![CHARTING 101
It's actually fairly simple to build a practice of body awareness, observing, learning and interpreting your body's signals to understand what your hormones are doing so that you can determine your fertile and infertile days AND track your overall health and well-being.
You can use a journal, paper charts, Excel sheet or a NON-PREDICTIVE APP like @read.your.body Any app that predicts your fertile window and ovulation is most likely inaccurate as there are too many factors during your follicular phase that can influence when and if you ovulate.
Cervical mucous is a KEY indicator of rising and peak estrogen levels, as well as impending ovulation. Check it throughout the day, every day before and after using the bathroom, working out, showering. I find my daily yoga and meditation practice moves any cervical mucous down.
The sensation you feel at the vulva is a direct result of rising and peak estrogen levels and cervical mucous production from your cervix. Observe the sensation at your vulva while sitting, standing, walking, wiping, before and after the bathroom.
Basal body temperature can give you secondary confirmation that ovulation has occurred, that progesterone levels are high meaning that another ovulation is inhibited. It can also tell you a lot about your thyroid function. Check it every morning before rising. Arm pit, mouth, vaginal.
Charting these 3 observations is an awesome way to track your thyroid function, hormonal health and overall health. If you're not doing it, you probably should, if you don't know how to, you should think about learning (I teach 2 different methods!). I'm not talking about cycle-syncing, which is a great start but it's not enough, I'm talking about learning to chart your biomarkers so that you can actually see what the hell is going on inside of your body. It's important and it's empowering. Reclamation is my life word... reclaim your body, reclaim your reproductive health. ✌🏾&🖤]()
CHARTING 101 It's actually fairly simple to build a practice of body awareness, observing, learning and interpreting your body's signals to understand what your hormones are doing so that you can determine your fertile and infertile days AND track your overall health and well-being. You can use a journal, paper charts, Excel sheet or a NON-PREDICTIVE APP like @read.your.body Any app that predicts your fertile window and ovulation is most likely inaccurate as there are too many factors during your follicular phase that can influence when and if you ovulate. Cervical mucous is a KEY indicator of rising and peak estrogen levels, as well as impending ovulation. Check it throughout the day, every day before and after using the bathroom, working out, showering. I find my daily yoga and meditation practice moves any cervical mucous down. The sensation you feel at the vulva is a direct result of rising and peak estrogen levels and cervical mucous production from your cervix. Observe the sensation at your vulva while sitting, standing, walking, wiping, before and after the bathroom. Basal body temperature can give you secondary confirmation that ovulation has occurred, that progesterone levels are high meaning that another ovulation is inhibited. It can also tell you a lot about your thyroid function. Check it every morning before rising. Arm pit, mouth, vaginal. Charting these 3 observations is an awesome way to track your thyroid function, hormonal health and overall health. If you're not doing it, you probably should, if you don't know how to, you should think about learning (I teach 2 different methods!). I'm not talking about cycle-syncing, which is a great start but it's not enough, I'm talking about learning to chart your biomarkers so that you can actually see what the hell is going on inside of your body. It's important and it's empowering. Reclamation is my life word... reclaim your body, reclaim your reproductive health. ✌🏾&🖤 ![CYCLE DAY 23
You know that feeling you get when your cycle feels “off”?
That’s where I’m at today, on Cycle Day 23 and feeling period vibes. That sensation of a bleed coming always invites slow sensual movements and restorative yoga.
What cycle day are you on? ✌🏾&🖤]()
CYCLE DAY 23 You know that feeling you get when your cycle feels “off”? That’s where I’m at today, on Cycle Day 23 and feeling period vibes. That sensation of a bleed coming always invites slow sensual movements and restorative yoga. What cycle day are you on? ✌🏾&🖤 ![Who else is feelings the effects of Mercury in Retrograde? Anyone else having some intrapersonal, interpersonal or technological communication issues? Well, if you are, enjoy this chakra and mantra meditation on YouTube to help you free up space in the heart center and throat so that you can speak your truth clearly, listen twice as much as your speak and avoid the communication pitfalls that can occur when Mercury is in retrograde. Practice the full meditation on YouTube.
