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\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For shame! It\u2019s ludicrous that the most natural thing in the world of a woman is still such an embarrassment-provoking and taboo topic right here in western society, right now, in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

If one asks a friend for a tampon we are hiding it like contraband, concealing it secretly and as discreetly as possible to avoid embarrassment to ourselves or anyone around us.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s uncomfortable for a woman to ask a man to buy tampons or sanitary pads for us or even if there are male staff at the checkout.<\/p>\n

Most women grow up without really knowing what it means to have a menstrual cycle. We had a one-off segregated secretive class away from the boys at school with clinical diagrams about growing up that taught us next to nothing.<\/p>\n

I got my period at 13. All I knew was that it meant I had to use tampons or sanitary pads and needed to be aware of how not to get pregnant.<\/p>\n

Society had a quick fix for the latter \u201cproblem\u201d by preemptively suppressing our natural hormones with the pill but let\u2019s not go too deep into this woman-destroying drug right now \u2013 that\u2019s a whole other blog\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n

Oh, just to have the freedom to be open about these things!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Envisioning a whole new world<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seriously though, I can’t believe that I am learning all about my cycle in my thirties. I feel like a lotus flower, just waking and coming up to the surface of the mud, opening my petals and beauty to the light and the world. And it is a whole new world!<\/p>\n

Learning about my menstrual cycle, particularly from the Ayurvedic angle has changed my life, gifting me with a new perspective of my female life and body.<\/p>\n

I honour myself as a woman, finally.<\/p>\n

In my old life, working in the corporate world, I was a businesswoman through and through. Taking time out during my menstruation didn\u2019t occur to me at all \u2013 why would I?<\/p>\n

Normal life entailed long hours in the car, meetings, customers, gym, pushing through, everything non-stop. No problem, I could hack it.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I\u2019ve never had severe menstrual problems but that doesn\u2019t mean a perfectly healthy menstrual flow. I just didn\u2019t pay much attention to it so I was ignoring that my body needed rest during my cycle days. I\u2019ve actually had cysts for many years, nothing too worrying, but they are there.<\/p>\n

Anyway, my corporate career ended with burn-out, a blessing from heaven really.<\/p>\n

Today I realize that the lack of menstrual care has a huge role to play in women experiencing burn-out. Exhaustion, depletion of the tissues, and a burnt-out body cause many female disorders, such as dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, amenorrhea, and PMS.<\/p>\n

More and more women are suffering from these diseases, and the reason why? We just don\u2019t know enough about how to honor our female cycle. Our modern lifestyles, eating habits, the pushing mentality, overstimulation, and overworking, all contribute to our ill health.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all bad news, however, there is some positive change gaining momentum.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Progress Away From Painkillers<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am very happy to read that countries like Spain have approved paid menstrual leave days for female employees and Australia is discussing it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a step in the right direction towards the world acknowledging firstly, the female cycle and secondly, the time to rest the female body requires to come back to work more powerful and motivated.<\/p>\n

Menstrual leave days should be the norm, not popping painkillers and suffering through the days hanging like a sack on the office chair lacking productivity and energy just to be a \u201cgood girl\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there are existing cultures and countries, India for instance, that have a profound scientific understanding of menstrual needs; they have practiced menstrual rituals for thousands of years.<\/p>\n

The western world has forgotten these ancient practices over time, but even my mum knows a few that she didn\u2019t pass on to me, as often they are seen as discriminatory, old, taboo, or myths. Despite these perceptions, they are valuable in my eyes and are even more important today with the worrying, ever-increasing number of female problems and disorders.<\/p>\n

Painful menstruation doesn\u2019t have to be the norm and we don\u2019t have to accept it so I\u2019m here advocating for no more brushing menstrual problems under the carpet.<\/p>\n

I feel it\u2019s time for a rebirth of the Indian cultural menstrual practices; all the female disorders I have mentioned here can be treated with Ayurveda and yoga based on thousands of years of experienced cultural knowledge.<\/p>\n

Relearning how to honor the female body in totality, with our cycle, our bleeding days, and our superpowers, can transform our appreciation of it, from being burdened to possessing a gift.<\/p>\n

Ayurveda requires true holistic thinking to achieve this mindset, which means looking at everything under the sun that affects our wellbeing \u2013 lifestyle, diet, activity habits, exercise, routines, mindset patterns, and self-care rituals.<\/p>\n

India’s ancient texts or Charaka Samahita (ancient text of Ayurveda) also have long lists of dos and don\u2019ts for menstruating women that might sound a bit off for us urban women.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t touch a menstruating person<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Indian culture, why do they say not to touch a menstruating woman? At first glance, I understand how you might feel some resentment towards this but let\u2019s explore with open minds my two personal experiences backed by science.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, It just so happened that I was giving a treatment on the second day of my menses and something felt very wrong.<\/p>\n

