RENEW

RENEW

A space to embrace the menstrual phase, inner winter and the New Moon.

Renewal - to start afresh, to begin again. The end of one thing creating space for something new.

The menstrual phase is our bodies way of giving us permission to slow down, to observe and to rest.

At the time of the new Moon, a couple of weeks after sewing seeds, the earth has drawn the water deep into the ground, encouraging the growth of roots and setting a solid foundation for the coming weeks. The same can be said for our menstrual cycles and the inner Winter at this time. Building a solid foundation for the cycle ahead at this time is so powerful. The rest in this phase sets us up for abundant energy later in the cycle, just as journalling and setting intentions in this phase gives us clarity and a good place to come from for the coming weeks.

To tap into our inner guidance at the time of our period can come more easily as our brains are more capable of subconscious intuition at this time. So this is definitely the time to grab your journal, create yourself a beautiful space and to consider how you want the rest of your cycle to pan out at this renewing phase.

Some questions I like to consider are: what am I going to manifest/grow during this phase? What am I going to focus my energy on during this moon cycle? How will I hold space throughout this next cycle? (A ritual, daily meditations, affirmations)

Something else I like to consider is what I will be doing and when. It can be powerful to spend this time to put all of the different types of tasks into a calendar according to your upcoming cycle. Like scheduling a new product/offering launch, public speaking event or any social activities around the time of the full moon and ovulation when energy is higher and you’re feeling more outward focussed. Saving the high intensity exercise for your proliferative phase and the creative thinking tasks for your luteal phase.

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