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This audio interview of Terra, hosted by Karen Spies of THE EVOLVING WOMEN PODCAST, is a brief but informative conversation about menopause.
Hear about Terra’s origins as an Ayurveda Practitioner, some facts about Menopause, and explanation about Hot Flashes and what can help.
If you want a WiseWomanhood class about menopause, try GRACEFUL MENOPAUSE WITH AYURVEDA or IS THIS MENOPAUSE? KNOW IT TO BETTER SURF IT
Perimenopause, the Change, is like adolescence in reverse. And we all remember the wonder and craziness of adolescence. So don’t be surprised when you hit your late 40s and life gets more life-y for you.
It’s not written in stone that the Change be uncomfortable and mentally disorienting. By learning more about it and preparing it can be a smoother ride.
The Change is usually a gradual process – unless you have a hysterectomy. Then it comes on fast and furious. It happens when your ovaries no longer respond to hormones telling them to develop eggs so well.
Some women’s bodies respond by creating more and more hormones, stimulating more and more eggs to develop, making more and more estrogen. This sometimes means they get super periods – lots of blood and cramps may ensue. They might bleed every two weeks. Anger may ensue. A Pitta problem according to Ayurveda.
Other women have lighter and further apart periods. The ovaries are already retiring. Estrogen is already dropping. Anxiety and forgetfulness may accompany this Vata problem.
Then some women just stop bleeding. No biggie. This is more likely with Kapha women.
Ayurveda can help you by balancing your Pitta, Vata, and Kapha BEFORE (best) or during the Change to allow the natural transition to happen more gracefully. Diet, herbs, and lifestyle make a big difference. And symptoms can be met with something besides artificial hormones.
After the Change, a program of rejuvenation can be instituted to keep you at your peak through the menopausal years.
Learn more about the Change and how to surf its ups and down in these WiseWomanhood classes:
Is This Menopause? Know it to Better Surf It. Perfect if you’re new to Ayurveda.
Graceful Menopause with Ayurveda First presented to the Colorado Ayurvedic Medicine Association, so some Ayurvedic understanding helps.
You might want an Initial Consultation with Terra Rafael CAP to get a personalized plan to prepare / surf your perimenopause or menopause.
Or if you’re an Ayurveda Practitioner and want to increase your knowledge about the Change time or consult about your clients – sign up for Mentoring with Terra
Under pandemic, we have become deprived of the crucial neurochemical, oxytocin. This hormone is important for reproduction – from orgasm, to childbirth, for bonding and breastfeeding. It is also crucial as a social reward for behaviors that can lead to passing on our DNA – hugs, touching, being in a like-minded group, and even being in a big party, concert, or sports event where everyone is on the same page. Even the social reward of seeing smiles has been covered up by masks. Handshakes and hugs are forbidden out of prudence.
This is even worse for single people or people living alone. Opportunities to socialize and perhaps meet a new partner are severely limited under the current guidelines – whether you want to meet in a bar or at church.
And oxytocin promotes trust in those around us. With low oxytocin, constantly trying to “Distance”in case others will make us sick, and people masking their facial expressions it becomes difficult to trust. This only adds to the polarizing situation in our country.
To avoid taking drastic measures that can put ourselves and all we come in contact with at risk, try these:
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I hope this list gives you some ideas for yourself and some compassion for all those wild and crazy people gathering together during the time of COVID 19.
For more info: www.wisewomanhood.com
For my twenty years of Ayurveda practice I’ve avoided using the “Dosha Tests” with my clients. I could determine their doshas simply through history, symptoms and pulse readings.
I want to spread the word on the usefulness of Ayurveda and so many know so little about it. So, with the help of my tech mentor, Karen at Spiezz Digital, we’ve created a less jargon-y quiz to ease people in.
This fun test is perfect for those just getting interested in Ayurveda and wanting to know more about themselves. Please share it with any such humans (not yet calibrated for wild things, pets, or aliens).
Of course, the test is just a first step into the never-ending story of Ayurveda…after all, the science of Life is as long and varied as Life itself…
The Test: Are You Doing All the Wrong Things for Your Health?
To be the best we can be, we need three things:
Habits can take a couple of months to become automatic, like brushing your teeth. Support in keeping on track is one of the most important ways to help us become who we want to be.
What is in the way of you becoming who you want to be? Are you laid low by menstrual cramps? Are you frustrated by infertility? Is the menopausal change making your life sweaty? Have you tried everything to lose and keep off excess weight? Or do you have more inner work to do? Forgive yourself? Take back now-invalid vows?
If it’s information, transformation, or support with women’s health or inner work you need, we’re here for you at WiseWomanhood Practice and School.
The Women’s Health Bundle is now available – 12 classes on various aspects of women’s health – at a greatly reduced price. This can answer many of your informational questions throughout your life as a woman.
If excess weight that just keeps coming back is a problem, Terra has become well educated about losing and keeping weight off. If you want to learn more email Terra for a free phone/video call.
For inner work WiseWomanhood has a bunch of classes newly given free status. Empower yourself. Rescind vows.
Transformational questions and support with habit change are available too in consultations with Terra.
Now is the best time to make changes in your life. Let us help.
Whenever we are confronted with outer obstacles we can bash our heads against them or flow over, under, around them with flexible, inner strength. How do we cultivate this inner quality?
Everyone has some level of grit, stamina, or resilience of spirit. We only need to uncover the Source within, to let it permeate our body and mind. What is covering it? It’s all the parts of us that we developed to protect us, often as young children, from pain and suffering.
A well known beginning is meditation. You may have tried meditating and found it didn’t seem to work. Know that there are many different types of meditation.
Sitting each day for meditation builds a reservoir of strength into your nervous system and your mind. If you can sit daily without squirming, through all the thoughts and sensations that float through your consciousness without reacting, you are definitely cultivating your inner strength. Haven’t felt successful with meditation? That can change with the right choice of technique and with support to build your meditation habit. Buy some Time with Terra – Meditation Coaching to become a meditator.
Another technique is Transfiguration. This is a shamanic technique whereby we reclaim our original nature and fill ourselves with our inner light, our brightest, strongest original spirit. This body-centered technique can change your life. I know it has mine! Sandra Ingerman has worked with this technique for years, and I’m learning from her. Starting in June I will be offering under Time with Terra – Transfiguration Sessions.
Whatever means you use to cultivate your inner strength, doing it before crisis comes is ideal. And the present is the very best time to begin, even if crisis has already come to visit! Consider it an invitation to uncover your inner strength.