My energy felt so strange and my client\u2019s energy felt odd too. During the treatment, without knowing why, I intuitively knew not to do it again.<\/p>\n

I was unaware that during menstruation, the hormone estrogen is at its lowest and at this time there is an increase in free radicals and reduced antioxidants in the body \u2013 a simultaneous occurrence that increases the chances of the body going into oxidative stress.<\/p>\n

So the no-touching rule in India is grounded in this transfer of positively and negatively charged electrons. If a non-menstruating person touches a menstruating woman they experience a loss of electrons and that puts their body at risk of oxidative stress.<\/p>\n

To regain lost electrons, in Indian culture it\u2019s recommended to have a bath after touching a menstruating woman. We can also gain antioxidants through dietary intake, which I talk about in my 4-Week Ayurveda Menstrual Awareness Online Course<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

When I heard the explanation, it made so much sense. This really was a profound experience and understanding for me of how Ayurveda\u2019s medicine is based on wisdom and real-life all-encompassing experience. When we experience it ourselves, we understand the knowledge, and we understand the power behind these practices.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t shower or swim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another ritual that I have experienced to be true for myself is avoiding taking a bath, shower or swimming during menstruation. Being underwater during this time tends to stop the flow temporarily. Don\u2019t believe me? You can try it if you\u2019re in a position to.<\/p>\n

This was another aha-moment observed in myself that we never usually pay attention to, however, for optimum health, especially if you suffer with problems, you don\u2019t want to interrupt your menstrual flow.<\/p>\n

These ancient practices and Ayurveda fascinate me endlessly. I am on a mission to rebirth these special ancient rituals into the world of modern urban women.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to reset the defective western paradigm, empowering you to be truly healthy and at one with your body so you can be successful in all aspects of life.<\/p>\n

