Nikki Darby, highams park, London (2026)

28/04/2026

We are honoured to share our next Menstrual Medicine guest teaching session with you. We have wonderful Rubi Rodriguez joining us to hold a session on Decolonising Menstruation: Indigenous Knowledge and Body Autonomy in Abya Yala (the Americas).

This session explores menstruation through the lens of indigenous wisdom, historical memory, and decolonial practice in Abya Yala (the Americas). Drawing from pre-Hispanic records, anthropological research, and living indigenous traditions, participants will discover how menstruation has been understood and honoured across time and place in ways that challenge colonial narratives about bodies and cycles.

Session Details:
Date: 11 May 2026
Time: 10am to 12pm
Place: Zoom (recording will be made available to purchase afterwards - attendees will receive the recording)

This session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine certification programme and is also available for you to sign up to as a one-off session.

Book via Eventbrite.

Please drop us an email on redtentrosie@gmail.com to ask about this session or about the full programme.

14/04/2026

Teaching Girls about Puberty & the Menstrual Cycle

Join us for a Menstrual Medicine session exploring ways we can teach girls about this important life phase.

In this session, Nikki will guide us through how we can support & teach girls about puberty, menarche and beyond - including topics to cover and tools/props you can use. She will begin the session exploring how our own menstrual shame can affect why we teach - this is a very important piece of this work because we can, unintentionally, project and pass on our own shame to those we speak to.

What is covered;
-Identifying and dismantling your own menstrual shame
-Do you embody what we want to teach? If not, how you can begin to do this.
-Menarche as a rite of passage
-Why menstrual cycle education is important/the bigger picture
-Key topics to cover when teaching girls
-How we can prepare ourselves for questions ‘outside of menstrual cycle education’ from children/young adults that we speak to.
-Tools and props you may want to use

Session facilitator:
Nikki is a women’s wisdom keeper, who honours the cycles & seasons of life, keeping the stories & seeds safe for future generations.

She supports girls and women across all rites including menarche, motherhood and eldership through 1-2-1 offerings, ceremonies and workshops including 3 hours positive puberty & menstrual cycle workshops called First Moon Circles.

This session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine year-long certification but is open to all. Book your place via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987382360138?aff=oddtdtcreator

16/03/2026

We are looking for someone to provide admin support on our year-long **Menstrual Medicine** programme.

This is a beautiful opportunity for someone who feels called to deepen their relationship with the menstrual cycle while supporting the behind-the-scenes flow of the programme.

In exchange for administrative support throughout the year, we are offering a place on the full Menstrual Medicine online programme called The Home Journey.

You might be a good fit if you:
• feel passionate about menstrual wisdom and cyclical living
• enjoy organisation and gentle admin tasks
• are reliable, communicative and supportive of group spaces
• feel called to walk this year-long journey with us

You can be based anywhere in the world :)

Tasks may include things like helping with updating Eventbrite, being creating on Canva (we have some templates already set up), loading recordings onto Vimeo and Youtube, organising session reminders.

Training is provided.

This role would suit someone who is organised, heart-led and excited to be immersed in this work.

If this speaks to you, please send us a DM or email with a little about yourself and why you feel called to this role.

We can’t wait to welcome the right person into this journey. 🌙

Nicola and Nikki

13/03/2026

What Is a Rite of Passage?

A rite of passage is when we transition from one group/role/identity to another. A threshold you cross and can never uncross. A shift in identity, body, or soul that marks a before and an after.

Some rites are loud while some are quiet. Some are celebrated while many are carried in silence and shame.

All of them teach us how our family, community and wider society value our new role/identity.

A rite of passage is not just an event it’s a transformation and they happen whether or not we mark them.

If you would like to explore this more, tomorrow I will be holding a session exploring some of the physical rites of passage females go through;

-Menarche
-First Sexual Experience
-Creation
-Menopause

The call is Saturday 14th March 10am to 1pm UK time.

