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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync – The Waning Moon & the Rule of Re’s · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome to today's episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: Whether this is your first time joining or you are returning for the second, third, or maybe even the fourth or fifth time, I want to warmly welcome you into this space that is cyclically informed, that is trauma-informed, and with that brings a certain frequency, a certain energy, a particular vibe, if you will.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_00: Something that I hope that you can sense and feel in the way that I speak and the way that I've put these episodes together.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: And in that, I hope that you are able to find some validation for what you are going through, what you are growing through.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: I hope that you're able to also come into a place of remembering, remembering the cyclical feminine power that lives within you, that is literally built into your biology.
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  SPEAKER_00: And to also maybe soften, to soften into this place that bees in this way, that is very different from what it's like to be in our fast-paced, patriarchal, busy world that doesn't allow and welcome these natural rhythms and cycles of not just the female body, but really of all beings and all things.
• 3:19
  SPEAKER_00: We are all cyclical.
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  SPEAKER_00: The natural world is cyclical, the seasons are cyclical, our days are cyclical.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what can happen when we begin to acknowledge that and not just acknowledge it, but work with it instead of trying to fight against it?
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_00: Could it be that we could create more harmony, more ease, more flow, more sustainability, not just in our lives personally, but collectively?
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: I believe this is the medicine that the world needs.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_00: So thank you so much for being here and for tuning in and for being a steward of this medicine.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_00: Whether you are aware of it or not, I believe a very wise part of you chose to be here, attuning to this wisdom, receiving these insights for that very reason.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so I thank you for doing that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm very honored to be a steward of this wisdom for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before we begin today's check-in, let's start with a minute of silence.
• 4:41
  SPEAKER_00: If this is your first time here, this might seem a bit different than other podcasts you may enjoy.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: However, I find this Minute of Silence to be a perfect embodiment of what this work is all about.
• 4:57
  SPEAKER_00: It invites us to come into more presence with ourselves, whatever that may look like, whether you're doing chores or driving or working on some things in the background.
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  SPEAKER_00: It also invites us to notice, notice what we're feeling in our bodies and our minds and our hearts.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as we notice what is here and what is alive, we can begin to gather wisdom and insights from that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that can really help to lead us, that can help direct us and guide us in a way that is more true to what is here, to what is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I invite you to explore whatever that looks like for you today as our minute of silence begins now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, just good to my nervous system.
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  SPEAKER_00: I noticed myself softening and relaxing, relaxing, relaxing into the silence as I yeah, checked in with my body and checked in with where I'm at today.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_00: I'm on cycle day two of my menstrual cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: She came a bit earlier than I anticipated.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you've been listening for a while now, you'll know that my cycles have been a bit irregular over the past few months, which is unusual for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I've definitely had to come into some acceptance around it.
• 7:53
  SPEAKER_00: And as I've come into acceptance, it's become a lot easier to deal with the surprises that she is still teaching me.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_00: And so I actually am quite happy with the timing this month, although it was a little bit earlier.
• 8:12
  SPEAKER_00: It started as soon as I came home from a solo getaway at the hot springs, which was so needed.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know that I had been sharing in some of my last cycle check-ins how much output I've been putting out over the last few months creatively, and really needed this time to just reset and fill my cup and put a pause on all of my creative projects so that I could really come home to myself and and home to my unique rhythm that is different than the fast-paced world and the fast-paced life that I am invited to to live a lot of times.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: So it felt really good.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: And it was again really nice to just come home and have my bleed start immediately after that.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_00: And so I've had the time, yay, to rest and do my blood rituals and do all the things that I really enjoyed that I know really nourish me during this time.
• 9:18
  SPEAKER_00: And it's right on time with what we're moving through astrologically, which is no surprise.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's get into it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's talk a little bit about what's happening this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: This week we're talking about the week of August 18th, and we're attuning to the energy of the waning moon.
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  SPEAKER_00: I personally love this time.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was born under a waning moon, and I sometimes wonder if that's why it always feels like home to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: As the light from the moon decreases, we also may feel our inner light, our motivation, and our inner fire beginning to dim as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: You could be feeling tired, low on energy, or sensing the need to just chill.
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  SPEAKER_00: And maybe that's not wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's just the natural rhythm and cycle of things.
