Ananda Woman

Musings and information about experiencing health as women in today's world.

The One Thing I Wish I'd Known Before I Chose My Obstetrician

Not long after I watched the blue line appear on my pregnancy test, and only a day after hanging out the washing and holding a peg in my...

A Simple Overview of Seed Cycling

What is seed cycling? Seed cycling is a simple method that aims to support female hormones. It involves daily consumption of four...

What is Mercier Therapy?

Mercier Therapy is a deep pelvic visceral manipulation protocol that will help restore organ mobility and blood flow so that the pelvic...

Experiences of a Birth Attendant

Two births, two days. I hadn’t met this woman beforehand and had only spoken to her by phone due to her original attendant passing away...

Are episiotomies necessary?

My jaw dropped when I recently read on the National Core Maternity Indicators (2021) that episiotomy rates in Australia, based on 2018...

Yoga and The Female Body

I love yoga. Through bodily awareness, intentional movement, and single point of focus concentration of breath and movement, my practice...

The Seasons of Women – And a bit of life in Switzerland

From the time a girl or young woman gets her period she begins a journey of monthly cycles that will carry her through life for the next...

Fascia - What is it and why is it important?

Fascia is the connective tissue throughout your body. It can be found in your toes and all the way to the top of your head. Fascia is...

A Hidden Cause of Period Pain

Everyone has grown up listening to the rhetoric that painful periods are normal and this is just part of womanhood. This narrative has...