Events + Workshops
Menstrual Somatics: Returning to Rhythm
An introduction to the Menstrual Somatics Method, an approach that weaves together nervous system resilience, gentle movement, and cyclical intelligence to restore pelvic wellness, ease menstrual and “hormonal” challenges, and empower self-healing.
If your body is speaking a language you wish you could better understand — whether through pelvic pain, fatigue, so-called "PMS", emotional waves, or "perimenopausal" shifts — if you’re tired of pushing through, looping familiar patterns, simply feeling disconnected from your body’s rhythms, trying to make sense of symptoms that never seem to shift, or even longing for a truly embodied spiritual practice, I’d love to invite you to a free live webinar on December 11th introducing the Menstrual Somatics Method.
This class will help you understand what your menstrual cycle is really communicating — and why your body may be asking for a different kind of support.
Together, we’ll explore:
• what “flow” truly means for menstrual and whole-body health,
•how blocked energy affects your cycle and nervous system,
•the three core steps of the Menstrual Somatics Method, and
•a special, time-sensitive offer.
You don’t need any background to join. Whether you’re new to cycle awareness or already tracking deeply, this class offers a compassionate, root-cause perspective on menstrual and whole-body health.
Date: Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Time: 11:00AM-12:30PM Pacific Time
Location: Online via Zoom (recording available to those who register in advance)
Cost: Free (donations accepted)
Register via link below.
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Where Your Cycle Meets Your Healing
Healing with Menstrual Somatics
(Free Live Class)
Date: February 2026 (Date will be announced soon in my newsletter - sign up for my email list to receive an invitation.)
Time: 11AM-12:30PM Pacific
Location: Online via Zoom (recording available to those who register in advance)
Cost: Free (donations accepted)
If your menstrual symptoms never seem to shift — no matter what supplements you try, what diet you follow, or how many tracking apps you use — there’s a reason.
Your cycle isn’t broken. It’s communicating.
Beneath PMS, pain, fatigue, irritability, breast tenderness, emotional turbulence, or perimenopausal spirals, there are deeper stories held in the body: patterns of tension, survival strategies, energetic blocks, and unresolved experiences that shape how the cycle unfolds month after month.
In this free class, you’ll learn how Menstrual Somatics works at the root — not by managing symptoms, but by helping you understand why they’re arising and how to work directly with the underlying somatic and energetic patterns.
We’ll explore:
• the connection between menstrual symptoms, trauma imprints, and unresolved stress physiology
• how menstrual awareness reveals the deeper patterns you’ve been carrying
• why certain cycle phases amplify old wounds, and how this can become a doorway to healing
• the three core steps of the Menstrual Somatics Method
• a guided practice to help you deepen into the underlying intelligence of your cycle — the place where true healing begins, and • an invitation to continue this workWhether you’re brand new to cycle awareness or you’ve been tracking for years, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your body’s language — and a grounded path for working with your cycle instead of against it.
This is a trauma-informed, root-cause approach to menstrual and whole-body healing — grounded, accessible, and designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Nothing is wrong with your body. It’s speaking.
Come learn how to listen.
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Menstruality Circle: Dispelling the “Perimenopause” Myth
What the Body Reveals: Reading the Signs, Restoring Your Rhythm
(Free Live Class)
Date: January 8, 2026
Time: 11AM-12:30PM Pacific
Location: Online via Zoom (link provided following registration)
Cost: Free (donations accepted)
Register via link below.
As we move through our 30s and 40s, the body begins communicating with a new kind of intensity. What the western medical system calls “perimenopause” is not a pathology — it’s a spiritual and cyclical initiation, a transitional phase where unresolved patterns, energetic obstructions, and unmet needs rise to the surface. These expressions aren’t random or inconvenient. They aren’t “just symptoms.” They are signs — invitations to tend what needs healing, reorganizing, or releasing long before crossing into the threshold of menopause.
Join me for a transformative live class grounded in the Menstrual Somatics Method, where we will explore the deeper meaning of perimenopausal changes — from shifts in bleeding, mood, sleep, and energy to pelvic tension, anxiety, and new cyclical or other health challenges. You’ll learn why these experiences are not inevitable signs of aging or evidence that your body is “breaking down,” and how cycle-informed somatic and energetic practices can restore fluidity and ease — and foster healing, resilience, and meaningful growth — during this pivotal time.
