Moons Part 1: The End of a Bleed | Menstrual Cycle Reflection & Inner Listening
When the world is your oyster
But the world also feels too big
When you can sense your heartbeat going faster
But your body still needs a bit of nurturing
When new doors open
But old ones are not completely closed yet
This liminal space
Inside another liminal space
The end of a bleed
The beginning of a new era
My body tries to catch up
And my mind is already racing
So I stop
I breathe
I hug myself
Staying in this soft spot for one more second
One more second and it will be gone
I have been bleeding this week and religiously taking this time to keep working with my offering “Moons”.
But this time felt different.
I have been absorbed in rest, in spiralling, in dancing with life, and my “moon moment” arrived in this liminal space, just in between. One more minute of my period, and the follicular phase begins.
My mind was open, receiving so much already, yet my body was still tired.
I noticed this very soft pulling, this gentle nudge towards being more active, yet my body was still saying, one more minute.
This teaching, to keep listening to my body just a little bit longer, made me reflect on how quickly I can still move into “emerging” without truly listening.
A bit like: I’ve had my time to rest… now let’s go back.
And you know what?
I feel like I had never noticed this tiny nudge within myself before.
I had never really placed conscious attention on it.
It is in the smallest moments that, each day, I learn to be more attentive. More listening.
That is exactly why I hold my offering “Moons.”
Because within each moment of life, there is a potential for your body and your mind to teach you:
where am I right now?
This path of reclaiming inner knowing and inner listening is one I have been walking for over ten years now.
And through this devotion to myself, I have been able to move through the biggest waves without letting myself down.
Constantly returning to one question:
How can I be caring towards myself, and towards others?
If you feel called to softly explore your inner depth,
I invite you to visit my offerings and browse through my rituals called “Moons”, a space to explore inner feminine cycles and wisdom.