Honestly, I should have created this meditation for myself BEFORE Mercury went into retrograde but better late than never. Sometimes we can get caught up in our emotions and speak without truly thinking things through. Do your best to pause, assess, get out of your feelings and then make a clear decision. YouTube link is in my bio! ✌🏾&🖤]()
Who else is feelings the effects of Mercury in Retrograde? Anyone else having some intrapersonal, interpersonal or technological communication issues? Well, if you are, enjoy this chakra and mantra meditation on YouTube to help you free up space in the heart center and throat so that you can speak your truth clearly, listen twice as much as your speak and avoid the communication pitfalls that can occur when Mercury is in retrograde. Practice the full meditation on YouTube. Honestly, I should have created this meditation for myself BEFORE Mercury went into retrograde but better late than never. Sometimes we can get caught up in our emotions and speak without truly thinking things through. Do your best to pause, assess, get out of your feelings and then make a clear decision. YouTube link is in my bio! ✌🏾&🖤 ![YOGA & THE PELVIC FLOOR
PSA: Yoga teachers are not pelvic floor physiotherapists! Unless you're @ptforwomen
Listen, everyone wants to be an expert in something... I get it. Vaginas, pelvic floors and ovulation cycles are hot topics right now and a lot of folks want to jump on the bandwagon, but when it comes to pelvic floor rehab, leave that to trained physiotherapists, pretty pho-king please.
I'm tired of getting DMs and emails from women who have worked with a yoga teacher for pelvic floor issues only to find out that what they were doing was making things worse. There's a difference between breathing techniques, yogic postures & practices that promote general pelvic floor health and trying to rehab pelvic organ prolapse, hypertonic or hypotonic pelvic floor or pelvic floor dyssynergia, etc. Earlier this week I was contacted by someone (she gave me permission to share her story) who was working with a yoga teacher who claimed to be able to heal uterine prolapse. The teacher never asked what degree her prolapse was, didn't ask any health history information or ask if she'd seen a physiotherapist, but simply started doing work with her that was counterproductive to a 3rd degree uterine prolapse. I referred her to a pelvic floor physiotherapist and she is now getting the support and proper protocol she requires. Moral of the story... just because someone on the internet or social media says they're an expert in something does not mean that they are. Many yogic breathing and postural practices can do more harm than good to your pelvic health when not taught properly or when used willy nilly.
If you are a yoga student with pelvic floor issues, go see a physio first and let them refer you to a personal trainer or yoga teacher they trust, who can work with you for your specific issue.
If you are a yoga teacher, take some courses, read, get certified then link up with a few pelvic floor or women's health physios you trust and create a collaboration where you refer to them and they refer to you. Stop trying to diagnose what you can't possibly see without doing external and/or internal examinations and taking a deeper look into someone's pelvic history. More👇🏾]()
YOGA & THE PELVIC FLOOR PSA: Yoga teachers are not pelvic floor physiotherapists! Unless you're @ptforwomen Listen, everyone wants to be an expert in something... I get it. Vaginas, pelvic floors and ovulation cycles are hot topics right now and a lot of folks want to jump on the bandwagon, but when it comes to pelvic floor rehab, leave that to trained physiotherapists, pretty pho-king please. I'm tired of getting DMs and emails from women who have worked with a yoga teacher for pelvic floor issues only to find out that what they were doing was making things worse. There's a difference between breathing techniques, yogic postures & practices that promote general pelvic floor health and trying to rehab pelvic organ prolapse, hypertonic or hypotonic pelvic floor or pelvic floor dyssynergia, etc. Earlier this week I was contacted by someone (she gave me permission to share her story) who was working with a yoga teacher who claimed to be able to "heal" uterine prolapse. The teacher never asked what degree her prolapse was, didn't ask any health history information or ask if she'd seen a physiotherapist, but simply started doing work with her that was counterproductive to a 3rd degree uterine prolapse. I referred her to a pelvic floor physiotherapist and she is now getting the support and proper protocol she requires. Moral of the story... just because someone on the internet or social media says they're an expert in something does not mean that they are. Many yogic breathing and postural practices can do more harm than good to your pelvic health when not taught properly or when used willy nilly. If you are a yoga student with pelvic floor issues, go see a physio first and let them refer you to a personal trainer or yoga teacher they trust, who can work with you for your specific issue. If you are a yoga teacher, take some courses, read, get certified then link up with a few pelvic floor or women's health physios you trust and create a collaboration where you refer to them and they refer to you. Stop trying to diagnose what you can't possibly see without doing external and/or internal examinations and taking a deeper look into someone's pelvic history. More👇🏾 ![STOP! NOW TAKE A CONSCIOUS BREATH
In the midst of the day, scrolling through social media, reading posts, commenting or whatever it is that you're doing... just stop and take a conscious breath, a deep inhale and a deep exhale. You know that unconscious breathing thing that you do automatically without a thought unless you're actually having trouble breathing. Pay more attention to the quality of your breath, how it feels, how it makes you feel physically, mentally and emotionally. Each day, make a point to become more consciously aware of your breaths in and your breaths out.
