Menstrual Mysticism
A 4 week journey into the Arts of Sacred Menstruation
Beginning January 29th, 2023
Each and every bleed, our womb is sharing potent medicine with us. Our menstrual cycle is a direct oracular reading of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Are you listening to what is being shared?
Through Menstrual Mysticism, we bridge the ancient practices of sacred menstruation with applicable body literacy tools focused on menstrual wellness and hormonal balance. Through this integrated and holistic approach to menstruation, we can know ourselves deeper, live in greater harmony, and cultivate cyclical health.
To bleed in this modern world can sometimes be complicated... The mainstream culture around us paints menstruation with deep shame and stigma. Toxins and hormone disrupters have become a part of our everyday lives. Our bodies are constantly under fire from bleach and fragrances in pads and tampons, to birth controls with serious health implications. We are all under incredible amounts of stress, some obvious and some some subversive.
Due to all of these concerns, it is necessary that we go above and beyond to care for our cycles and fertility! Most of us were not taught in school how to care for our bodies and live in hormonal balance, much less how to offer your blood back to the Earth! We must make it a priority to learn how to care for our cyclical health, stepping into womb sovereignty and refusing to allow unjust systems hold control over our bodies.
We must also learn, remember, and carry the practices of sacred menstruation forward. The practice of giving blood back to the Earth is shared by all lineages globally. Menstruation is one of the most unifying aspects of our humanity, and it is our responsibility to carry a reverence of menstruation forward.
Ancient Stories
Since the beginning of time, menstruation has been revered as a sacred time for divination, ceremony, rest, and renewal. Every culture that we have recorded history of has evidence of a menstrual tent/red tent. Bloodtime was believed to be a holy time, where bleeders would receive potent information and teachings to be shared with the collective. The information that menstruators received would then inform the direction of the village. Ancient womb-carriers also knew the mind-altering capabilities of menstruation, and our hormonal cycle's ability to help us access altered states of consciousness.
Modern Reclamation
Modern womb-carriers are once again remembering the phenomenal potential of menstruation to release what no longer serves and access the primal essence of our being. We are returning to our bodies, and remembering the sacredness of our blood and wombs. We are gaining resources, expanding our education, and taking our menstrual health BACK into our own hands! In the Menstrual Mysticism series, we will join for 4 circles over 4 weeks, each circle focusing on a different aspect of Sacred Menstruation and Cyclical Health.
Week 1
Red Tent Lineage, New Moon Tradition, + the Blood Mysteries
The Modern Reclamation of Red Tents + Sacred Menstruation
Blood Offering Rituals
Using your Moon Blood as tool for both personal + collective healing
Week 2
Practices for Radical Reclamation of the Blood
Cultivating Your Personal Practice
Bleeding + Altered States of Consciousness
Menstrual Divination
Scrying the signs and using your cycle as a divinatory tool
Week 3
Cyclical Literacy to De-Mystify the Hormonal Cycle
The 4 Phases of the Hormonal Cycle and the distinct changes that they catalyze- physically, mentally, emotionally, + spiritually
Foods, exercise, and practices that can support hormonal balance in each phase
Mirroring the inner-workings of our womb cycles with our outer realities to foster health + overflow
Week 4
Ovulation + Fertility Signals
Why ovulation is important + how to track it
How blood sugar stability, sleep, and gut + adrenal health all impact your hormones
Get a framework for living in hormonal balance, from an intentional lifestyle approach
The Framework
Every Sunday: A new module is unlocked with an educational video and a self-study PDF for integration, processing, + optional homework
Every Thursday: We have a live group call. This is when you can ask questions and get live support. We'll also do some practices and ritual together.
Group Chat: We also have a group chat for sharing experiences, getting to know each other, and holding ourselves accountable!
Dates of Circle:
Thursday, February 2rd
Thursday, February 9th
Thursday, February 16th
Thursday, February 23rd
*11am PST*
**Circle is always recorded if you can't join live**
Dates Modules are Unlocked:
January 29th
February 5th
February 12th
February 19th
Last Day to Register:
February 5th
Registration is Open!
Tuition:
$400 until January 26th
$500 thereafter
First 5 people to register get a free 60 minute
1:1 session with Laura
Scholarships:
3 Full Scholarships are available for BIPOC
To fill out an application: CLICK HERE.
Your Facilitator: Laura Carmody
Laura Carmody (she/they) is a menstrual health and empowerment educator, and the founder of Threaded Red. She loves to support people as they cultivate deep and meaningful relationships with their bodies and cycles. Laura trains groups and individuals in Red Tent Facilitation, and brings practical Red Tent bleeding spaces to festivals and gatherings.
Laura's approach to sacred menstruation recognizes the systemic inequities that have lead to period poverty, inaccessibility of menstrual necessities, and global menstrual taboos. She believes that all menstruators deserve to bleed with dignity, with access to menstrual education and care, and with clean water. She is devoted to playing her part in stewarding a world where menstruation is truly respected.