The Insight of the In-betweens

The Insight of the In-betweens

It makes sense that our main focus within our cycles is typically on the peak events of menstruation & ovulation. They are the most intense turning points with the most...
October 20, 2022 — Team Cycles Journal
Aries Full Moon: The Initiation

Aries Full Moon: The Initiation

New seasons bring new beginnings, and the same can be said for fall. Yes, it’s a time of shedding and release, but where ever a space is made, something new...
October 08, 2022 — Team Cycles Journal
Tags: Moonletters
Foraging and Preparing Iron-Rich Plants

Foraging and Preparing Iron-Rich Plants

Both bleeding and non-bleeding bodies require iron as an essential nutrient – it is what gives our blood its very color. It connects us to the iron core of the...
October 05, 2022 — Team Cycles Journal
Libra New Moon | Sept 25th

Libra New Moon | Sept 25th

What does it Mean When the New Moon is in Libra? The leaves are changing, the air is crisping, and the energy of letting go is ripe within us. This...
September 24, 2022 — Team Cycles Journal
Tags: Moonletters
how to protect reproductive rights

How Can We Protect Reproductive Rights?

We want to take a moment to acknowledge that we may be on the precipice of some dark legislative changes in the United States. While it’s true that the government wants to control our rights and access to safe and legal abortions, what’s also true is that we don’t have to go down without a fight. 
May 10, 2022 — Team Cycles Journal
Tags: Advocacy
Body Gardens: The Beauty of Accepting & Embracing Your Body Hair (if you want to)

Body Gardens: The Beauty of Accepting & Embracing Your Body Hair (if you want to)

  Whether you have fields on your legs, a meadow under your arms, a bush between your legs, or brush above your lip, your natural growth is beautiful. And whether...
August 15, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
Reshaping Our World: on Social Justice & Our Plan to Continue Activism

Reshaping Our World: on Social Justice & Our Plan to Continue Activism

As a small business in this age, everything we build and do is tied into our politics, beliefs and with a sense of how this can better serve everyone. Within...
July 04, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
Tags: Advocacy
DIY at Home: Natural Herbal Remedies to Calm Your Body, Mind & Menstrual Cycle

DIY at Home: Natural Herbal Remedies to Calm Your Body, Mind & Menstrual Cycle

  Our herbal allies can bring us so much relief in times of discomfort when we don’t know how to help ourselves. Natural remedies are effective when given the proper...
May 13, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
The Healing Power of Presence in Pain & Discomfort

The Healing Power of Presence in Pain & Discomfort

I write this reflection in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, where I am lucky to be home and well with much time to reflect. So I write this with...
April 10, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
My Favorite Reusable & Sustainable Menstrual Products - For Your Wallet & The Planet!

My Favorite Reusable & Sustainable Menstrual Products - For Your Wallet & The Planet!

  Oh where do I even begin! I’m sure most of us grew up being given disposable pads and tampons to use - there’s no shame in the fact that...
March 27, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
What's Hiding in Your Menstrual Products? The Truth About Pads, Tampons & the Reproductive Health Industry

What's Hiding in Your Menstrual Products? The Truth About Pads, Tampons & the Reproductive Health Industry

Healthy menstruation is, arguably, one of the most important, yet the most overlooked, aspects of our health and the body-positivity movement.  We have been taught to believe that it is largely an inconvenience to bleed: painful, messy, and embarrassing. For centuries, the patriarchy taught us to believe that bleeding people are "dirty", unholy, and even dangerous.
March 12, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal
Does the Moon really Impact my Menstrual Cycle? Lunar Influence, Guidance & Intention

Does the Moon really Impact my Menstrual Cycle? Lunar Influence, Guidance & Intention

  What is lunar influence and why does it matter?  The moon is our reminder to turn inwards. In the very externally-focused world we live in, we are not as...
February 25, 2020 — Team Cycles Journal