Feeling motivated, try the Core Breath (checkout my stories for more info on the Core Breath) for an embodied experience of the mechanics of conscious breathing. It only takes a few minutes per day to tune into your breath and the benefits of conscious breathing are bountiful:
strengthens your diaphragm
taps into your parasympathetic nervous system (calms the nervous system)
strengthens and relaxes your pelvic floor
helps to clear the mind
encourages oxygenation throughout the body
improves cardiovascular system
increases energy
supports the release of tension in the body
enhanced digestion
increased blood flow to the GI tract
lowered heart rate
increased creativity
enhanced sexual arousal
Give it a try right now, there's plenty more benefits you can discover for yourself.
P.S. The Cycle Awareness Yoga® Founding Membership is open!!!! $14.97/mth or $149.97/year for pre-recorded and live cycle-conscious yoga classes, yoga workshops, full moon meditation circles, monthly menstrual cycle mastermind sessions and more. Founding Membership closes May 31st, then prices increase!✌🏾&🖤]()
STOP! NOW TAKE A CONSCIOUS BREATH In the midst of the day, scrolling through social media, reading posts, commenting or whatever it is that you're doing... just stop and take a conscious breath, a deep inhale and a deep exhale. You know that unconscious breathing thing that you do automatically without a thought unless you're actually having trouble breathing. Pay more attention to the quality of your breath, how it feels, how it makes you feel physically, mentally and emotionally. Each day, make a point to become more consciously aware of your breaths in and your breaths out. Feeling motivated, try the Core Breath (checkout my stories for more info on the Core Breath) for an embodied experience of the mechanics of conscious breathing. It only takes a few minutes per day to tune into your breath and the benefits of conscious breathing are bountiful: strengthens your diaphragm taps into your parasympathetic nervous system (calms the nervous system) strengthens and relaxes your pelvic floor helps to clear the mind encourages oxygenation throughout the body improves cardiovascular system increases energy supports the release of tension in the body enhanced digestion increased blood flow to the GI tract lowered heart rate increased creativity enhanced sexual arousal Give it a try right now, there's plenty more benefits you can discover for yourself. P.S. The Cycle Awareness Yoga® Founding Membership is open!!!! $14.97/mth or $149.97/year for pre-recorded and live cycle-conscious yoga classes, yoga workshops, full moon meditation circles, monthly menstrual cycle mastermind sessions and more. Founding Membership closes May 31st, then prices increase!✌🏾&🖤 ![QUEEN OF MY SACRED DOMAIN
You are the queen of your own sacred domain... and I'm not just talking about cute little spaces around your home. I'm talking about your body as temple, your body as your sacred domain. Observe it, study it, learn it intimately, caress it, love it and honor your sacred temple body. Breathe deeply into it, relax and settle into it, immerse yourself in it. Reclaiming your body as your own can be empowering and liberating. Have you reclaimed your body as temple?✌🏾&🖤]()
QUEEN OF MY SACRED DOMAIN You are the queen of your own sacred domain... and I'm not just talking about cute little spaces around your home. I'm talking about your body as temple, your body as your sacred domain. Observe it, study it, learn it intimately, caress it, love it and honor your sacred temple body. Breathe deeply into it, relax and settle into it, immerse yourself in it. Reclaiming your body as your own can be empowering and liberating. Have you reclaimed your body as temple?✌🏾&🖤 ![WHAT IS HEALTH?
You may look at another person and think they're healthy because they're in great physical shape, but that is in no way a measure of overall health. In the work I do I meet a lot of physically healthy looking people, meaning their outward physical appearance makes it seem as though they are in optimal health... but underneath the surface there can be a myriad of unhealthy markers. Health and being healthy is so much more than how you look and I think more people are starting to understand that these days.
You can do all the yoga asana in the world, press to handstand, do backflips, squat 300lbs, do 50 deadhang pullups, run the 400m in 40 seconds, have 6 pack abs and be ripped to shreds... it doesn't mean much if every other aspect of your overall health is shit. How is your mental health? How is your emotional health? Your social health? How's your gut health? Sexual health? Spiritual health? Hormonal health? Environmental health?