This class is for women who are ready to understand perimenopause not as a problem, but as a sacred initiation — and also for women of any age or life stage navigating persistent or cyclical health challenges who sense that what is arising in their bodies is pointing them toward deeper healing, release, and spiritual maturation.
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Menstruality Circle: Inner Autumn Series
“Misunderstood, Mindful, Muse”
A series of three circles to dig into the rich depths of Inner Autumn (aka the luteal phase). Each circle will include education, embodied experiential exercises and Q&A. Learn how Menstrual Somatics can support you to navigate the Inner Autumn with greater integration, ease, and flow.
November - “Misunderstood” - Learn about the archetypal energetics of the Inner Autumn that are so often misunderstood and practical tips for working with these energies to harness their power.
December - “Mindful” - Explore concepts and practices to help you make the Inner Critic your ally and work with the Inner Autumn energetics of discernment and holding the tension.
January - “Muse” - Tap into the energies of Inner Autumn to elevate your creative and sensual life.
Dates: Nov 17 & Dec 4, 2025 and Jan 22, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM Pacific
Location: Online via Zoom (link provided following registration)
Cost: $60 for the full series
Click “Register” below, and then scroll down to “Group Events” on the page that opens. Registration for Nov 17 will give you access to all three circles.
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Menstruality Circle: Menstrual Somatics
This month’s gathering will include guided meditation and gentle movement practice to support connection with the rhythms of the menstrual cycle. Together, we’ll also explore the co-creation of a future community offering. Learn about the Menstrual Somatics Methodᵀᴹ and receive a glimpse into Melany Birdsong’s forthcoming research on transforming menstrual challenges into pathways of healing.
Come as you are, and be part of this living, breathing practice of cyclic connection.
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pacific
Location: Online via Zoom (link provided following registration)
Cost: By donation
Register via link below (scroll down to “Group Events”).
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Menstruality Circle: Initiation
Menstruality: the womb continuum from menarche through menopause and beyond.
These monthly circles support our shared experience as a unified community of women and provide a healing space in which to explore the full spectrum of divine femininity.
In February we will explore the relationship between the menstrual cycle and menopause, specifically, how each menstrual cycle prepares you for this potent biopsychosocial/spiritual initiation.
This circle will also feature womb-centric art by local women.
Date: Friday, February 2, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Pacific
Location: Sacred Groves, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Cost: By donation
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Shared Stories: Abortion
Break the cycle of silence and shame.
Whether you've experienced abortion, or are considering or preparing for abortion, this is an invitation to share your story, learn from other women, and receive compassionate listening and non-judgmental support in a confidential container.
This circle will also feature womb-centric art by local women.
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Sacred Groves, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Cost: By donation ($15 donation suggested)
Bless Your Bleed
Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Sacred Groves, Bainbridge Island, Washington
A Learning Circle at Sacred Groves
How you bleed matters. Your menstrual cycle is a reflection of your overall psychospiritual and physical health, and your bleed-time offers many cues to support your healing and evolution.
(By the way, the health of your cycling years also impacts how you will ultimately navigate through menopause, and it is never too early (or too late) to start preparing your body/mind for this potent initiation!)
This learning circle will explore the importance of “blessing your bleed” - a conscious tending of your body/mind throughout the seasons of your menstrual cycle and especially during your bleed (the Inner Winter of your cycle).
During this Circle you will:
- Learn about the five chambers of menstruation (Separation, Surrender, Renewal, Visioning, Clarity and Direction) and how to work with them.
- Learn how to read your menstrual blood for early warning signs of potential imbalances in your body.
- Gain knowledge of specific practices that support a healthful menstrual cycle and an easeful bleed.
- Understand the vaginal microbiome and ways to support your invisible friends.
- Learn about supportive herbal allies and gentle movement practices that alleviate menstrual symptoms.
- Learn supportive rituals for blessing your bleed.
- Learn about how natural, re-useable menstrual products support the health of your vagina and your relationship to your bleed.
- Sip a nourishing womb-tonic and take home the recipe.