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  SPEAKER_00: With expansion, inevitably always comes contraction.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we've had a lot of expansion over the last week or so.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've had the Lionsgate portal, we've had a really big full moon.
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  SPEAKER_00: So there was a lot happening.
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  SPEAKER_00: And my sense is that maybe you hadn't a chance to expand and grow in in some way with all of that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And inevitably comes this period of contraction.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can think of this phase like the season of autumn or the pre-menstruum time of the menstrual cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: And interestingly enough, when we're speaking of the menstrual cycle, our estrogen also begins to decrease in this time.
• 11:06
  SPEAKER_00: And estrogen can give us those qualities of wanting to socialize and kind of be out in the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so it's interesting how the decrease in estrogen also aligns with the decrease of the light in the moon.
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  SPEAKER_00: And whether you're aligned or not, that's okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think that's just good information for all women, all menstruating bodies to have is that there is a biological shift that occurs during this time.
• 11:38
  SPEAKER_00: And as that happens, we receive this invitation to turn inward, to slow down, and to start preparing for a release.
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  SPEAKER_00: Especially again with all that shifting astrologically.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've also got eclipse season on the horizon.
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  SPEAKER_00: This waning moon really asks us to soften into this rhythm instead of trying to fight against it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is where the rule of re's come in.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can think of this as a guiding list of invitations, ways to align with what this phase is naturally offering.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can also use this rule of re during retrogrades.
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  SPEAKER_00: And while Mercury is now direct, there are still some other planets in retrograde right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so these rule rules of re are especially potent right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the rewords that are most alive for me right now and could be potentially some things that you could explore for yourself are one, of course, being rest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rest, rest, rest.
• 12:58
  SPEAKER_00: I know we've talked about rest here on the show before, and it really is an important process in the healing journey.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think sometimes we're always chasing big cathartic moments and peak experiences and big breakthroughs.
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  SPEAKER_00: And while those are helpful and a part of the process, this period of rest is also a part of that process, too.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when we allow ourselves to get into this rest and digest state, our body does this magical thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It begins to naturally heal and repair all on its own.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we have to give ourselves time and space for the body to be able to do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And rest is how we do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there are different kinds of rest, which we won't get into today.
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  SPEAKER_00: The invitation is to explore what rest looks like for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And for me, rest looks like sleeping in when I can.
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_00: I normally wake up around 5:30 or sometimes 6, depending on where I need to be.
• 14:09
  SPEAKER_00: And this week, because I don't have anywhere I need to be aligned out, um, it aligned very perfectly this time.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_00: I won't be sleeping in until about maybe, oh goodness, maybe 8:30 or 9:30.
• 14:23
  SPEAKER_00: That's what I did today and yesterday and the day before.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: And sometimes if I'm not able to sleep in or rest, I will go to my Yoga Nidra practice, which I know we've talked about here on the show before.
• 14:36
  SPEAKER_00: And if you're not familiar with Yoga Nidra, there is a whole episode on Yoga Nidra with Jill Weston, who is an incredible Yoga Nidra practitioner.
• 14:46
  SPEAKER_00: And so if this is coming into your field for perhaps maybe the second or third time, maybe this is your invitation again to explore that practice.
• 14:56
  SPEAKER_00: It's a really, really supportive practice for rest.
• 15:00
  SPEAKER_00: And for me, it has just been pretty much game-changing in the way that I get rest and the way I prioritize rest and the way I'm able to access and create little pockets of rest throughout the day and throughout the week, especially if I do have a lot going on.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_00: Rest could also be getting out in nature, taking a break from your day-to-day.
• 15:26
  SPEAKER_00: As I mentioned, I went to the hot springs uh last week, and that really allowed me to get some time and some space away from being on my phone and being on my computer and responding to emails and creating things that allowed me to just be, which was so needed and so beautiful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another word to explore is to reorganize.
• 15:53
  SPEAKER_00: And this is something that's very alive for me right now.
• 15:56
  SPEAKER_00: I've got sort of one final pile of not quite clutter, but could be seen as clutter in my workspace.