At one point, I was in optimal physical condition, competing in fitness competitions and carrying high quality muscle but my hormonal, mental and emotional health was in disarray. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I have friends, students and colleagues who fit outside of those norms of healthy outward physical appearance but are in optimal mental, emotional and hormonal health. Overall health and well-being is a spectrum, look for balance in each of these areas. Look a little harder in the mirror, a little deeper under the surface and start asking those hard questions about your health and wellness. ✌🏾&🖤]()
WHAT IS "HEALTH"? You may look at another person and think they're healthy because they're in great physical shape, but that is in no way a measure of overall health. In the work I do I meet a lot of physically "healthy" looking people, meaning their outward physical appearance makes it seem as though they are in optimal health... but underneath the surface there can be a myriad of unhealthy markers. Health and being healthy is so much more than how you look and I think more people are starting to understand that these days. You can do all the yoga asana in the world, press to handstand, do backflips, squat 300lbs, do 50 deadhang pullups, run the 400m in 40 seconds, have 6 pack abs and be ripped to shreds... it doesn't mean much if every other aspect of your overall health is shit. How is your mental health? How is your emotional health? Your social health? How's your gut health? Sexual health? Spiritual health? Hormonal health? Environmental health? At one point, I was in optimal physical condition, competing in fitness competitions and carrying high quality muscle but my hormonal, mental and emotional health was in disarray. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I have friends, students and colleagues who fit outside of those norms of "healthy" outward physical appearance but are in optimal mental, emotional and hormonal health. Overall health and well-being is a spectrum, look for balance in each of these areas. Look a little harder in the mirror, a little deeper under the surface and start asking those hard questions about your health and wellness. ✌🏾&🖤 ![REST IN A HUSTLE & GRIND CULTURE
If you've been on Instagram and Facebook long enough, you've probably seen lots of accounts go from casual to entrepreneurial. You see growth through the hustle and grind, you think wow, that's so awesome. But here's what I also see... stress, anxiety and depression on top of that growth. To each their own and I give props and kudos to those out there hustling and grinding, but I'll keep on resting and focusing on the little things in life that bring me happiness and a sense of success.
I love that you're out there growing your business and your brand and I'm sending you love. I'll keep on resting and taking breaks whenever I need to without a care in the world. I'll continue to disappear and just BE. I encourage anyone reading this to do the same. I'll pop up when I feel like it because at the end of the day, your success doesn't mean shit if you're too stressed, anxious and depressed to even enjoy it.
Go rest, take a break, get off social media, turn your computer off... your audience, clients and customers will be there IF you've built relationships. They'll understand that you need a break too... what is the point in being a spiritual coach, yoga teacher, meditation teacher, menstrual cycle coach, sexual health coach, life coach, branding coach, if you yourself can't even follow the advice you claim to be giving out.
I've seen so many of my colleagues and friends fall into this trap of hustle & grind... please just go take a nap and rest!
P.S. I'm finally launching my Cycle Awareness Yoga Membership this month... you know the one I've been talking about since March 2020. Yea, well I wasn't ready to commit because I wasn't in the right head space (mentally nor emotionally). I took a break, rested and meditated on it and now BAM, I'm ready to create more cycle-conscious yoga and meditation practices to help women re-discover their yoga practice and their menstrual cycles on a deep and soulful level. Now that is the power of REST!]()
REST IN A HUSTLE & GRIND CULTURE If you've been on Instagram and Facebook long enough, you've probably seen lots of accounts go from casual to entrepreneurial. You see growth through the hustle and grind, you think wow, that's so awesome. But here's what I also see... stress, anxiety and depression on top of that growth. To each their own and I give props and kudos to those out there hustling and grinding, but I'll keep on resting and focusing on the little things in life that bring me happiness and a sense of "success". I love that you're out there growing your business and your brand and I'm sending you love. I'll keep on resting and taking breaks whenever I need to without a care in the world. I'll continue to disappear and just BE. I encourage anyone reading this to do the same. I'll pop up when I feel like it because at the end of the day, your success doesn't mean shit if you're too stressed, anxious and depressed to even enjoy it. Go rest, take a break, get off social media, turn your computer off... your audience, clients and customers will be there IF you've built relationships. They'll understand that you need a break too... what is the point in being a spiritual coach, yoga teacher, meditation teacher, menstrual cycle coach, sexual health coach, life coach, branding coach, if you yourself can't even follow the advice you claim to be giving out. I've seen so many of my colleagues and friends fall into this trap of hustle & grind... please just go take a nap and rest! P.S. I'm finally launching my Cycle Awareness Yoga Membership this month... you know the one I've been talking about since March 2020. Yea, well I wasn't ready to commit because I wasn't in the right head space (mentally nor emotionally). I took a break, rested and meditated on it and now BAM, I'm ready to create more cycle-conscious yoga and meditation practices to help women re-discover their yoga practice and their menstrual cycles on a deep and soulful level. Now that is the power of REST! ![PMDD HEALING SUMMIT - FREE ONLINE EVENT
Monday, April 26 - Friday, April 30, 2021
The Details:
● 4 Expert interviews per day (accessible through a link sent via email every morning)
● Live Q&A sessions
● Daily yoga and meditation classes
● Healing workshops, dance parties
● Prizes and giveaways
● Summit-only Facebook group for live sessions and community
Overview:
The PMDD Healing Summit is a free, 5-day online event where the world's top PMDD experts share hope, guidance and next steps for your PMDD healing journey.
