If a woman is in her bleeding years , while working with a gemmotherapy protocol designed specifically for her system , we always pause on taking in any extracts during the bleed . This is a very powerful , potent and sacred time of release and transformation , and one way the body cleanses and sheds on various levels . We do not desire to push the body at all in the practice of gemmotherapy . There is great importance instead to support the bodies natural innate capacity to find coherence and homeostasis . One of the ways to assist is by supporting our central and autonomic nervous system with the gemmo extracts .
During the bleed , we honor rest and allow the body to be .

When resuming a clients protocol, I do not like to begin where we’ve left off . I find that after menstruation , the woman is usually seeing with new eyes and experiencing life very differently after the transformative process she has just been through . So , gathering again at this time after she emerges …to listen to the changes in her sight and system . This can result often in changes to the constellation of extracts suggested to work with . It is a very fulfilling process for me to observe and support the woman as she shifts continuously .

If a woman is in a season of pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding , peri/menopause, in need of nutrients through physical and non physical foods , has had chemotherapy or lots of antibiotics over the years which can all create irregular rhythms for bleeding or cease it all together … then I like to revisit to listen to their sight , system and experience every 4 weeks and make changes if needed . I feel that sometimes it can be grounding to establish an anchor and regular rhythm for those not having regularity in their cycle .
There are also those who attune to a more spontaneous rhythm and find it supportive to work in less linear ways . A more specialized approach of visiting to share ( and working with the extracts ) and listen with times of highly concentrated support and then spans with more spaciousness. The particularities for each woman contains beauty.