This session forms part of our year-long programme

You can book via eventbrite - dm me for the link :)

23/02/2026

Menstrual Medicine Workshop — Amsterdam

Join us in Amsterdam for a nourishing and empowering journey into menstrual wisdom. Together we’ll explore the cyclical nature of our bodies, reconnect with the wisdom of the womb, and reclaim menstruation as your inner source of knowing, creativity, and strength.

Our workshop offers a supportive space to explore the four seasons of the cycle & female life cycle, to learn about holistic menstrual care including massage & moxa, practices that honour each phase of your inner seasons. We’ll dismantle shame and support you on your journey to menstrual educator/doula/faciliator.

Whether you are new to this work or deepening your existing relationship with your cycle, you are warmly welcome.

- Come as you are
- Leave feeling enlightened, connected, and empowered

13/02/2026

Happy Friday 13th goddesses!

Don’t let the old story trick you - Friday 13th is not unlucky. In fact, it’s a very sacred, feminine day for lots of reasons. Let’s take a look:

There are;

13 New moons in a lunar year
13 Full moons in a lunar year
13 Menstrual cycles in a lunar year
13 days from new moon to full moon
13 days from full moon to new moon
13 days from bleed/period to ovulation (average)
13 days from ovulation to bleed/period (average)

Friday is day of the goddess Fraya - the Norse goddess of love, fertility, and beauty.

In old English, Friday means F***g. F***g, or F***ga, was both Queen Asgard and a sky goddess in Norse mythology. She was associated with love, marriage and motherhood.

Why is this day now deemed unlucky?

As Christianity gained momentum in the Middle Ages, its leaders did not allow the worship of multiple gods and goddesses. At the same time the celebration of Friday, the number 13, and the goddesses who invoked love, s*x, fertility, magic and pleasure were considered unholy.

Do you see the number 13 anywhere else? Or in fact not see it - on planes and tall buildings they have been known not to include a 13th row or floor. Have you read anything else/different about the history of Friday 13th? Leave a comment!

Let’s reclaim this sacred feminine day and break the cycle of stamping out what is ours to celebrate.

13/02/2026

We are delighted to share that we have Maiya Ahmed holding a Menstrual Medicine session for us on Ayurvedic Wisdom and the Cycle.

Maiya’s upcoming session on Menstrual Medicine will explore menstruation and menstrual health from an Ayurvedic perspective. She will discuss how different constitutions (doshas) experience imbalances in their menstrual cycles and will share approaches for maintaining a healthy, pain-free cycle. Ayurvedic medicine in this context focuses on diet adaptations, herbal remedies, medicinal practices, and lifestyle adjustments to support menstrual and women’s health.

Session details:
Date: 25 April 2026
Time: 10am to 12pm UK time
Place: Zoom (recording will be made available to purchase afterwards - attendees will receive the recording)

Thi session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine certification programme and is also available for you to sign up to as a one-off session.

Book via Eventbrite

Please drop us an email on redtentrosie@gmail.com to ask about this session or about the full programme.

We have more amazing guest teachers to share with you - keep your eyes peeled!

12/02/2026

We are so happy to share with you our spring schedule on Menstrual Medicine.

We have some amazing guest teachers covering incredible topics. Take a look at the separate individual guest teacher posts for details about their sessions.

Our carefully curated schedule flows with the seasons and cycles around us.

You have the option to join the full year-long programme or sign up for individual sessions (via Eventbrite)

Menstrual Medicine is no ordinary cycle focused course. You learn the fundamentals of the menstrual cycle plus soooo much more from specialists in their area of work.

There is personal discovery and healing, while learning new wisdom and practices to weave into your offerings. You come away certified and ready to step into menstrual work.

What’s more, upon completing your year with us, you remain part of our living community which means you continue to be invited to all future live calls and retain access to all recorded sessions.