If you want to learn more, check out my new Ayurveda Menstrual Awareness 4-Week Online Course<\/strong><\/a> designed for all women who want to become body & Ayurveda-wise by developing a healthy, attuned relationship with their body and natural cycle. This course also welcomes all mums, future mums and daughters.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]
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Ayurveda is the secret society needs to finally outgrow the outrageous taboo \u00a0 For shame! It\u2019s ludicrous that the most natural thing in the world of a woman is still such an embarrassment-provoking and taboo topic right here in western society, right now, in the 21st century. If one asks a friend for a tampon we are hiding it like contraband, concealing it secretly and as discreetly as possible to avoid embarrassment to ourselves or anyone around us. It\u2019s uncomfortable for a woman to ask a man to buy tampons or sanitary pads for us or even if there are male staff at the checkout. Most women grow up without really knowing what it means to have a menstrual cycle. We had a one-off segregated secretive class away from the boys at school with clinical diagrams about growing up that taught us next to nothing. I got my period at 13. All I knew was that it meant I had to use tampons or sanitary pads and needed to be aware of how not to get pregnant. Society had a quick fix for the latter \u201cproblem\u201d by preemptively suppressing our natural hormones with the pill but let\u2019s not go too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Ayurveda is the secret society needs to finally outgrow the outrageous taboo<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\nFor shame! It\u2019s ludicrous that the most natural thing in the world of a woman is still such an embarrassment-provoking and taboo topic right here in western society, right now, in the 21st century.\r\n\r\nIf one asks a friend for a tampon we are hiding it like contraband, concealing it secretly and as discreetly as possible to avoid embarrassment to ourselves or anyone around us.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s uncomfortable for a woman to ask a man to buy tampons or sanitary pads for us or even if there are male staff at the checkout.\r\n\r\nMost women grow up without really knowing what it means to have a menstrual cycle. We had a one-off segregated secretive class away from the boys at school with clinical diagrams about growing up that taught us next to nothing.\r\n\r\nI got my period at 13. All I knew was that it meant I had to use tampons or sanitary pads and needed to be aware of how not to get pregnant.\r\n\r\nSociety had a quick fix for the latter \u201cproblem\u201d by preemptively suppressing our natural hormones with the pill but let\u2019s not go too deep into this woman-destroying drug right now \u2013 that\u2019s a whole other blog\u2019s worth.\r\n\r\nOh, just to have the freedom to be open about these things!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEnvisioning a whole new world<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSeriously though, I can't believe that I am learning all about my cycle in my thirties. I feel like a lotus flower, just waking and coming up to the surface of the mud, opening my petals and beauty to the light and the world. And it is a whole new world!\r\n\r\nLearning about my menstrual cycle, particularly from the Ayurvedic angle has changed my life, gifting me with a new perspective of my female life and body.\r\n\r\nI honour myself as a woman, finally.\r\n\r\nIn my old life, working in the corporate world, I was a businesswoman through and through. Taking time out during my menstruation didn\u2019t occur to me at all \u2013 why would I?\r\n\r\nNormal life entailed long hours in the car, meetings, customers, gym, pushing through, everything non-stop. No problem, I could hack it.\r\n\r\nFortunately, I\u2019ve never had severe menstrual problems but that doesn\u2019t mean a perfectly healthy menstrual flow. I just didn\u2019t pay much attention to it so I was ignoring that my body needed rest during my cycle days. I\u2019ve actually had cysts for many years, nothing too worrying, but they are there.\r\n\r\nAnyway, my corporate career ended with burn-out, a blessing from heaven really.\r\n\r\nToday I realize that the lack of menstrual care has a huge role to play in women experiencing burn-out. Exhaustion, depletion of the tissues, and a burnt-out body cause many female disorders, such as dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, amenorrhea, and PMS.\r\n\r\nMore and more women are suffering from these diseases, and the reason why? We just don\u2019t know enough about how to honor our female cycle. Our modern lifestyles, eating habits, the pushing mentality, overstimulation, and overworking, all contribute to our ill health.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s not all bad news, however, there is some positive change gaining momentum.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nProgress Away From Painkillers<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI am very happy to read that countries like Spain have approved paid menstrual leave days for female employees and Australia is discussing it.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s a step in the right direction towards the world acknowledging firstly, the female cycle and secondly, the time to rest the female body requires to come back to work more powerful and motivated.\r\n\r\nMenstrual leave days should be the norm, not popping painkillers and suffering through the days hanging like a sack on the office chair lacking productivity and energy just to be a \u201cgood girl\u201d.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, there are existing cultures and countries, India for instance, that have a profound scientific understanding of menstrual needs; they have practiced menstrual rituals for thousands of years.\r\n\r\nThe western world has forgotten these ancient practices over time, but even my mum knows a few that she didn\u2019t pass on to me, as often they are seen as discriminatory, old, taboo, or myths. Despite these perceptions, they are valuable in my eyes and are even more important today with the worrying, ever-increasing number of female problems and disorders.\r\n\r\nPainful menstruation doesn\u2019t have to be the norm and we don\u2019t have to accept it so I\u2019m here advocating for no more brushing menstrual problems under the carpet.\r\n\r\nI feel it\u2019s time for a rebirth of the Indian cultural menstrual practices; all the female disorders I have mentioned here can be treated with Ayurveda and yoga based on thousands of years of experienced cultural knowledge.\r\n\r\nRelearning how to honor the female body in totality, with our cycle, our bleeding days, and our superpowers, can transform our appreciation of it, from being burdened to possessing a gift.\r\n\r\nAyurveda requires true holistic thinking to achieve this mindset, which means looking at everything under the sun that affects our wellbeing \u2013 lifestyle, diet, activity habits, exercise, routines, mindset patterns, and self-care rituals.\r\n\r\nIndia's ancient texts or Charaka Samahita (ancient text of Ayurveda) also have long lists of dos and don\u2019ts for menstruating women that might sound a bit off for us urban women.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDon\u2019t touch a menstruating person<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn Indian culture, why do they say not to touch a menstruating woman? At first glance, I understand how you might feel some resentment towards this but let\u2019s explore with open minds my two personal experiences backed by science.\r\n\r\nA few months ago, It just so happened that I was giving a treatment on the second day of my menses and something felt very wrong.\r\n\r\nMy energy felt so strange and my client\u2019s energy felt odd too. During the treatment, without knowing why, I intuitively knew not to do it again.\r\n\r\nI was unaware that during menstruation, the hormone estrogen is at its lowest and at this time there is an increase in free radicals and reduced antioxidants in the body \u2013 a simultaneous occurrence that increases the chances of the body going into oxidative stress.\r\n\r\nSo the no-touching rule in India is grounded in this transfer of positively and negatively charged electrons. If a non-menstruating person touches a menstruating woman they experience a loss of electrons and that puts their body at risk of oxidative stress.\r\n\r\nTo regain lost electrons, in Indian culture it\u2019s recommended to have a bath after touching a menstruating woman. We can also gain antioxidants through dietary intake, which I talk about in my 4-Week Ayurveda Menstrual Awareness Online Course<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nWhen I heard the explanation, it made so much sense. This really was a profound experience and understanding for me of how Ayurveda\u2019s medicine is based on wisdom and real-life all-encompassing experience. When we experience it ourselves, we understand the knowledge, and we understand the power behind these practices.\r\n\r\nDon\u2019t shower or swim<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAnother ritual that I have experienced to be true for myself is avoiding taking a bath, shower or swimming during menstruation. Being underwater during this time tends to stop the flow temporarily. 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