• 16:05
  SPEAKER_00: As I've been reorganizing my workspace over the past month or so.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just been being mindful about how I place things and I also practice feng shui, so that really plays into it as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: But just creating things in a way that allows more flow for what I'm doing and what I'm working on in this space.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so I'll be taking some time this week to finish those reorganization projects before we metaphorically and physically, for me, literally, uh get back to school towards the end of the week.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think sometimes our outer space can really be a reflection of our inner space.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so if we find that we are really feeling really anxious and our mind's really active and there's a lot of thoughts buzzing around in the mind, I'd be curious to know what your space looks like as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is there a lot of stuff buzzing around in your space?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is there a lot of clutter in your space?
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  SPEAKER_00: And I find for me, sometimes when I am really active in my mind, clearing some space in my environment can really help to quiet the mind and keep my hands and my mind busy or occupied on something.
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  SPEAKER_00: And usually after I do that, I find that the mind settles a bit more and I can think a bit clearly and the energy flows a bit more smoothly.
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  SPEAKER_00: So yeah, something to explore and consider as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is also a beautiful time to reflect.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I find for me, that quiet reflection can be so helpful and so fruitful.
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  SPEAKER_00: I find that when I really deeply listen, I can get really interesting insights and connections and aha moments that come in in very unexpected ways.
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  SPEAKER_00: This also would be a good time to reflect on anything that might have happened for you in March, because this Virgo new moon that's going to be happening at the end of the week is tied to the eclipse nodes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And again, not my area of expertise.
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  SPEAKER_00: I track it and I share what I think is relevant.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's a lot happening and a lot shifting with these themes of Virgo.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it might be interesting to reflect on March and to see how some of those things might have played out for you then and to also see how they might be continuing to play out for you now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are there any themes back in March that are now beginning to show up again?
• 19:00
  SPEAKER_00: I know I was able to pinpoint uh one big theme that was happening in March.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_00: I'm like, oh, okay, yep, still, still kind of dealing with this theme of things.
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  SPEAKER_00: So making those connections can be really helpful so that we are able to be more intentional about how we're wanting to move forward.
• 19:24
  SPEAKER_00: This can also be a beautiful time to restore.
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  SPEAKER_00: So restoring your own energy, your body, your creativity to renew, to reassess, to maybe check in about where your life in life is heading and to be honest with yourself about it heading in the way that you are desiring, or maybe there needs to be some recalibration here.
• 19:51
  SPEAKER_00: It can also be a beautiful time to recover, to rethink, to reinvigorate, and maybe to reclaim, reclaiming a part of yourself or a part of your life.
• 20:05
  SPEAKER_00: I know for me, I was able to do a little reclaiming over my hot springs visit.
• 20:11
  SPEAKER_00: I wound up camping by myself, which was a new experience for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I was a little, I don't know if nervous is the right word, but I was definitely feeling some things about being out in nature by myself in that way.
• 20:28
  SPEAKER_00: And I realized as I was kind of winding down from the weekend, wrapping up the weekend, that I really do go to this specific place to reclaim a part of myself as also a clothing optional Hot Springs Resort.
• 20:45
  SPEAKER_00: So that can be a little edgy too for some of us.
• 20:48
  SPEAKER_00: I know it was for me when I first started going.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so each time I go, I'm able to reclaim a part of myself that does feel more comfortable and safe in my body, that does feel more comfortable and safe in nature.
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_00: So an interesting theme to potentially explore this week as well.
• 21:12
  SPEAKER_00: And the last two are uh re-words that I'll share are relax and redo.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I hope you're starting to see a pattern.
• 21:23
  SPEAKER_00: I know I shared a lot of personal antidote this week, and I hope that they were helpful or insightful for you.
• 21:32
  SPEAKER_00: This waning moon is an invitation to really honor what's falling away and to gently tend to whatever is needing to be restored or recalibrated.
• 21:44
  SPEAKER_00: So I'll leave you with this reflection.
• 21:47
  SPEAKER_00: Where do you feel called to lean in this week?
• 21:51
  SPEAKER_00: Which re feels most alive for you right now?
• 21:57
  SPEAKER_00: When we meet for our next episode on Friday, we'll be starting Virgo season and again be transitioning into a new focus on the show, which I'll share more about then.
• 22:12
  SPEAKER_00: And I look forward to sharing more with you then.