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Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync - First Quarter Moon, Spring, Follicular: From Dreaming to DOING · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 0:14
  SPEAKER_01: Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast.
• 0:20
  SPEAKER_01: My name is Reva Sean Paul.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_01: I'm a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, menstrual psycho coach, and interdisciplinary artist and host for your show.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_01: I wear many hats.
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, I do indeed.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_01: And that to me is really part of what it means to live fully into the dynamic and ever-changing feminine energy.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_01: And we'll talk a little bit more about that today as we are meeting for a weekly feminine power and cycle sync episode.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_01: These episodes are here for you to align both with the natural rhythms of the world and also of your inner rhythm.
• 1:13
  SPEAKER_01: We talk here about the lunar rhythm, as that is in a cycle that we can all collectively ground into.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_01: However, there are other cycles that are happening inside of you, creatively, biologically, maybe even emotionally.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_01: We're going through our own unique cycles of the day, through our own unique cycles of our life.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_01: And so as we begin to align with the moon's natural rhythm, it has been my experience that I've been able to align more deeply with the smaller rhythms that are happening inside of these greater rhythms.
• 2:04
  SPEAKER_01: So we'll tune in today.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_01: And before we do that, I want to give you a moment to really tune into yourself and to tune into where you are at and your personal rhythm today.
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_01: So we'll have a minute of silence where you are invited to slow down, to connect with your breath, to perhaps maybe just have the most quiet minute of your day that you've maybe had.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_01: So we'll begin our minute now.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_01: I was reflecting on where I'm at in my inner rhythm.
• 4:03
  SPEAKER_01: And I am in the pre-ovulatory phase of my cycle, getting closer towards the ovulation time.
• 4:12
  SPEAKER_01: And as that's been happening, as this estrogen has been getting to rise in me and this energy is beginning to build, I'm noticing the allotness starting to creep in again.
• 4:25
  SPEAKER_01: And I've been having to make some adjustments that I really had to give myself permission to make after meeting with my menstrual psycho coach earlier this week.
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_01: So making those adjustments and also really looking forward to a weekend of connection with a couple of my sisters, and we'll be going to a concert at one of my favorite elixir bars, listening to some wonderful music that really lights me up and nourishes me and gets me dancing too.
• 5:00
  SPEAKER_01: So uh really looking forward to this weekend and getting a little bit of time away from work, away from studies to just be and play, which is connected, I think, to this energy that we're sitting in currently as we are meeting today for this week's cycle check-in.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_01: So this week we are working with the waxing moon, and more specifically, we are working with the first quarter moon.
• 5:36
  SPEAKER_01: The first quarter moon happened on Sunday, so that's yesterday.
• 5:41
  SPEAKER_01: If you're listening to this when the episode airs on Monday, if you're listening to it later in the week, we will we will by then have passed through the first quarter moon.
• 5:51
  SPEAKER_01: And this is an energy and a momentum that we can ride all the way until the full moon next week.
• 6:00
  SPEAKER_01: This time of the moon cycle is associated with the season of spring, which here in the northern hemisphere is the season that we are currently in, and we are in the thick of spring.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_01: And you could say that this phase of the moon cycle, this first quarter-ish moon phase, is the thick of the inner spring of the moon cycle, or rather, the the outer spring.
• 6:30
  SPEAKER_01: This is associated with the element of wood, and in connection with the menstrual cycle, this is the follicular phase or the pre-ovulatory phase.
• 6:42
  SPEAKER_01: And so I'm very much in this energy myself today.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_01: This is technically a transition energy where we are shifting from a more yin energy, the yin energy of the winter time, the new moon time, shifting into the more yang energy of the ovulation time of the summer season.
• 7:10
  SPEAKER_01: And that transition can sometimes feel a bit wobbly.
• 7:14
  SPEAKER_01: At least I know I experienced that in myself.
• 7:18
  SPEAKER_01: And there can sometimes be, I find some benefit that can come from some feminine support here.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_01: Often when we begin walking this feminine path, it's about slowing down and excuse me, connecting with the body, connecting with your inner rhythm.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_01: We're sometimes invited or sometimes yelled at to do less and to be more receptive.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_01: And when we're talking about growth and healing, there is also some action that is required.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_01: Walking this feminine path is not about completely wiping out or getting rid of the masculine.
• 8:13
  SPEAKER_01: We need the structure, stability, and fire that comes with the masculine energy.
• 8:38
  SPEAKER_01: Allowing those to lead us and fuel us.
• 8:42
  SPEAKER_01: And once those have become clear and there has been a commitment, we can bring this more masculine energy to come in and support it.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_01: If there's a time during the moon phase or even of the larger cycles of the seasons, the season of spring that we're currently in, this is the time to tap into it.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_01: We are in, as I mentioned, in the thick of spring.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_01: Perhaps you've been dreaming up what you want to experience this year.
• 9:18
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you've been seeking out support and seeing what is out there.
