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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync – Full Moon Illumination, Sensations, & Lots of Good Information · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Hello, love.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to this week's episode of the Healing Her Story podcast.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: If this is your first time here, welcome.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_00: I am so grateful and happy to have you here.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: If you are returning to the show, thanks so much for coming back and tuning in.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: I do not take your presence and your time and your energy for granted.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: And I thank you so much for showing up week after week to do this work, to explore how we can work with the natural rhythms and cycles of our bodies, of the natural world.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: And as we do that, we are doing so much more than just cycle sinking.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: We are embodying a different way of living and being and operating in this patriarchal world.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_00: As we are continuing to watch some uh systems literally crumble right before our eyes.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_00: And as there is more pain and suffering and violence and fear being spread through our collective, I truly believe that one of the most radical, revolutionary, life-changing things that you can do is to show up and do this exact work that we are doing here.
• 3:03
  SPEAKER_00: So thank you, thank you, thank you.
• 3:09
  SPEAKER_00: This week we are attuning to the week of July 7th, and the energy we're working with is that of the late waxing moon, which some of you may know by now, if you've been here for a while, is basically the full moon.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: You can think of the energy of the full moon not like a light switch that flips on and off, but more like a light dimmer that gradually builds and gradually releases.
• 3:39
  SPEAKER_00: And so we can feel the energy of the full moon up to three days before and up to three days after.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_00: This full moon will reach its peak on Thursday, July 10th at 1.37 p.m.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_00: Pacific Standard Time in the sign of Capricorn.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_00: This is all happening while the sun is still in cancer, which means we're dancing between two very different energies: emotional depth and grounded structure, the inner tides and the outer containers.
• 4:13
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're feeling a little more intense than usual or like your inner world is spilling out into the external, know that you're not alone.
• 4:24
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you've been sensing an urge to reorganize your life, to get outside or to revisit the structures and systems that hold you.
• 4:34
  SPEAKER_00: That's the Capricorn full moon doing her thing.
• 4:37
  SPEAKER_00: And with cancer still guiding the sun, you may also be craving emotional safety, mothering, or rest.
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_00: This is a time of many things, but today I want to focus on three powerful themes: sensation, illumination, and lots of good information.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: We're going to explore that a little bit deeper.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_00: And before we do, I want to invite you to come into a minute of silence with me.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: We start the show off these episodes with this Minute of Silence every week.
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_00: And the intention for that is to create a pause throughout your busy and full life.
• 5:18
  SPEAKER_00: And in this pause is where we can really begin to sense into what is happening inside of ourselves, because there is a well of information inside of you, a well of wisdom inside of you that you have access to if you take the time to slow down and tune in.
• 5:41
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been here for a while, you may be starting to get a sense of these rhythms.
• 5:47
  SPEAKER_00: And maybe you can also begin to sense and maybe even track where you are in your inner rhythm.
• 5:54
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you're not in a late spring, maybe you're in more of a winter.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_00: And I really want to honor wherever you are.
• 6:03
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes our inner cycles and rhythms may not always align with the outer rhythms and cycles.
• 6:09
  SPEAKER_00: And that doesn't mean anything's wrong.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_00: It's nothing you need to fix or nothing you need to worry about.
• 6:15
  SPEAKER_00: It's just something to be aware of.
• 6:18
  SPEAKER_00: And so I invite you to use this minute to do exactly that, to just come into more presence and awareness of yourself and all that is here and happening inside of you.
• 6:31
  SPEAKER_00: And a minute may not be enough to do all of that, but we can at least start with just a little bit here at the top of the episode.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Our one minute of silence will begin now.
• 8:12
  SPEAKER_00: In my exploration, I noticed a few things.
• 8:17
  SPEAKER_00: I noticed some little um like little pricks of sensation, we'll say.
• 8:26
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if I would call it quite painful, but just a little prick.
• 8:30
  SPEAKER_00: And I noticed that at the bottom of my feet.
• 8:33
  SPEAKER_00: And as I noticed that, it reminded me of another little prick I experienced earlier today in my shoulder.
• 8:41
  SPEAKER_00: And also a little bit of breast tenderness that I experienced earlier today as well.
• 8:47
  SPEAKER_00: And so I'm just noticing that and just being present with that and welcoming the things that are starting to bubble up inside of me as I know my last inner winter was a little, it's a little tough.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: I didn't get the amount of space and rest that I would like.
• 9:10
  SPEAKER_00: And while it was a beautiful week of work, very fulfilling, deep work, fun work with kiddos.
• 9:18
  SPEAKER_00: Again, I just didn't get that physical rest and restoration that I needed.
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_00: And so I know that this cycle might be a tricky one for me.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_00: And as I've been doing my own exploration with my studies and working with new clients, it's brought up some other layers that were quite unexpected.