Everyone with PMDD is different, and what works for one person might not work for another, and that's why we've asked different specialists from different backgrounds to share their unique PMDD treatments.
From doctors to healers, nutritionists to psychologists, relationship coaches to therapists, hypnotists to somatic masters, everyone has
just one goal: to bring relief to menstruators suffering from PMDD.
And in addition to the expert interviews and live Q&As, where you can get all your questions answered, we'll also have giveaways and prizes,
live classes and workshops, and hopefully lots of fun and healing together.
This event is absolutely free and anyone with PMDD is welcome to join.
All you need is an email address and an internet connection.
Go to PMDDHealingSummit.com to get your free ticket and get ready for healing!
Link to sign up for the free event:
http://www.pmddhealingsummit.com/
@soychailatte]()
PMDD HEALING SUMMIT - FREE ONLINE EVENT Monday, April 26 - Friday, April 30, 2021 The Details: ● 4 Expert interviews per day (accessible through a link sent via email every morning) ● Live Q&A sessions ● Daily yoga and meditation classes ● Healing workshops, dance parties ● Prizes and giveaways ● Summit-only Facebook group for live sessions and community Overview: The PMDD Healing Summit is a free, 5-day online event where the world's top PMDD experts share hope, guidance and next steps for your PMDD healing journey. Everyone with PMDD is different, and what works for one person might not work for another, and that's why we've asked different specialists from different backgrounds to share their unique PMDD treatments. From doctors to healers, nutritionists to psychologists, relationship coaches to therapists, hypnotists to somatic masters, everyone has just one goal: to bring relief to menstruators suffering from PMDD. And in addition to the expert interviews and live Q&As, where you can get all your questions answered, we'll also have giveaways and prizes, live classes and workshops, and hopefully lots of fun and healing together. This event is absolutely free and anyone with PMDD is welcome to join. All you need is an email address and an internet connection. Go to PMDDHealingSummit.com to get your free ticket and get ready for healing! Link to sign up for the free event: http://www.pmddhealingsummit.com/ @soychailatte ![CYCLE-CONSCIOUS YOGA + MY BIRTHDAY
So I officially turned 41 on Friday and I’m feeling recharged and full of fire in this season of Aries. I took about a month off so I’ve decided to offer some live online cycle-conscious yoga classes for my birthday month. Times are hard and I’d like women to have access to yoga that supports hormonal balance and a healthy menstrual cycle so classes are just $5 each or $41 for the month.
Sundays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Slow Flow Vinyasa
Tuesdays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Kundalini
Thursdays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Restorative
Details are in the link in my bio. Celebrate this 🔥 month with me and join me on the mat!✌🏾&🖤.]()
CYCLE-CONSCIOUS YOGA + MY BIRTHDAY So I officially turned 41 on Friday and I’m feeling recharged and full of fire in this season of Aries. I took about a month off so I’ve decided to offer some live online cycle-conscious yoga classes for my birthday month. Times are hard and I’d like women to have access to yoga that supports hormonal balance and a healthy menstrual cycle so classes are just $5 each or $41 for the month. Sundays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Slow Flow Vinyasa Tuesdays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Kundalini Thursdays @ 9am EST / 4pm AST: Restorative Details are in the link in my bio. Celebrate this 🔥 month with me and join me on the mat!✌🏾&🖤.
