By nature, women are lunar.
Look inward during the new moon.
For this woman, the new moon is the time of menstruation.
What is working and what isn’t working?
It is a time to set intentions and to cleanse the body and mind of stale energy and stagnation.
So, menstruation is a time for things to simply flow.
For this reason, TCM does not advise sexual intercourse during a woman’s period.
Express yourself during the full moon.
The full moon is a time for full expressionof who we are.
In other words, go outside for at least fifteen minutes and soak in the beautiful moon.
Let the energy flow!
Ask a lot of questions about the color, quality, quantity and cycle length of your flow.
Paying attention to these questions can also give us clues to imbalances and remedies to fix them.
Let’s start with one of the most basic and essential questions: what is a normal flow?
A normal healthy cycle should consist of red blood with little clots.
Though situations arise that change this.
Brown blood is referred to in TCM as “old blood” because it lacks oxygenation.
We need to shed the “old blood” for three-to-five days to make way for the new lining.
Clotted Flow
Lots of blood clots in one’s menstrual flow can mean that there is blood stagnation.
Make changes in your diet or take supplements that will naturally help thin the blood.
Omega-3 fatty acids in salmon or fish oils are good for blood thinning.
Enzymes such as serrapeptase are also valuable for breaking up clots in your menses.
As many women know,our menstrual cycles are highly sensitive to stress.
So look at areas of your life that may be congested where there is no flow.
What can you do to get the energy moving?
Light Flow
In order for menstruation, the endometrial lining has to thicken.
A good way to build blood is through changes in diet and lifestyle.
There are also many Chinese herbs that can nourish blood, such as Dang Gui and He Shou Wu.
This can be a cause of excessive bleeding.
Many of us have heard ofyinandyang.
According to TCM, women tend to embodyyinenergy.
Of course, we all have aspects of bothyinandyangqualities, whether female or male.
