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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync | A Quiet Beginning: Rest, Rhythm, and the New Moon Eclipse · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome, welcome, welcome to the first episode of season two on the Healing Her Story podcast.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_00: If this is your first time here, welcome.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: What perfect divine timing you have.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: And if this is not your first time, if you are returning, welcome back.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: So lovely to be starting another season with you.
• 2:04
  SPEAKER_00: When I first started this show, I really had no idea how it would go or how long I would stay with it.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_00: And I'm really glad that I have.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_00: And uh, because we work with the moon so closely here, and what I was gonna say is that it's also Lunar New Year's Eve, the day that this episode is airing.
• 3:09
  SPEAKER_00: That's on Monday, February, I believe, 16th.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_00: Hopefully I've got that.
• 3:17
  SPEAKER_00: Let me just double check here.
• 3:22
  SPEAKER_00: February, yes, the 16th.
• 3:26
  SPEAKER_00: Good.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: Here we are.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_00: I'm recording a little bit ahead of time for today's episode.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: And so as the day that the episode is airing on February 16th, it is lunar New Year's Eve.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_00: And then the day after, Tuesday, February 17th, that is lunar New Year's Day.
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: So it feels just again so perfect to be beginning again here with season two.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: We're also slowly beginning to make our way toward new beginnings in the natural world, especially here in the northern hemisphere, maybe not so much in the southern hemisphere.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_00: And maybe you can feel it.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: I just finished a walk before recording this, and the sun was shining.
• 4:15
  SPEAKER_00: And as I'm walking, I'm starting to notice little signs of new life, buds on plants, more light in the sky.
• 4:25
  SPEAKER_00: This was actually the first week I didn't need to wear a winter layer on my walk.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_00: And I will say I live in California, so depending on where you are, it might not feel quite that noticeable yet.
• 4:41
  SPEAKER_00: But I imagine there's something shifting in the natural world around you, quietly letting you know time is moving, seasons are changing.
• 4:53
  SPEAKER_00: And I want to name something important here.
• 4:57
  SPEAKER_00: This just isn't any new moon.
• 5:00
  SPEAKER_00: This is also an eclipse.
• 5:02
  SPEAKER_00: The first of this new eclipse season.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: And if you've been feeling like, what the fuck is going on in my life right now?
• 5:13
  SPEAKER_00: You are not alone.
• 5:16
  SPEAKER_00: Eclipse seasons can feel quite disorienting.
• 5:20
  SPEAKER_00: They tend to shake things loose.
• 5:23
  SPEAKER_00: They can often be described as course correctors.
• 5:28
  SPEAKER_00: And if astrology is part of how you orient yourself, I'll just name using something like the Chani app, especially the premium version, has been a real game changer for me because it shows you exactly where eclipses are landing in your chart.
• 5:48
  SPEAKER_00: And having that context can be really grounding.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: So I'll leave a link in the show notes for that.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_00: So, yes, this is a beautiful time for new beginnings.
• 6:04
  SPEAKER_00: But it's not quite the rebirth energy we'll feel with the spring equinox.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_00: I would say this is more of a gentle beginning, or maybe the start of a new chapter, a quiet one, maybe a new book even.
• 6:22
  SPEAKER_00: Before we go any further, I do want to invite us to slow down together and to come into a minute of silence, taking an intentional pause in what I would assume or guess to be a very full and busy life with responsibilities and obligations and things you're trying to fix and things that you're wanting to work on and things that pop up unexpectedly, especially during times like these.
• 6:57
  SPEAKER_00: So seeing what it would be like to pause here, giving yourself a moment to just be, seeing if you can slow down in any way, even if it's just a little bit.
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_00: And if you're really able to, if you're not driving, maybe you really do fully stop whatever it is that you're doing and just take a moment here to sit or stand or breathe and just notice.
• 7:38
  SPEAKER_00: Notice how you're doing.
• 7:41
  SPEAKER_00: Notice how your body is feeling, maybe checking in with the heart, your spirit, your mind.
• 7:49
  SPEAKER_00: And as you do that, maybe also beginning to sense where you might be in your own unique rhythm.
• 7:57
  SPEAKER_00: And I'll give you a minute to do that now.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: Even if it was just a little bit.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_00: Even just those short pauses, I feel like can make such a big difference.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_00: I noticed I closed my eyes and kind of stretched my arms a bit and really just enjoyed the quiet today.
• 9:37
  SPEAKER_00: I am cycle day 25, so I'm slowly and surely approaching my bleeding time, which will be here in the next few days.
• 9:47
  SPEAKER_00: So I've got maybe one more day to really prepare myself.
• 9:52
  SPEAKER_00: So that's what I'm doing here today.
• 9:54
  SPEAKER_00: I'm recording, as I said, a little bit ahead of time today, so that when my bleeding starts, I can really take that time to slow down and drop in.
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_00: I was fortunate enough to, uh fortunate enough to really have the opportunity to do that for one of my last bleeds.
