Years ago I made the fierce decision that I will do whatever I can to make the experience of my period, amazing. Or something close to that. Don’t want to go pressure myself into anything!

What I knew for myself back then were a few things. 1. my periods sucked. Heavy blood flow, lots of pain, just.. you know. 2. there were some womb-issues in my mother’s ancestral line that I definitely don’t want to pass on. 3. I didn’t want to put any hormones in my body any more.

So, I started with energy work. During a regression session I journeyed into my body and connected with my womb. The better you look at something, the more visible it gets. And that was exactly what I was doing. Looking at the energy in my womb, feeling it, and by that I mean really feeling anything that comes up. Because your body is smart. Your body is then saying “Hmm okay, you want to see? I’ll show you!”. And let me tell you, it can be such a full-of-love experience. And yes uncomfortable too. For me there also were a few past experiences that came up for me. I really had to, see them, feel them and then let them go.

There is a lot of stigma around ‘bleeding women’. I don’t even want to repeat everything that’s said about it because we women deserve more than that. Our bleeding is a period of noticing and remembering that we can carry life. Creation. Creativity. A period where we can practice the surrender to life, to (be held by) the masculine and most of all, to ourselves.

Anyway, when you take the time for a friend to sit down, to look at them and to really listen to them, you’ll give your friend the best feeling in the world, because your friend feels like they matter.
It works the same way with your body.

When you listen to your body, your body will feel seen, important and loved.

That is a gift no one else can give you.

It all starts with yourself, for yourself.

It took me more than one journey into my body to really begin to notice changes because there just was a lot to clear and transform. Family constellations were also very important in my journey towards an amazing period.

I dove into the energy of my ancestors and learned about what they had to go through. During ancestral work/family constellations I got to know and especially feel more of the dynamics in my family. I began to understand more about my mother, her mother, her mother, and so on. I went back 7 generations, as you can carry energy with you from ancestors up to 7 generations.

This type of energy work is so amazing because you can literally change the energetics of a situation an ancestor was in, that happened years and years and years ago. And by doing that, you change your own energetics.

Sometimes our ancestors went through trauma that was too heavy to hold on their own. That is when energy and emotions can be passed through family lines. Just as it is possible to pass something on through DNA, it also happens through energy.

Noticing changes in my period made me more aware of my body. It became clear that especially on the first day of my period I want to be in my own energy. To go inward. To take a rest. To be in calmness while my body goes through the process of letting go.

The respect for my body grew and I dedicated myself to finding ways that feel good for me, to give my body what she asks for during that time. And whatever you have to do, you can always integrate something into your day to give your body what she needs. Even if it’s ‘only’ a few minutes of meditation or dancing or a nap or a scream or buying some chocolate or just doing nothing at all.

And now, my periods have become pretty amazing. The heavy flow has become a medium/light flow, my periods are shorter and painful cramps are now absent. Sometimes I have some light back and tummy cramps, but that feels more like a “Heyy your period is starting, get your stuff and get comfy!” kind of notification. And I wish every person with a womb their own journey to an as amazing as can be period.