Table of Contents
Part One: Context 1
Introduction Stressing the feminine 3
Healing the wounds: a feminine approach to yoga 5
CHAPTER ONE Honouring your cycle 13
A brief history of menstruation 13 Menstruation Today 22
Part Two: Getting Started 31
CHAPTER TWO The ebb and flow of the womb 33
CHAPTER THREE Principles and guidelines for a
Moving with the Moon practice 49
CHAPTER FOUR The Dark Moon: being with the flow 69
Practical ways to honour your Dark Moon bleeding time 80
Yoga for the Dark Moon Phase 81
Dark Moon Yoga Sequences Postures and practices
to support your menstrual phase 121
CHAPTER FIVE The Waxing Moon: re-emerging 161
Yoga for your Waxing Moon phase 163
Waxing Moon Yoga Sequences Postures and practices
to support your post-menstrual phase 169
CHAPTER SIX The Full Moon: softening into the feminine 197
Yoga for the Full Moon Phase 202
Full Moon Yoga Sequences Postures and practices to
support your ovulation phase 221
CHAPTER SEVEN The Waning Moon: creating space 243
What causes PMS? 244
Yoga for your Waning Moon phase 256
Waning Moon Yoga Sequences Postures and practices
to support your premenstrual phase 275
Part Four: Broadening the knowledge 303
CHAPTER EIGHT Menstrual Medicine:
Yoga for Menstrual Disorders 305
The stress connection: a fine balance 306
Common menstrual disorders 319
Menstrual medicine: go-to postures and practices 367
Part Five: Beyond the Four Phases 369
CHAPTER NINE The wise womb: embracing menopause 371
The seasons of a woman’s life 371
Understanding the phases of menopause 372
Yoga for perimenopause and menopause 388
Developing your home practice for perimenopause
and menopause 399
Go-to postures and practices for perimenopausal
and menopausal symptoms 402
Conclusion Reclaiming your feminine soulskin 435
Appendix 1 Understanding the Ayurvedic Doshas 437
Appendix 2 The Classical Women’s Postures 441
Benefits of the Classical Women’s Postures 441
Appendix 3 Restorative Postures for Women’s Health 449
Appendix 4 Moving with the Moon Playlist Suggestions 459
Acknowledgements 461
About the Author 463
Bibliography 465
