Moontime Cycles presents

Adolescent Moontime Circle – a workshop for girls

Join midwives Jessica Moraes and Freya Martin for a special gathering to celebrate your body’s natural rhythms in a nurturing, holistic way.

This workshop is for girls 14 years of age and older.

What’s this circle about?

You will learn about the dynamic nature of the menstrual cycle using a seasonal framework to

understand your inner winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Using their holistic midwifery

wisdom, Jessica and Freya will share how to embrace your body’s natural flow, helping you feel connected and empowered throughout your cycle.

In this workshop you will also learn about reproductive health and well-being, including sexual health and contraception, to empower you with knowledge to honour and advocate for your body as you grow into womanhood.

Conditions such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), dysmenorrhoea and endometriosis will be explored, and we will discuss their management including both medical and holistic approaches.

This is a confidential space where all conversations remain within our sacred circle. You can share stories (like your first period, if you want to) and ask any questions.

What we will create together:

• Craft a keepsake: We’ll make a beautiful bracelet or necklace with moonstone, a gem

that mirrors the moon’s cycles (just like your body), and agate, a grounding stone known

for its calming, balancing properties that support emotional stability, soothe stress, and

promote harmony in your reproductive system

• Learn belly wrapping: Discover the ancient, nurturing practice of belly wrapping to

bring warmth and comfort during your moon time, using a scarf or rebozo

• Ease discomfort naturally: Explore simple, nature-inspired remedies to soothe cramps

and support your well-being

What to bring:

• A long scarf, rebozo, or sarong for belly wrapping

Details:

Where: The Melbourne Therapy Centre.

221 Wonga Rd. Warranwood

When: Sunday October 12th, 2025 from 11am-2pm

Food: Lunch is provided - please let us know any dietary needs.

Cost: $80

Questions? Parents, guardians, or participants can reach out to Jessica for further information if required.

Contact: Jessica Moraes 0415291172

Your facilitators:

Freya is a midwife and a mother to two young children. Since becoming a mother, she has developed a passion for increasing awareness of the menstrual cycle and the seasonal, cyclical changes within it. Freya loves to help girls and women to harness their feminine power by increasing knowledge of how their energy and motivation levels change throughout their cycle. She has a special interest in care and support for women in the months after birth, and matrescence, which is the profound change women go through when they become mothers.

Jessica is a mother to four beautiful boys, a midwife, paediatric nurse and maternal child health nurse. She has a deep wish to empower young girls and women to be in tune with their bodies and develop an innate sense of the seasons of their cycle. She brings knowledge and experience of anthroposophical nursing and traditional belly wrapping practices to women’s health care. She runs the Gabriel conversation group for new parents; supporting women along their pregnancy, birth and parenting journey.