• 10:14
  SPEAKER_00: And I can't remember if I shared or not here on the show, but it was very powerful.
• 10:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I feel like I was able to access a level of consciousness through my menstrual sort of awareness that I hadn't really experienced before.
• 10:35
  SPEAKER_00: And it had been something that I was really desiring, and I had to create so much space to really get there.
• 10:46
  SPEAKER_00: And it really helped me to see, ah, okay, can I can I give her more space here?
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm really playing with that this year as a big intention for me this year is to rest more and to slow down, which is something that we'll be exploring today.
• 11:08
  SPEAKER_00: And this is sort of the core thing I want to focus on today.
• 11:13
  SPEAKER_00: So many of us, especially women, come running out the gate at the start of the year.
• 11:19
  SPEAKER_00: Even though by nature's timing, the year has barely begun.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_00: We push, we plan, we try to get ahead.
• 11:32
  SPEAKER_00: And this week, between the new moon, the eclipse, and still being very much in the season of winter here in the northern hemisphere, I really want to ask, invite you to reflect upon how hard have you been pushing already this year?
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_00: Have you been treating January and February like they're supposed to look like full spring or even full summer?
• 12:05
  SPEAKER_00: Because if so, it makes sense that your body might already feel tired, resistant, or overwhelmed.
• 12:15
  SPEAKER_00: This week is honestly a rest week, y'all.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: And with the eclipse energy layered in, it's kind of an amplified rest week.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_00: Eclipses tend to work in two directions.
• 12:30
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been off path, they may bring disruption to help reroute you.
• 12:35
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been aligned, they may bring synchronicities, miracles, or unexpected support.
• 12:43
  SPEAKER_00: Either way, they ask us to pause or at least to slow down.
• 12:50
  SPEAKER_00: And since we're still in winter, a season that is inherently about rest, it's a really good time to check in.
• 13:00
  SPEAKER_00: Where might you need to pull back?
• 13:04
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe that looks like socializing less, taking a nap, spending more time outside as we get more sun.
• 13:17
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe that looks like doing three things on your to-do list instead of five.
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_00: Letting yourself do less without making it mean anything about you.
• 13:31
  SPEAKER_00: It's so easy to get swept away in the constant pace of patriarchy.
• 13:37
  SPEAKER_00: And that's exactly why these episodes exist.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_00: They remind you that your body has its own rhythm, and that the world we're living in has its own rhythm.
• 13:50
  SPEAKER_00: And that rhythm is wise.
• 13:54
  SPEAKER_00: And if you've been learning about moon cycles for a while now and you're feeling ready to actually embody them in a deeper way, I want to tell you about the cycle support map, which you'll find linked in the show notes.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_00: This is a one-page PDF where I break down the four phases of the moon, their connections to the seasons, and the corresponding phases of the menstrual cycle.
• 14:19
  SPEAKER_00: Each phase includes three guiding words or intentions along with self-care practices you can explore to help you align with that specific energy.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_00: You can print it out or screenshot it and keep it in your phone.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_00: It's simple and practical.
• 14:37
  SPEAKER_00: It's available for only$4.95.
• 14:42
  SPEAKER_00: And after you download it, you'll also receive email reminders with the exact somatic meditation to practice each week on Insight Timer.
• 14:52
  SPEAKER_00: These are the same meditations I share in the show notes here every week, but the difference is the convenience.
• 14:59
  SPEAKER_00: You don't have to decide or remember or try to guess.
• 15:05
  SPEAKER_00: You are guided through that process.
• 15:09
  SPEAKER_00: This is literally what I do every week to help myself work with natural rhythms instead of against them.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_00: And this week, that rhythm is asking for rest.
• 15:23
  SPEAKER_00: And as we begin this new cycle together, we'll be returning to our guest episode soon.
• 15:30
  SPEAKER_00: But first, as we move through Pisces season, which starts on Wednesday, I'll be resharing a few of our least listened to episodes that aligned beautifully with Pisces themes.
• 15:46
  SPEAKER_00: I'm going to offer a few guiding words for this Pisces season that we're beginning as we are beginning season two.
• 15:57
  SPEAKER_00: And we'll come back to these guiding words as we close out this cycle.
• 16:03
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's a cycle and a half that we'll have with Pisces.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_00: And we'll see what type of connections or insights or experiences came up for you as you were moving through the Monday cycle sync episodes and as you were tuning into the reshares that we'll be offering on Fridays for the next few weeks.
• 16:30
  SPEAKER_00: So here are our guiding words Water, Creative Vision, Emotions, Imagination, and Mysticism.
• 16:49
  SPEAKER_00: May you allow yourself to get a little bit of rest this week in any way that feels just right and doable for you, even if it's just a minute, a moment, even if it's not just laying down, even if it's just a moment to not worry about anything, to not do anything.
• 17:20
  SPEAKER_00: And I'll do the same.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_00: And I'll look forward to continuing this rhythm with you in our next episode.
• 17:32
  SPEAKER_00: Until then, may you settle into your unique rhythm and expression.