest blogging this week. Tamara is an expert facilitator and workshop leader who uses EFT and family constellations to provide retreats for busy women. Can you relate? You overslept because you only dropped off in the early hours having spent the rest of the night worrying about how you were Read More…