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Coming of Age

Women don’t need to have periods

Women don’t NEED to have periods? That’s what a recent article in ‘The Atlantic’ claims. It also makes statements such as: “Many women don’t

September 9, 2015 No Comments

PMS

Why is Menstruation Embarrassing?

Why IS menstruation embarrassing? Why is holding a pad something to hide? What are we ashamed of? Is it the pad, or ourselves? What is shameful

September 5, 2015 No Comments

Coming of Age

Menstrual Wisdom from India

Menstrual Wisdom from India: “Why we don’t go to the temple, and other practices” “What is pure, we don’t touch. And what we don’t touch,

August 31, 2015 No Comments

Coming of Age

Suppressing menstruation is killing the messenger!

Have you ever considered suppressing your menstrual cycle? Do you want to stop the phenomenon of rain just because it’s inconvenient to be outdoors while

August 29, 2015 9 Comments

Coming of Age

Shall I Drive You To The Red Tent?

Imagine your girl coming home from school. She feels tired. She is actually crabby, and the sullen look on her face warns you to keep

January 26, 2015 5 Comments

Coming of Age

Fill The Gap

My Great-Great-Great-Grandmother sat in a Red Tent. My Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter, yet to be born in a distant future, will be sitting in a Red Tent, as

March 1, 2014 2 Comments

Red Tent

Menstrual Mandalas

When I saw this breathtaking Red mandala by Kathy Klein, the artist behind Danmala.com, something clicked inside me. Though for the artist it may represent

October 1, 2013 4 Comments

PMS

Paid Menstrual Leave – It Is Time!

“A Russian lawmaker has asked parliament to give women two days paid leave a month when they menstruate… Mikhail Degtyaryov, a member of the nationalist

August 31, 2013 4 Comments

Coming of Age

Break A Taboo Today!

“Underneath the color of our skin, all women bleed the same, red, deep, ancient flow of life force. It is this power what makes the

May 31, 2013 2 Comments

Coming of Age

Imagine…

Imagine driving home from work, deciding to change course, and heading toward your neighborhood’s Red Tent for the evening. Your period is about to start,

February 4, 2013 2 Comments

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