There is still time to join us on this new year-long cycle of Menstrual Medicine. Your next step would be to comment MEDICINE and we will send you full course details.

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10/02/2026

Join us for this Menstrual Medicine session exploring ‘coming off of birth control’.

We will look at the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of hormonal contraceptions and how you can start your journey to coming off them.

Topics covered;

-Hormonal state while on hormonal birth control
-Shifting hormones as you get back to your own rhythm once off them - including side effects like skin break-outs, weight gain, migraines and mood
-We will look at how to support yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually
-We will look at detoxing
-We will spend time processing how we feel about all of that

Whether you are looking to stop taking birth control or plan to support clients with their transition, you will get lots of useful wisdom and knowledge from this call.

This session is for personal knowledge or to weave within your work.

16 February 10-1pm UK time
On zoom.
This session will be recorded

Open to all, book via Eventbrite (link in bio). This session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine programme.

09/02/2026

There are many period products available now, compared to when I was a teen and young woman.

We now have a good selection of Reusable and Disposal products available to us.

You may be surprised to hear that reusable products have been around for….wel forever.

They then fell out of popularity when “convenient” disposables came along. Disposables offer an easy to access, affordable option for most. The trouble with them is they are disposable, so are binned after one use (ending up in landfill) and they often contain chemicals and other harmful substances.

Reusables on the other hand, have come on leaps and bounds since the cloths & rags our ancestors used. We now have pads, pants, cups, discs, sponges and even swimwear within reach. No longer do we have to choose between swimming and using a tampon. Brilliant! Many top brands also offer teen ranges too ❤️ the downside to reusable products is the initial outlay cost, it is high than disposables but in the long run they work out to be the same price or cheaper in many incidences.

Let me know what your favourite product(s) are in the comments! I am a bit fan of Cheeky period pants.

01/02/2026

Imbolc blessings

The wheel of the year turns and today marking Imbolc and Brigid’s Day. The beginning of spring, the transition of dark to light and the season of the Maiden.

Imbolc, marking the half way point between winter solstice and spring equinox, is the first fire festival in the Celtic calendar and the word ‘Imbolc’ translates to “in the belly of the mother” in Old Irish referring to spring seeds expanding in Mother Earth and the pregnant ewes at this time of year. You too are a seed of this new earth cycle, full of potential and beginning to stir.

Imbolc marks the beginning of spring celebrated by the ancient Celtics. You will notice the subtle signs of spring as you head out on walks. Snowdrops and daffodils are pushing their way through the soil to reach the air, birds are busy weaving their nests and light & heat are retuning.

Imbolc belongs to Goddess Brigid (aka Saint Brigid) Goddess Brigid is known across the Celtic communities for her fire, poetry, healing, fertility, birth, crafts and learning. As the maiden, Brigid represents the awakening earth.

As a Goddess of healing Brigid saw over the waterways as their guardian and protected. Across the lands of Ireland you can find several sacred wells of Brigid. The people of Ireland weave Brigid Crosses to protect them from fire and evil.

Ways to celebrate Imbolc & Honour Goddess Brigid
- Cleanse your space/home
- Light candles to celebrate the returning light
- Write poetry
- Craft a Brigid Cross
- Go out in nature
- Spend time near water
- Journal your seeds for the forthcoming harvest
- Share a meal with loved ones

Credit: Card of Brigid in first image by artist Lia Laimbock

29/01/2026

You are invited to our gathering on Monday 2nd February to bless the closing of one cycle and beginning of the next.

Menstrual Medicine has almost completed one full cycle. 12 months, 4 seasons, 40something online sessions, 8 guest teaches and two in person workshops. And we are about to do it all over again with new topics and guest teachers.

It’s been the most potent year for us and we cannot wait to see what the next cycle holds.

email redtentrosie@gmal.com for the call link - all welcome to our Closing & Opening Ceremony

2nd February 10am to 1pm

🩸🙏🏻❤️

Nikki Darby

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