by Vida “Ha, ha! Look at her, she has a disease! Ha, ha! What, does she have pain from her disease? Oh, how hilarious that she has a disease! OMG, that’s SO disgusting! How embarrassing it must be to have a disease! If she is not ashamed of her disease, then she should be!” You would never say that, would you? It sounds so absurd and repulsive, that it was hard to even write! Now replace the word disease with the word period…! For all of you that have ever made fun of a lady

by Gabriella Guglielminotti Trivel The appeal of my inner winter Last week I was waiting for my feminine cycle to start and I was doing my best to enjoy the end of my feminine autumn; at the same time I was really looking forward to experiencing my feminine winter. My winter inner season is the moment when I enjoy the most the connection with my soul and can experience delightful moments of inner peace and bliss. I have always appreciated the time of the month when I bleed, e

by Karen Tinner I wish that I could say my first blood was an encouraging departure from how menstruation is treated in Western cultures, but sadly, it wasn’t. Rather, it embodied every negative association. I had just turned 11 years old less than a week before, and had never been informed about menstruation. Although I was well-read for an adolescent, I was not yet interested in anything to do with maturation, reproduction or sexuality and no one, either at home or in schoo

How would our world be different if girls were raised to honor their menstrual time? How would our world be different if our girls had some form of celebration when they first began to menstruate. How would your life be different if you were celebrated? Join us in the virtual “Red Tent” for today’s episode of Red Tent TV. After you’ve watched the episode, I’d love to know… How have you celebrated menstruation? #sacredspaces #parenting #talkingtoyourdaughter #mothersanddaughte

by Alexis Martin Faaberg, PhD student, CIIS Introduction In my view, the Xaghra Twins figurine found on the Maltese island of Gozo epitomizes a belief system steeped in gender equality that fostered a harmony with nature to create a sustainable regenerative environment. The items left with the dead, including red ocher, some small stone objects, and figurines, as well as myths of corpulent women are some of the elements that scholars are using to interpret the past on Malta.

by Jane Hardwicke Collings & Susan Stark This article is an excerpt from the eBook “How to Create a Red Tent” Keeping a monthly record of your cycle is a great way to connect in and identify recurring patterns or themes. As you record your experiences of each day of your cycle you will begin to see a common pattern emerging. Various journals and charts are available to support you in your charting. See the resource section for further information. Each week of the cycle offer

by Jayleigh Lewis Dr. Isadora, filmmaker of the Red Tent movie, Things We Don’t Talk About, resumed Red Tent hosting and film screening attendance in January and February 2015, after a brief hiatus. As she reconnected with the women of her local Chicago community and traveled to Milwaukee for a screening co-organized by a Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference attendee, screenings were also taking place in other parts of the country and world. Of particular note were the screening

What messages did your mother give you about being a Woman? What messages are you offering your daughter, or son, about being a Woman? What legacy would you like to pass-on Today’s Girls? I am sure that answers immediately spring from the depth of your womb… My friend and colleague, DeAnna L’am, has posed these questions to 28 luminary women leaders and invited them to inspire you with their answers! I am honored to be one of them, and join DeAnna in giving a gift to women wo

by DeAnna L’am Leah called me to let me know she has just got her period! Being a heart-auntie to her I was delighted, and deeply touched that she chose to share this with me… Leah excitedly relayed the experience over the phone, told me of her Moms special attentions, and her bounty of gifts that included a red ruby necklace, a journal, fragrant bath salts, a red candle, a box of soothing teas, and many beautifully printed cloth pads. Leah continued to say that she chose to

by DeAnna Lam Everything starts as a Thought! A dissertation, a dress, an airplane, this article, or a national holiday such as Thanksgiving… The thoughts of Sarah Josepha Hale translated into action: she wrote letters to American politicians for 40 years(!) until Abraham Lincoln eventually proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November in the U.S.A. What does this have to do with us? Everything! It took one woman only 40 years to

by Leslie Botha Click here to download the HorMoon Awareness Guide A new book! Understanding Your Mind, Mood, and Hormone Cycle was written for women who want to understand the sometimes, confusing physical and psychological changes they experience each month. It is also suggested reading for men who deal with hormonal women daily; and for educators, healthcare and social welfare professionals who support women of all ages that are struggling with physical and behavioral issu

By Nati Lucero He disfrutado muchísimo con esta colaboración con Aditi Gupta de Menstrupedia y Vimidi M Das de MyPromoVideos. Ahí queda la traducción de este precioso texto. Palabras claves, menstruación, empoderamiento corporal, empoderamiento de la mujer, empoderamiento de la niña, niña y menstruación. Espero que disfrutéis tanto como yo. I have enjoyed every second of this translation, here you have my latest collaboration with Aditi Gupta from Menstrupedia and Vimidi M Da

Lakota moon lodges provided women with a respite from their daily work, a place to learn and create together while they bled. Today’s Red Tents owe much to this legacy. Join us in the virtual “Red Tent” for today’s episode of Red Tent TV. After you’ve watched the episode, I’d love to know… What would you do if you were in a moon lodge? I look forward to reading your comments below. If you liked this video, subscribe to our channel & sign up for our free weekly episodes of Red

by Teresa Maria Bilowus “Return To The Red Tent” was first published in Starflower Living Naturally, Issue 2, July 2014 “How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you? A place for you to go…a place of women, to help you learn the ways of women… a place where you were nurtured from an ancient flow sustaining you and steadying you as you sought to become yourself. A place of women to help you find and trust the ancient flow already there within yours

by Delphine Demore, PhD It is dark inside the tent, with the light muted by the enclosure. At this late afternoon hour, the entire dwelling is tinted red and pink and orange. Soon the sun will set and the glow of the fire and burning coals will be the only light. You sit in the Elder’s chair, near the doorway. The fire is burning brightly and there is water in the clay jars at the other side of the room, to keep it cool. There is food, cooked ahead and preserved, with fruit a

a song by Shylah Ray Sunshine “Sacredness (The Blood Song)” by Shylah Ray Sunshine is featured in the closing credits of the film “Things We Don’t Talk About.” To purchase the song click here. Shylah Ray Sunshine Lyrics My blood is the sacredness of the wombyn within me My blood is a sacrifice of what could be… My blood is the sacredness of the wombyn within me My blood is a ceremony of life flowing to me and through me My blood is the medicine from the birth of a baby M

by DeAnna L’am I remember seeing a popular tampon ad when I was a girl in Israel, which said: “With tampons – every day of the month is the same!” At the time I thought it was a great thing. Wow! I thought, imagine that! This was when my Mom still didn’t allow me to use tampons, saying I was too young. This left me feeling small, even though I was “officially” a woman. Tampons seemed like a mysterious prize, reserved only for the elite grown girls, of whom I wasn’t a part. Th

By Bethany Webster This is an excerpt from Bethany’s upcoming book of the same name. About the book and its message, she says that  “Menstruation is a powerful time in which women can harness their true power; a power the world desperately needs right now…the power of vulnerability, which comes from the courage to feel what we fear may destroy us.” Menstruation, that monthly bleeding that all women share, unites us no matter what else sets us apart. At any one time on this pl

By Bethany Webster In my blood there is poetry In my blood are ancient stories You are there, too, my sister The red line all the way back to the beginning A red thread I hold onto for days every month A red path that appears beneath my feet A red echo I hear through my inner yearning My punctuated flow is the steady tempo of a drumbeat That life plays through me The drumbeat that is played in the bodies of women Across the planet The drumbeat of all of us bleeding is the hea

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