Vasomotor symptoms, or hot flushes and night sweats, are the most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. Perimenopause is the period before menopause when these symptoms begin and peak. This period lasts on average for 4 years but can last for much longer. Menopause is the time in a woman's life when she has not [...]
Autumn Equinox and a New Sense of Self at the Libran Full Moon Mercury’s move into Pisces on the 16th of March means that verbal energy tends to be inspired by flexibility and the power of synthesis. Even so, reason and the power of discrimination can be clouded by confusion. Compassion is highlighted and communication [...]
Shape Shifting into a New Normal: The Pisces New Moon The tension between the urge to invent the future and the desire to return to the past, that constitutes the predominant theme for 2021 under the Saturn-Uranus square, moves slightly into the background in March. We will also hear less of the stern Saturn-Mars interchanges [...]
Embodied Calm and an Easy Productivity: The Virgo Full Moon With the battle between the old and the new building, the forecast fortnight begins with the first of three Saturn-Uranus squares—becoming exact in the early hours of Thursday the 18th of February. Control is up against freedom in this tug of war, which constitutes the [...]
It's a question I get all the time, after telling people I teach Fertility Awareness to singles and couples. "Ah..," they say. A short pause. "What's that?" Well.. read on to solve the mystery. Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs) are natural, healthy and empowering systems that teach people to understand and [...]
Our bodies are imbued with exquisite intelligence. They have a thousand wise ways to communicate vital information about our health & functioning, and the amount, colour, and consistency of our cervical mucus is a particularly fascinating and empowering one. Monitoring changes in cervical mucus is a key component of many Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs). [...]
DEALING WITH STRESS To say the least, it's been a stressful time and we have been feeling the effects that stress puts on our bodies. I have put together some of my favourite recommendations I give my clients to help support them in stressful times and prevent exhaustion. I hope you find them helpful too. [...]
Have you been experiencing feelings of anxiety or overwhelm as Melbourne awakens from its COVID-induced slumber? You're not alone. It's been a rollercoaster of a year for all of us in Melbourne/Naarm, and though life has been returning to 'normal' in some ways, many people are struggling to find a sense of inner grounding and [...]
Keeping Your Frequency High at the Aquarian New Moon Mercury’s retrograde journey through Aquarius until the 21st of February may provide an opportunity to review mental processes with a view to freeing up one’s mind from fear based preoccupations and changing old beliefs and ideas. This is an opportunity to choose love over fear and [...]
I’ve been using essential oils in many areas of my life since my early teenage years, but it was only once I started my study in Clinical Aromatherapy that I began to understand just how powerful those unassuming amber bottles of botanicals are. My personal oil rotation is constantly evolving, as I continue to experiment [...]