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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync – Waxing Moon, Spring Energy & the Wisdom of Trees · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Today we are gathering for our weekly moon phases and feminine power weekly cycle sync check-in.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: And as always, on these episodes, we'll get started with a minute of silence.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: And in that minute of silence, you are invited to connect with yourself and maybe come into more presence with yourself, whatever that may look like for you today.
• 2:16
  SPEAKER_00: And as you're becoming more present and connected to yourself, you can maybe use your breath to help you do that.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: And as you tune into what's happening inside of you, maybe sensing into where you feel like you are in your unique rhythm.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: Because yes, we are working through these larger rhythms and cycles of the moon and of the seasons together.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_00: And you have your own very unique rhythm and expression that may or may not align with the moon phase or the season that we're in.
• 3:05
  SPEAKER_00: And so I hope that by listening to these episodes, you have begun to cultivate this sort of cyclical awareness.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_00: And if you're just joining us, that's okay, that's perfect.
• 3:19
  SPEAKER_00: Doing the best you can to tune in.
• 3:23
  SPEAKER_00: And if this is something that you are desiring to learn more about or to explore more within yourself, I invite you to go back to some of our episodes about menstrual cycle awareness.
• 3:40
  SPEAKER_00: And if you scroll back, you can find at least a handful of those that will go more in depth.
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: And just as a gentle reminder before we begin, there is a big reason behind doing this work.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: At least for myself, I know that I believe that when I attune to the rhythms and cycles of my body, of the moon, of the natural world, that it's about so much more than that.
• 4:15
  SPEAKER_00: It's about honoring the feminine values that have been so historically undervalued, being compassion and gentleness and intuition and care, softness, attunement, presence.
• 4:39
  SPEAKER_00: And as we cultivate these qualities within ourselves, we can create space for the feminine frequency to rise within ourselves.
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_00: And as it rises within ourselves, we can create more space for it to rise within our communities, within our families, within our collective.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_00: And as we do this, we can create more harmony and more sustainability in a world that is currently going through so much pain and suffering and despair at the cost of the patriarchy and capitalism, perpetuating these opposite values of productivity, of pressure, of force, of effort, of violence.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_00: And while there are some beautiful qualities of the masculine that we much that we very much need, it's not about getting rid of the patriarchy or getting rid of the masculine, it's about bringing things into balance, bringing things into harmony.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_00: And it starts with ourselves.
• 5:57
  SPEAKER_00: If we want to see more harmony in the world, we have to create more harmony within ourselves.
• 6:06
  SPEAKER_00: There is no other way.
• 6:16
  SPEAKER_00: That's why you receive these invitations to tune in again and again and again and again.
• 6:24
  SPEAKER_00: And so our one minute of silence will begin now.
• 7:54
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe even fruitful.
• 7:57
  SPEAKER_00: For me, the very first thing that I noticed was just this deep sense of gratitude and honor.
• 8:07
  SPEAKER_00: Gratitude for you, for being here, for tuning into this episode.
• 8:12
  SPEAKER_00: Gratitude for the opportunity and the platform to be able to share the things that I share.
• 8:22
  SPEAKER_00: Gratitude for myself for allowing myself to follow my inner wisdom and my inner knowing, the sense inside of me that there's more that life can be and feel and move in a different way.
• 8:43
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm just so grateful that I have I've found that way and that I am living this each day and embodying it each day.
• 8:52
  SPEAKER_00: And it truly is an honor to teach and share in this way.
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_00: And as I teach and I share, it's important that I live in integrity with this work.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_00: So you'll have to uh excuse my tardiness on today's episode again, because as I shared in the last episode that also came out a little bit later than planned, I've really got to prioritize uh taking care of myself and not creating these episodes at the expense of my own well-being.
• 9:28
  SPEAKER_00: And as I've been working a summer program full-time for the last couple of weeks with kiddos, it's it's been teetering on that edge.
• 9:39
  SPEAKER_00: And um yeah, I really needed some time and some space before jumping into this episode.
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm I'm so glad that I did because uh the messages that came through are are potent, and um I'm really excited to to share today's episode with you.
• 9:57
  SPEAKER_00: This week we are attuning to the energy of the waxing moon, and we are talking about the week of June 30th.
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_00: Wow, wow, wow.
• 10:13
  SPEAKER_00: I can't believe we're at the end of June yet.
• 10:15
  SPEAKER_00: Here we are.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_00: So, yes, this is where we are in this current time and space, and in this year, that is about halfway through.
• 10:25
  SPEAKER_00: We are we're here at the end of June, and we are again attuning to the energy of the waxing moon.
