Moonlit Mothers

24: Closing out the Wheel of the Year

As we sit in the void space of this current wheel of the year (between Samhain and Yule), we are reflecting on what we've traversed over the past year and how we've each navigated this whole turning of the wheel. We reflect on what impact seasonal and cyclical living can have on us and how it can empower us. We share some of the themes that have come up for us throughout this wheel of the year. We also invite you to get intentional about slowing down, even when life is fast. If you have journeyed through this wheel of the year with us, or even part of it, please come and chat with us [https://www.instagram.com/moonlitmothers/] about your experience. Sarah is going to be hosting a FREE online Women's Circle for the Winter Solstice on June 21, so if you are keen to start the next wheel of the year being held in sacred space, please come and join - book your spot here [https://events.humanitix.com/winter-solstice-online-circle-5t5hmnmb]

23: Cycle Musings - Ovulation Pain

In this solo episode Sarah chats about a her experience with ovulation pain and how she learned a new deeper layer of cyclical living that gave her a lightbulb moment of how to reflect on what may have caused such a painful ovulation. She shares the process of folliculogenesis (the maturation of the follicle in the ovaries which then leads to the release of an egg at ovulation. She also shares a bit of her insight into release rituals to encourage her bleed to start. Our menstrual cycles reflect our overall health and what we experience can impact our cycles - so you may like to use this as an invitation to reflect on your own menstrual cycle and how your emotions and experiences effect you. If you resonate with what Sarah talks about or have any of your own lightbulb moments & want to talk about it, please come and chat with her - @blossomingwithsarah [https://www.instagram.com/blossomingwithsarah/] We'd love to hear from you if you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast - come and DM us with your episode ideas/requests @moonlitmothers [https://www.instagram.com/moonlitmothers/] Note: this is not medical advice

BONUS Samhain guided ritual

Welcome to your free guided ritual for the sabbat of Samhain Episode 22 will tell you all about this sabbat (traditionally All Hallows Eve which commercially has become Halloween), but this bonus episode is here to guide you through an autumn themed meditation and some prompts for this time in the wheel of the year. Please come and share your reflections with us [https://www.instagram.com/moonlitmothers/], we'd love to hear from you

22: Samhain

This is the final sabbat episode for this wheel of the year before we complete the wheel with the next winter solstice! This sabbat is Samhain (sah-win), which commercially has become Halloween. It's a time of the final harvest and really beginning to turn inward with deep reflection and slowing down before we surrender to the void (the space between Samhain and Yule). It's also a time where the veil to the spirit world is at its thinnest, so we talk about ancestor work and connecting with your intuition. Come and follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/moonlitmothers/]

21: Nervous system regulation

This is a topic we are both constantly navigating and learning more about and we invite you to listen with curiosity and without judgement as you too, learn what works for you. We talk a little about what our nervous system is and what it does for us in varying stress responses. We share a list of ideas of how to tend to your nervous system, so we encourage you to pick a few to implement - as with all that we do, it’s about the small things done regularly that support us in the long run. Sarah shares an experience of moving through a panic attack and what her nervous system did. Mal shares her body's natural reaction to a stressful time and allowing it to happen. We also touch on the conditioning most people have faced since childhood that has resulted in us shutting down what we’re feeling and therefore impacting our regulation skills - so this is your permission slip to do whatever it is that your body needs in this moment! We’d love to connect with you [https://www.instagram.com/moonlitmothers/] and hear what you do to help support your nervous system. We mention Core & Floor Restore - Core & Floor Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/coreandfloorrestore/#] - Core & Floor Rage Program [https://coreandfloor.com.au/pages/shifting-from-rage-to-healthy-expression-of-anger]