During women’s circle, the subject of feminine flow will surface in conversation, while sharing our frustration about being a woman.  Repeatedly, there are loud messages proclaiming that the relationship between women and their bodies needs to heal and evolve.  It’s also apparent that talking about menstruation makes us feel squeamish or ashamed, and is clearly taboo for many of us.

You know the slang for your moon days: “She’s on the rag,” “Aunt Flow is coming to town,” “Riding the crimson tide,” “The Red Coats have arrived,” and “The Red Sox have a home game,” or the universal favorite, “Ugh, I’ve got the curse,” and so on. 

None of them are pretty or honoring.  So I invite us to engage in a new attitude toward this sacred event – to speak a language full of beauty, respect and cerremony.

My moon time makes me feel womanly, alive, sensual, and in tune with my body and life.  In fact, I consider it part of my feminine practice.  I didn’t always feel that way.