FIRST MOON CIRCLES

What is a First Moon Circle?

First Moon refers to a person's very first period - their menarche, with a First Moon Circle being an empowering and different approach to period education and a celebration for girls aged 9 - 12 of this very important and powerful rite of passage.

These circles provide a safe and nurturing space where children can learn about puberty and periods so they feel prepared, informed, positive and empowered about this time in their lives and the approach of their first period. As well, they gain knowledge of how to support themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually as they enter womanhood encouraging pride, love and care for themselves. We also have a mother/caregiver and daughter celebration to give the children the opportunity to talk openly about the changes they are going through taking away the shame and awkwardness.

"Thank you for providing a beautiful experience for my daughter. It was very special for her and her friends and I know they've been having conversations openly about periods, discharge and other things and they seem very comfortable talking about it which is exactly what I was wanting for her."

Parent

What happens at a First Moon Circle?

PART 1: Periods, puberty and cycles
We start with a 2hr experience just for the group to come together, have fun, be silly, deepen friendships, and learn accurate information about what's happening to their physical body, as well as their emotional and spiritual selves as they approach and encounter menarche (the first period, or first moon).
Here First Mooners learn about:

What periods and puberty are, what happens during this stage of development and what they can expect to notice, sense and feel within their body and emotions.

An introduction to the female body, hormones, and the reproductive system.

Introduction to Cycle Awareness (remember, the period is just 1 part of a 4 stage cycle!) and how our energy, superpowers and needs change across the month.
Introduction to self-care for their cycle (a couple of examples include: why rest is important, why its ok if suddenly they might feel a bit cranky and how to nurture themselves through the pre-menstrual phase).
Body and earth friendly period product options and a chance to play with different options.
And they can ask me any and all awkward, embarrassing, curious questions they've not felt able to ask yet.

PART 2: Celebrating with our loved ones
A celebratory afternoon tea where Mums/Nanas/Carergivers are invited to join us to hear what the girls have discovered, to share their positive guidance and beautiful wishes they have for the girls in their lifetime.
Here the intentions are to:

Role model that it is possible to talk openly about periods and puberty amongst friends and adults.
Give the parents an opportunity to affirm the positive learning and experience, and to encourage the girls to be able to talk to them about personal topics.
Parents share wisdom with everyone present, which helps the girls feel supported and remember that they are not alone, and that all womxn before them have been through the same experience.
Girls share what they have learned with the adults which will no-doubt offer you new knowledge yourself!
To celebrate a very special time in a person's life - and to frame the natural process as normal, healthy, magical, and a time a girl meets her power.

"The blessings at the end was beautiful... The circle gave the mums the opportunity and reason to reflect on what they want for their girls and to have the time to share this with them. HUGE! I am so grateful for what you gave to the group."

Parent

Why attend a First Moon Circle?
First Moon Circles are absolutely overflowing with value:

Each participant will leave feeling more confident and empowered through greater knowledge, understanding and acceptance of what's to come, and how powerful, important, special and transformational this phase of their life is.

Parents and participants are supported to open up conversations to discuss periods and puberty (and who knows what else!) afterwards, having been held in the safe space of circle where this talk is safe and normalised.
If friends attend together, then they gain the added benefit of sisterhood, having this shared experience to refer back to, and to share wisdom with their other friends.
Parents are also supported to learn this wisdom alongside their daughter, feel safe and heard and be guided with tools and language to support their child.
And often, mothers are able to heal a part of their own relationship to their menarche and menstruation, through giving their child the support they wish they'd had as a child, and learning about their own cycles.

"I'm not sure I would have reached this space for easy communication (with my daughter) on my own, so thank you very very much for facilitating this opening."

Parent

Participants receive beautiful and thoughtfully curated gifts included with their place.
A gift bag is curated for the girls featuring self-care items, precious reminders of the day and sample products, with each receiving as standard:

'First Moon Guide' - a 24 page full colour keepsake resource full of fact sheets, guide to self-care for the cycle and a beginner cycle tracking sheet, information shared in circle plus more which you can keep reading and referring to with your child.
A Moon Pack - a special gift pack containing period care samples and self care items to support her emotionally, physically and spiritually, precious reminders of the day.
A keepsake beaded First Moon bracelet made in session.
Plus a light celebratory Afternoon Tea for both child and parent is included.

"It was a lovely afternoon and I know the girls were very excited and. perhaps a little self conscious but the gifts and information were amazing. It was so well set up and the mothers sharing a message to their daughters was very special."

Parent

PRIVATE GROUP BOOKINGS AVAILABLE

For groups of 5 - 8 children aged 9 - 12. Price is $200 - $225 / Parent-Child Pair. A payment plan is also available upon request.

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