• 10:34
  SPEAKER_00: This time of the cycle is associated with the season of spring, the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
• 10:42
  SPEAKER_00: And in the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, this is associated with the element of wood.
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_00: I'd like to focus on the element of wood today because I think it has so much to offer when it comes to preventing burnout while in the pursuit of our desires, hopes, and dreams.
• 11:02
  SPEAKER_00: We're also in the year of the I believe it's the wood wood snake, wood snake dragon, I think it's wood snake, yes, the wood snake.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_00: And we are in uh a um, I believe a Chinese year or a lunar year of the element of wood.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_00: So it's especially potent to work with this element this year.
• 11:33
  SPEAKER_00: We're also in the beginning of summer here in the northern hemisphere.
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_00: And I believe that leaning into these qualities during the waxing moon and during the follicular phase can help us to create a greater sense of harmony, flow, and ease, especially in these fuller, busier summer months.
• 11:57
  SPEAKER_00: I know I'll be taking advantage of these qualities, which I'll name here in a moment, as much as possible this week, as I am currently in my follicular phase.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_00: And to be honest, my inner winter was not ideal.
• 12:12
  SPEAKER_00: I spent much of the cycle working, doing work that I love, yes, and it was very physically taxing.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: I wasn't able to get the rest and the space I know I needed, and so I already know that this cycle has the potential to putter out before it even gets started.
• 12:30
  SPEAKER_00: In an attempt to clear my mind, create space, and admittedly work towards my goal of walking 365 miles this year, I went down to the river this morning for a very long walk.
• 12:44
  SPEAKER_00: I found myself admiring the beauty, the strength, and the size of the trees.
• 12:50
  SPEAKER_00: These great wise beings start as little seeds.
• 12:55
  SPEAKER_00: They root down into the earth, and with time, sun, and water, they grow into these giant, magical, miraculous forms.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_00: So I asked the trees, how do you do it?
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_00: How do you grow so big and so high without breaking while staying rooted to the earth?
• 13:20
  SPEAKER_00: And this is what they said.
• 13:23
  SPEAKER_00: Patience, you must trust the process of growth without trying to rush it.
• 13:29
  SPEAKER_00: Trees are never wondering, when will I grow into a great big tree like the tree standing next to me?
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  SPEAKER_00: They wait for their time, even if it takes hundreds of years.
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_00: Support.
• 13:46
  SPEAKER_00: While it may look like these trees are growing individually, underneath the surface they are connected to a web of connection and communication called the mycelium network.
• 13:58
  SPEAKER_00: This is how trees tell each other, grow this way, conserve your energy.
• 14:05
  SPEAKER_00: They use these messages to help direct and guide them.
• 14:09
  SPEAKER_00: Without the network, the trees, the trees would be out there just trying to figure it out themselves.
• 14:14
  SPEAKER_00: The growth that they reach wouldn't be possible without it.
• 14:19
  SPEAKER_00: Cycles and seasons.
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_00: Trees and plants grow in phases.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're not trying to bloom 24 or 7.
• 14:29
  SPEAKER_00: They know there is a season for expansion, a season for blooming, a season for letting go, and a season for rest.
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_00: This cyclical rhythm is what fuels the growth process.
• 14:47
  SPEAKER_00: They let go.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_00: When the time is right, they know how to let go.
• 14:54
  SPEAKER_00: Without trying to hold on, they release what is no longer serving and needed because they know and trust that when they do, they will have more to give to that which is alive and growing.
• 15:09
  SPEAKER_00: Flexibility.
• 15:11
  SPEAKER_00: Things won't always be ideal.
• 15:14
  SPEAKER_00: They just won't.
• 15:15
  SPEAKER_00: They won't always go according to plan.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_00: And you have to have the flexibility to adapt, change, and pivot as needed.
• 15:24
  SPEAKER_00: Control is an illusion, and the truth is you don't actually know what life will bring.
• 15:32
  SPEAKER_00: Cultivate the strength and the resilience that already lives within you and be ready for anything.
• 15:40
  SPEAKER_00: Protection.
• 15:42
  SPEAKER_00: This was a new one for me.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_00: I noticed the bark on the trees, and I realized that the trees protect themselves.
• 15:50
  SPEAKER_00: This is what protects them from storms, critters, fires, this coat of thick skin that acts as a buffer to the outside world.
• 16:03
  SPEAKER_00: So this week, as you continue to work towards your healing, your dreams and desires, both for yourself and for the collective, I hope that you can keep these things in mind.
• 16:14
  SPEAKER_00: Patience for your process, support for your growth, alignment with your rhythm, courage to let go of that which is not yours to carry, and protection for yourself during this very tender part of the cycle.