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you've been doing research and slowly begin to beginning to set those intentions for what you're wanting to experience this year.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_01: There comes a point though.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_01: If we really want to change, if we really want to experience something different, we can't just dream and research forever.
• 9:47
  SPEAKER_01: We eventually need to take action.
• 9:51
  SPEAKER_01: And this is what the first quarter moon invites us to do.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_01: When we're talking about trauma recovery, action is essential for trauma resolution.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_01: In order to complete the cycle of our nervous system that we are moving in and out of all day, ideally, if we have a healthy and flexible nervous system, we need to complete the fight or flight portion of that cycle.
• 10:23
  SPEAKER_01: Now, fighting might be advocating for yourself, standing up for yourself, moving toward a conflict, using your voice, maybe setting a boundary.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_01: Flight would be maybe leaving a toxic situation, moving away from whatever is feeling threatening or unsafe or not right to you.
• 10:53
  SPEAKER_01: Think of a friend.
• 10:55
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you've had a friend like this in the past who would complain about the same thing over and over and over and over and over again.
• 11:05
  SPEAKER_01: And they never did anything about it.
• 11:09
  SPEAKER_01: I personally would be very annoyed with a friend like that.
• 11:14
  SPEAKER_01: And I would have to place a boundary with that friend and say, you know, friend, while I am here to love you and support you, I am not here to be a dumping ground for the emotional baggage that is arising with this challenge that you are currently going through.
• 11:36
  SPEAKER_01: If you're not willing to do something about it, then I am not willing to hold that for you anymore.
• 11:45
  SPEAKER_01: And I've talked about in some of previous episodes how I've had to do that to myself when I noticed myself complaining about social media over and over and over again.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_01: Well, I had to take action and I had to do something about it.
• 12:00
  SPEAKER_01: And for me, that was getting off of social media.
• 12:04
  SPEAKER_01: And since getting off social media, I have experienced a lot less of the anxiety and chronic pain and heaviness and stress and comparison that was coming from being on social media.
• 12:25
  SPEAKER_01: It wasn't until I really took action though that something finally begin to change.
• 12:32
  SPEAKER_01: The archetype associated with this time is the archetype of the maiden.
• 12:39
  SPEAKER_01: The maiden, she's young and she's maybe a little naive, but you know what she does?
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_01: She takes risk.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_01: She follows her curiosity, and she does it with a hopeful and optimistic look.
• 12:56
  SPEAKER_01: This is what the waxing moon is all about.
• 13:00
  SPEAKER_01: This is what the follicular phase is all about, and this is what the season of spring is about as well.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_01: So this week, my love, you are invited to take a risk, to take action, buy that book, try a new modality, send that email.
• 13:20
  SPEAKER_01: All of these little steps eventually add up, and by the time we check in again, it'll be the full moon, and we'll see what manifests for you.
• 13:31
  SPEAKER_01: I look forward to connecting with you then.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_01: For additional support this week, you can find some resources in the show notes, perhaps some things that you might want to take action on.
• 13:46
  SPEAKER_01: You can find my mini trauma recovery course.
• 13:50
  SPEAKER_01: This is completely free.
• 13:52
  SPEAKER_01: And in the third module, I talk a little bit more about why action is required for trauma resolution.
• 14:01
  SPEAKER_01: You can also find a link to my insight timer profile where you can find lots of somatic and breathwork meditations and practices to support you.
• 14:14
  SPEAKER_01: If you happen to be on my newsletter mailing list, we are currently moving through a moon cycle challenge where we are meditating with the different phases of the new moon.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_01: Not of the new moon, of the moon cycle.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_01: So if you're wanting to join that challenge, you can head over to my website and scroll down, and there'll be something that pops up and invites you to get on the mailing list, and you will get the emails that will guide you on that path.
• 14:50
  SPEAKER_01: Otherwise, if you go to my Insight Timer profile and you look at my playlist, there is a playlist there and everything is in sequential order for you to follow.
• 15:00
  SPEAKER_01: Otherwise, you are very welcome to just peruse the page and find a meditation that calls to you and that feels right for you.
• 15:08
  SPEAKER_01: And that can be a beautiful way to deepen in this work.
• 15:15
  SPEAKER_01: As always, you can find my email in the show notes as well if you have any questions or feedback.
• 15:22
  SPEAKER_01: And if this episode inspired you this week to take action, or maybe there's a friend that you might want to invite to take action, send them this podcast episode and let them know what your takeaways are.
• 15:39
  SPEAKER_01: This helps me to spread this message to create space for this feminine energy and frequency to rise not just within ourselves, but collectively, so that we can bring more harmony and more balance to our patriarchal world.
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_01: And I am so grateful for helping you, for you helping me spread this message.
• 16:05
  SPEAKER_01: And I thank you for doing this work.
• 16:08
  SPEAKER_01: In the meantime, take care of yourself and take care of each other.
• 16:13
  SPEAKER_01: And I look forward to connecting with you next time.