Celebrate your menses: Holistic guide for Girls & Women
About this audiobook
Are you excited to get your period or a bit frightened?
Let your fears be calmed and Let your anxious questions be answered with this book, Celebrate Your menses, an arc lamp which dispels the darkness of myths and misconceptions surrounding monthly periods.
"Celebrate Your Menses" offers a comprehensive guide to menstruation, focusing on the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the menstrual cycle.
Menstruation is a natural process that every woman experiences, yet it's often stigmatized and shrouded in shame and secrecy. It's time to change that.
From a young age, girls are taught to hide their pads and tampons and to avoid talking about their periods in public. This culture of shame and secrecy can have profound effects on how they view their bodies and themselves.
But what if we could change that?
What if we could learn to celebrate our menstrual cycle and view it as a powerful force for good in our lives?
That's the goal of "Celebrate Your Menses."
This book is not just for those who menstruate but also for anyone who wants to understand more about the menstrual cycle and how it impacts our lives. Whether you're a teenager just starting to menstruate or an adult navigating perimenopause, this book will provide you with valuable insights and tools to make your menstrual cycle a positive and empowering experience.
This book will explore the science behind menstruation, demystify common myths and misconceptions, and offer practical tips for managing symptoms and discomfort.
It will also delve into the cultural and historical significance of menstruation, from ancient traditions and rituals to modern-day menstrual activism.
"Celebrate Your Menses" reflects the need for a celebration of the female body and the incredible power it holds and offers tips for harnessing that power to improve the lives of girls and women. It also explores how menstruation impacts the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of girls and women.
The book is divided into different chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of menstruation, physical aspects of menstruation, including an overview of the menstrual cycle; common menstrual problems, and natural remedies for menstrual discomfort; emotional, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of menstruation; beliefs, myths, misconceptions, taboos and stigmas surrounding menstruation and how they impact negatively on women’s health and how they disempower women; the importance of menstrual hygiene and how menstrual hygiene impacts positively on women’s lives.
Throughout the book, the author emphasizes the importance of celebrating menstruation and embracing it as a natural and essential part of a woman's life. She encourages women to view their menstrual cycle as a source of strength and empowerment, rather than something to be ashamed of or hidden.
At its core, "Celebrate Your Menses" is a call to action for women to reclaim their menstrual cycle, view it as a positive and empowering force in their lives and celebrate the incredible power, wisdom and transformation of their bodies.
Let's break the silence and start a conversation about menstruation that is positive, inclusive, and empowering.
By breaking the silence around menstruation and celebrating our bodies, we can create a more just and equitable world for women. So let's get started - it's time to celebrate your menses!
About the author
Dr Vijayalakshmi Aluri Dr Vijayalakshmi Aluri is a writer of around 150 short stories, 4 novels, and 4 health education books : “Matrutvam”
( Advices to the Pregnant women), “The story of our body”, “Adolescent girls’ health’”- in regional language “Adolescents’ Health and Behavior” in English and
Translator of world-famous health education books from English to Telugu: “Where there is no doctor”, “Where women have no doctor”, and “Where there is no Psychiatrist” published by Hyderabad Book Trust and “The story of blood”, “Thumpa and sparrow” and “Tortoise wins again” published by National Book Trust of India.
1,00,000 copies of ‘Adolescent girls’ health’ were distributed to the high school, college and out of school girls with the financial assistance extended by the Govt. and non Govt. organizations
Her stories won prizes conducted by different Magazines Many of her stories and talks were broadcasted by All India Radio.
Participated in Poets’ meet twice, organized by the most popular Television, Hyderabad.
Wrote a column for many years in Vanitha, a magazine for women, by Chandamama group of publications, with the title “Health successes”.
Mrs Sujatha, research student, Nagarjuna University, selected Dr Aluri Vijayalakshmi’s literature as her Thesis subject and got her degree.
Essays titled “The impact of cinema on society”, published by A.P. State Literary Academy was later included in the textbook of P.U.C., Banglore University Essay, titled “If a doctor is also a writer”, was included in the textbook of B.A., Open University, Hyderabad.
Her story translated into English, “Flower Garden” was one of the 12 best stories among around 1500 stories translated from all Indian languages in a competition conducted by “HUMANSCAPE”, a fortnightly English magazine.
Dr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri’s name is included in “Who is who of Indian writers” and “Who is Who of Indian Translators” published by Central Literary Academy of India.
