Syncing With Your Cycle: Menstrual Health Education

MENSTRUAL HEALTH DAY RETREAT

This is your invitation to join the Menstrual Health Revolution! During this Day Retreat you will learn how to sync your life, energy, and work with your cycle and transform your health from the inside out.

This Menstrual health day retreat is designed to help you live harmoniously with your body’s natural rhythms and unlock the power of your cycle.

There is a lot we have not been taught and told about our bodies and how they function. We live in a society that is based on the 24 hour clock of mens hormones. Sadly this means that we have accepted that pain, frustration at our body and anything else unpleasant around our bleeds is "normal". I'm here to tell you its not.

While a lot of this is learning we will also be doing rituals and fun embodiment activities and using the sauna and spa to help the wisdom drop into our bodies. 

This workshop is for you if you:

🩸 Experience painful or irregular bleeds, cramping, headaches, migraines

🩸 Struggle with PMS, PMDD, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids, infertility, or other period-related challenges

🩸 Want to lose or control weight healthily without needing fad diets, or reduced eating

🩸 Feel constantly overwhelmed, burned out, or unable to keep up with your to-do list

🩸 Desire to have reduced stress and higher and more consistent energy

🩸 Desire more fun, pleasure, and flow in your life, but struggle with organisation or feel time poor

🩸 Have tried every planner out there but still feel scattered

🩸 Are curious about biohacking but unsure where to begin

🩸 Desire to learn how to connect more with your body in all its cycles

🩸 Desire to learn how to do rituals to honour your cycle, 

🩸 Learn how to use herbs, exercise, foods and natural ways to increase fertility and reduce hormonal imbalances rather than invasive medical procedures 

Your menstrual cycle is not meant to be painful. Your mood is not meant to feel out of control. When in alignment with your natural rhythms, your cycle can actually be a superpower, helping to counteract pain and fatigue and achieve incredible things. Unfortunately, the medical system often fails to provide women with the necessary knowledge to harness this potential. If this speaks to you or if you know there is a better way, than this workshop is for you. 

Provided: 

🩸 This is a day spa retreat and we will be nurturing your mind body and soul. The Venue has a Spa, Sauna and Pool for you to use in the lunch break. 

10am-4:30pm

🩸 Food Plan handout for your fridge

🩸 Menstrual Health Resources
🩸 Herbal tea and snacks

🩸 Embodiment Practices and Rituals for your cycle 

Things to bring: 

🩸 Water Bottle 

🩸 LUNCH- we are in warrandyte. There is uber eats available and a IGA close by but you will have more time to enjoy the Spa, Sauna and Pool if you bring your own food. 

🩸 Journal or writing material (You will want to take notes) 

🩸Comfy and warm clothes

🩸 A towel and bathers (option for nudity if consented to the group) 

About Me:

Hi, I’m Esther Ogilvie, a Qualified Menstrual Health Educator, and a Trauma, Somatic, and Sexuality Therapist with a deep commitment to empowering individuals to connect more profoundly with their bodies. I embody over a decade of experience in Trauma Therapy, Sex Education, and Holistic Health Practices, I am passionate about helping individuals reclaim balance, healing, and vitality through informed, cycle-based living.

If you want to know more about the work I do check me out here:

https://www.instagram.com/estherogilvie/

https://www.theurbanalchemist.... (in person) 

https://member.psychologytoday...(online)

My Story:

Menstrual health is a sensitive and passionate topic for me. I was someone who spent 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡, undergoing operations, enduring countless examinations, and being drugged up for pain with no clear diagnosis. I had no idea what was causing it. 

I experienced cysts bursting, ovaries twisting, and was told I had adenomyosis, endometriosis, and ovarian cysts. A long list of conditions connected to my womb and my menstrual cycle.

When my bleed ended, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣—𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣. My nervous system had been completely fried. The idea of an energetic, vibrant ovulation seemed like a myth I couldn’t believe.

During my bleed, I 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙙, on tramadol for four days, with nothing relieving the pain. I was always running out of sick days, and my bosses' empathy was wearing thin. In the male-dominated industries I worked in, I was threatened with losing my job if I took time off, so I would load up on painkillers and drag myself into work, 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜.

I became increasingly frustrated, exhausted, and disheartened. It created a huge disconnect from my body as I wanted to dissociate from the pain, discomfort, and exhaustion. 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨. The solutions always involved surgery, painkillers, and intense hormone blockers that would stop me bleeding entirely. I had spent ALL my money on every kind of natural and medical practitioner I could access. Finally, the “medical professionals” decided the best solution was to remove my womb entirely.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚.

𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮. I loved my body and I couldn't understand why it didnt love me.

So, I set out to find whatever research was out there to help me discover a better way.

And WOW, did I uncover a different approach. It turns out there are incredible women with medical backgrounds doing life-changing research on this topic. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨. I started learning more about how my hormones worked, what hormone imbalances looked like, and how they manifested. I discovered the concept of cycle syncing—living in harmony with your menstrual cycle.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝, my bloating and inflammation had significantly reduced.

𝙄𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨, I saw a dramatic decrease in my pain and began regaining my energy levels.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧,I was kayaking for 8 hours down a river on the first day of my bleed. No more debilitating pain. No more surgeries. No need for a hysterectomy. But most importantly, it gave me my hope back. It removed the resignation I once felt—that my life had to be this way.

𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩. This way of living in tune with my cycle actually existed. It was free, and I could do it all myself, at home. 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧, and when I harnessed it, not only did my energy return, but so did my creativity, happiness, body strength, and connection.

By no means do I never have a painful period now—sometimes I still get cramps. But now I know why and how to support my body during that time. I no longer need pain medication to survive. 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩.

I no longer feel constantly burnt out. I understand my body and what it needs and when. And as a result, my work has completely taken off because I feel like I have a secret superpower no one else knows about.

Which leads me to the idea of the Menstrual Health Revolution….

I feel such enraged grief that I was not taught these things about my body. That I lost years of my life to chronic pain and poverty. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩, where no one has to to go through an experience like I did. And for those in that experience or of a similar nature I want to teach you how to have hope again…..