Menarche Moon

Listen to a conversation Sinead O’Loughlin and I recorded about the Menarche Moon Journey.

In it we speak about how we both came to this work and about the importance of Rites of Passage in a womens life, specifically the menarche time in a girls life.
When the menarche transition is supported and held with love this creates a foundation for self love for the whole of the woman’s life, and a deep anchor into her own wisdom.
We also spoke about how it is never too late to do a Rites of Passage for a life stage transition we went through in the past, any unmet parts of ourselves still live within us and we can still go to meet her and hold her.

The weekend Sept 7th-8th will be centred on the ‘Rising Moon’ journey of preparing the young girls for her first menarche.
Sunday Sept 22nd will be a day for the mums only – ‘The Menarche Journey’.

Rising Moon
Rising Moon circles are a safe space for 10 year old girls and older who are pre-menarche or who have recently had their menarche, along with their Mums, to consciously prepare for, and move through, the menarche rite of passage. (and puberty)
As we stand with the girls on this threshold to womanhood, we will explore ideas and inspiration for a holistic coming of age.
We will learn how to listen to our inner wisdom and express our needs and boundaries. We will explore the importance of nature connection, and honouring the cycles and rhythms of our body. We will experience the magic of Sisterhood, and share age appropriate information about our bodies and the menstrual cycle.
(Their will also be time for the mothers to begin to explore their menarche time).

The Menarche Journey
This day is about supporting your daughter with your most whole self.
We will be exploring the life-cycle wheel of a woman and the rites of passages that happen along the way, what a rites of passage is and why it is important.
We will do practices for you to connect with your menarche journey, tell your story and time-travel in ceremony to reclaim what may have been missing.

Further details
Guided by Sinead McLoughlin & Sky-Maria Buitenhuis
Sept 7th 10am-4pm
Sept 8th 10am-4pm
Sept 22nd 10am-6pm
The cost for the full three days for you and your daughter is €350.
Please don’t let cost be a barrier, do get in touch to discuss other options.
We will provide a big pot of organic vegetarian soup each day for lunch, please bring along bread and other condiments to share.
Menarche Moon will take place near Rosscahill in Co.Galway at Dancing Moonlight, Gort na nDarach.

Register you and your daughter here

Read Sky-Maria Buitenhuis’s bio here.

Sinead McLoughlin

I am a sacred space holder, a keeper of thresholds, a singer (just for fun), a dancer (just for more fun) a lover of the sea, a mum to two girls, a wife, a sister, a friend, a daughter, an eternal student, a massage therapist, a manager, a lover of ritual and ceremony, a lifelong learner, a coach- in- training, an adventurer and a community-minded soul.

I value simplicity, beauty, clear communication, flexibility, collaboration, Mother Nature, time alone and stepping outside my comfort zone. I find people endlessly fascinating. I need time alone to recharge after social interaction, so I’m a social introvert if you like ❤️ 

I enjoy listening to the brilliantly creative minds of children. I wanted to offer my girls what I felt was absent for me at this stage of life: mentoring. So I trained as a mentor to young girls during the pandemic and I’ve been running my Rising Moon circles since then. I desire to provide a safe space for young girls on the cusp of puberty. A space where they are honoured and their voice is heard and where they can connect with their mum in a relaxed setting away from the day-to-day routine of normal life. I would love to welcome you into this space with me.