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A Curious Journey

What are the words and feelings you possess that truly describe the deep essence of being a woman; a woman in a fast-forward world led predominantly by men; a world where in order to be heard, accepted, felt and experienced, so many of us have unconsciously adapted our natural innate feminine code – a code that supplies the knowing to us as Mothers, Sisters and Wives? Do you react impulsively to surviving in this “doing-world” of moving ever faster toward temporary success and satisfaction? Is this response of ours the true and best way to bring our female spirit back into balance? And, if we continue, how will our relationships be with ourselves, with other women, and with those around us?

For several years now, I have been searching, asking myself a series of vital questions. What are the qualities that make up me as a woman? Who am I as a woman? What am I as a woman? Through this process I discovered that even vocalizing the simple sentence, “I am a woman,” did not flow off my tongue initially as I thought it might or should.

I had been brought up to live life at a pace driven by always striving to be the best, to win, to be right, to reach the finishing line whatever it took. It suddenly struck me that these were not perhaps the best feminine affirmations to help me live and breathe in my skin as a woman. To know how to respond more from my intuition – more from my instinct, my sensitivity – and to tend to myself in a nurturing way were initially alien concepts. Thankfully, through an array of self-development resources, I have since discovered that these powerful concepts are the key to fulfilling all dimensions of my femininity.

My search for my identity as a woman has led me along many fascinating paths. I’ve encountered a wide variety of incredible women, all eager to simply own their womanhood – their richness and passion for being female – and trust that it is the most fundamental power we can have to survive in our society. It’s clear that adopting the traits of men and their masculinity – or simply seeking more Yang than Yin – is not the key to unlocking our potential. Men will become and stay as men if we reclaim the qualities of being and breathing as women, sisters, aunties and more.

The Greek goddesses were created not simply as mythical characters, but as perfect archetypal representations of our colourful dimensions as women. If I am to fulfill my role as a guide and assist other women, how can I tap into my own potential within this realm of Goddess archetypes? It seems it should be so simple, as it is already in my blood and bones, but the truth is that there are so many ingrained layers of belief and habit that we carry from our female role models, our ancestors, that our perspective of ourselves is far from accurate. In fact it is so far from the centre of ourselves that it takes strength, trust, courage and commitment to step into this void of the unknown: a place where there is no certainty, a place where emotions spark and shadows live, and yet a place where the evolution of us as women began.

So, blending profound insights with difficult questions, I decided to experience my life with curiosity, with an attitude of openness and flexibility to the opinions of others, to the abundance of strategies, styles and trends we are bombarded with in today’s world. I began to ask myself some different questions. What does the word ‘woman’ mean to me? Do modern ideas and trends resonate with being a woman? Does my environment support me as a woman? Do people inspire me as a woman? Does my lifestyle allow me the space to nurture and strengthen myself as a woman? These important questions allowed me the stillness to become more aware of how I’ve been choosing to be and how much more I would like to become as a woman.

Through a combination of talking about my physical and emotional imbalances, of moving and dancing with them, of singing about them, I began to understand how to slowly listen to my female form, to acknowledge its needs and begin to act. I feel I’m now closer to being able to respond to my female instinct, which naturally allows my body to return to its balanced physical and emotional state – a place where I feel revitalized, energized and whole; a place where injuries stay at bay, and where conflict is welcome and choice is abundant.

The Rite of Passage

I’ve now begun to notice the signs signifying my calling as a woman, a mother, a wife; and to begin owning my female qualities and sharing the experience with those women who are perhaps submerged in an underworld of business, politics, abuse and much more. I have slowly and gently begun to collect together the most magical and profound of those experiences which have aided me in regaining my power as a woman. From these, I have developed MoonPearl Be, a practice that helps women reclaim their rite of passage toward being the whole woman they were born to be.