Warning: The episodes of this four-part series are potentially activating to your nervous system, so please make sure that you are in a good space to absorb the information and have a soothing practice at hand that you can turn to, should your nervous system be activated!

We live in systems that aren't set up for our benefit, but seek to separate us from ourselves, each other and the land we live on, so we extract from and exploit the Earth and our own bodies for other people's gain. Ixchel Lunar and I want to raise awareness about how these systems and structures have really impacted our experience and perspective of time, and how the pace of life is a social construct that works against us in so many different ways.

In today's episode we specifically address how embodied cyclical living is a practice of decolonization and celebrating all of Life. We dive into:

- How our bodies have been colonized and why this results in a lot of the female health issues we see today

- Why we experience intense anxiety when we separate from the body

- How you can start communicating with your body and why it matters

- The many different cycles we're influenced by all the time

- How your cycle (because all beings are cyclical) is a compass back home to yourself, to the place where you belong

Resources we mentioned:

The introductory episode to this series: https://lisa-jara.com/en/blog/e26-decolonising-time-decolonising-the-body-and-liberating-flow-introduction

Decolonizing Time with Ixchel: https://lisa-jara.com/en/blog/e27-how-to-decolonize-time (available on Spotify, Apple podcast, Google Podcast and Amazon Music)

Subscribe to Ixchel's Dragon Letters through their homepage: https://ixchel.love/home

Subscribe to Mo(o)nday Musings to start each week more fully connected to yourself and your amazing body: https://lisa-jara.com/en/moonday-musings

Take my free cycle charting course "Unlock the Power of Your Cycle" to learn how to speak the unique language of your body: https://lisa-jara.com/cyclecharting

And if you experience menstrual health conditions like painful periods, PMS/PMDD, endometriosis, PCOS, irregular cycles, know that as a Menstrual Health Coach I help you address them in a natural and holistic way at their root cause (so without surgery or hormones), for a happy healthy bleeding experience. If you want to take your menstrual health into your own hands, book a call and let's chat https://lisa-jara.as.me or send me an email, if you prefer a written conversation: [email protected]

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You can find the links and the transcript of this episode at:

https://lisa-jara.com/en/blog/e28-how-to-decolonize-the-body