• 9:42
  SPEAKER_00: And so I've actually knowing all of this created a lot more support for myself this cycle.
• 9:50
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm looking forward to getting that support and being held in my own container to move through the things that are starting to bubble up inside of me.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_00: All of that aside, it's been a really lovely week.
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_00: I'm on a break between my summer camp program.
• 10:10
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, we have two sessions that we do, one that is two weeks, and then we have three more one-week sessions, which will begin the week after next.
• 10:21
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm just trying to enjoy as much of this time and this space as I possibly can connecting with you and um getting these next episodes batched out and recorded while I'm in summer camp, doing some spring cleaning as I'm in my follicular phase, and just getting myself prepared for the things that I know are coming.
• 10:46
  SPEAKER_00: So, overall, doing doing okay.
• 10:49
  SPEAKER_00: So that's that's me, that's where I'm at today.
• 10:52
  SPEAKER_00: And I mostly just share those.
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_00: One to build the connection, of course, and also so that you can start to get a sense of how I track my inner rhythm.
• 11:04
  SPEAKER_00: And I hope that you can um you can learn how to do that more with yourself as I share my own process.
• 11:17
  SPEAKER_00: As the energy of the moon builds and intensifies, you also might start to notice life becoming a bit more intense this week.
• 11:29
  SPEAKER_00: If you're approaching ovulation, this might feel expansive and energizing.
• 11:35
  SPEAKER_00: But if your cycle's been irregular, your stress has been high, like myself, or your rest inconsistent, then you might be feeling a little overwhelmed.
• 11:47
  SPEAKER_00: And wherever you are is okay.
• 11:52
  SPEAKER_00: Wherever you are, I invite you to notice, and maybe you noticed in our minute of silence today, what are the dominant sensations in your body right now?
• 12:05
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe even taking a moment to just quickly scan the body and notice a sensation that might be standing out to you.
• 12:13
  SPEAKER_00: For me, I've got this chronic uh discomfort that arises in my shoulder.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: It's sort of softened as I brought even just a little bit more attention to it, but it's definitely there.
• 12:27
  SPEAKER_00: And you might be wondering why.
• 12:30
  SPEAKER_00: Why do I need to tune into the dominous sensations in my body right now?
• 12:35
  SPEAKER_00: Well, the full moon acts as a spotlight in our lives, and it's here to shine a light on the things that are out of balance or that need some readjustment, not just in our lives, but in our bodies, in our hearts, and in our psyches.
• 12:54
  SPEAKER_00: The moon, I'll remind you, controls the tides of the ocean, and so it also influences our inner tides.
• 13:04
  SPEAKER_00: And our bodies and our hearts and our psyches are very much tied to these inner tides.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_00: So that tight jaw, those aching shoulders or that gut discomfort, they're not just symptoms, they're signals.
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_00: What if your sensations weren't problems to be solved, but messages to be received?
• 13:34
  SPEAKER_00: What if your anxiety, fatigue, IBS, emotional flooding were all forms of good information?
• 13:45
  SPEAKER_00: When we shift from fixing to listening, we enter into a somatic dialogue, a space where your body is no longer a mystery, but a wise guide pointing you back to balance and harmony.
• 14:02
  SPEAKER_00: What if, in fact, all of these symptoms were signs of health, signs that your body is working to get you back into an optimal state by any means necessary?
• 14:16
  SPEAKER_00: Such wise and miraculous and magical bodies, we have the opportunity and the honor and the privilege to live and be in.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: And yes, I know, I know it can be hard to be in one.
• 14:33
  SPEAKER_00: But when we can look at things in this way, it starts to become a little bit easier when we look at things in this way.
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_00: Not only do you relieve some of the pressure of trying to figure it all out, you also begin to invite in curiosity.
• 14:51
  SPEAKER_00: And with this curiosity, we can then look at everything as just good information.
• 14:57
  SPEAKER_00: That's it.
• 14:59
  SPEAKER_00: The dysfunction, the anxiety, the depression, the emotional flooding, the chronic pain, the IBS, it's all good information.
• 15:09
  SPEAKER_00: When you can slow down and listen to this information, you can then use it to help make changes and choices in a way that goes beyond the mind, but in a way that truly honors the wisdom of your body.
• 15:28
  SPEAKER_00: And that is the energy of the full moon to come into the soma, the sensation, the expression, and to be embodied or at least in a place of honoring all that is here.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_00: What you resist will only persist.
• 15:48
  SPEAKER_00: So instead of casting things aside and shoving things down, what would it look like this week to carve out even just a little bit of time to slow down, to drop into your body, and to be present with what is here?
• 16:06
  SPEAKER_00: If you need support without this week, you can find some free somatic meditations on Insight Timer in the show notes.