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Moon Cycles and women

Posted by Leslie

Menstruation.com.au
Supporting women’s menstrual health through practical information and healthy products.
Human beings are affected by the moon. Women especially are affected by the moon and their menstrual cycle is intimately linked to this celestial body.
The moon:

regulates your menstrual cycle,
can trigger ovulation and fertile times,
affects your emotions and
affects the way people behave and view the world.

Women are connected […]

Hemitra Crecraft: Celebrating the Female Fertility Cycle

Posted by Leslie

(excerpted from Forward to the Adult Guidebook, Coming of Age: From Bud to Flower Menarche Kit)
I taught my first Coming of Age class for mothers and their daughters in April of 1994. I remember walking into the workshop room, sitting down and looking into the eyes of 10 little girls who clung to the sides […]

Courageous Women

Posted by Leslie

by Sharon Roberts-Meyer
January 25, 2006                                                                                           
 
Women who live their lives with courage
Have no perception of fear
They live as they are destined
Always knowing that life is oh so very dear
 
We have choices as we walk this line
Never knowing who will enter our realm of life
What circles we dance while stretching our limbs
Not knowing now the pendulum […]

Aluna: A Tidal Powered Moon Clock

Posted by Leslie

Positive News from Around the World
December 13, 2004
Aluna: A Tidal Powered Moon Clock
An unique proposal for a huge tidal-powered Moon Clock is being hailed by scientists and
anthropologists who believe this monumental timepiece could become an internationally
recognised landmark.
The Aluna Project, designed by artist, Laura Williams, will be a magnificent glass and steel structure illuminated by
tidal energy. […]

34 Million Friends of UNFPA

Posted by Leslie

August 4, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jason Salzman
303-292-1524
34 Million Friends of UNFPA Raises $2 Million as Contributions Surge, New Music Video Launched
A surge in donations in the days since the Bush Administration withheld $34 million approved by Congress for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has pushed total contributions to 34 Million Friends of […]