We Are Blood Cycle Driven

Have you noticed how much of life asks us to run on someone else’s timeline?

Deadlines. Calendars. Notifications. It can feel as if our inner rhythms don’t matter.

And yet, they do. We are blood cycle driven.

Every month, our bodies are in dialogue with the moon, with hormones, with seasons of growth and release. The world may insist that we keep moving in straight lines, but our cycles remind us: life is circular. Life moves in waves.

The challenge is that honouring this truth is not always easy. How do we live on our terms, when the world seems to demand otherwise?

I think it begins here: with small, radical acts of honouring ourselves.

Resting, even when your to-do list is long.
Saying no, when every message tells you to say yes.
Trusting that your cycle, your body, your energy, has wisdom greater than any app or productivity hack.

It sounds simple, but it’s not easy. We’ve been trained to override these signals from such a young age. Trained to prioritise external demands over inner knowing. Trained to believe that pushing through is strength, while listening inward is weakness.

But what if the opposite is true?

In Chinese medicine, blood is considered more than fluid. It is life force, the home of the spirit, holds consciousness. When blood is nourished, we feel rooted, clear, resilient. When blood is depleted, we feel scattered, restless, fragile. Our cycles, our vitality, are not inconveniences to be managed. They are the very foundation of our health, energy and power.

So what happens when we live life on these terms, instead of the world’s?

We begin to soften. To align. To create from a place of sufficiency instead of scarcity. Decisions come with more ease. Relationships deepen. Even the chaos of the outside world feels less destabilising, because the anchor is inside.

This is not about perfection. Some days, honouring yourself looks like a nourishing meal. Other days, it’s five minutes of quiet in the car before heading home. Sometimes, it’s just noticing: I’m tired. I’m tender. I’m bleeding. I’m blooming.

It starts small. And it starts with you.

Because when you begin to live in respect for your cycles, even when it’s not easy, you begin to create a life that is yours. On your terms.

And perhaps that is the deepest medicine of all.

If something here stirs within you, I’d love to walk beside you. To help you find ways, through qigong, acupuncture, or simple somatic practices, to honour your body’s wisdom, even in a world that forgets it. 🌙