All life is interwoven into cycles, from Earth’s seasons to cellular energy pathways. These cycles map the most auspicious times for everything, from growth to rest and healing. Both women and men have biological growth and renewal cycles led by hormones. Understanding these cycles can help us embrace our cyclic nature, a concept lost in modern linear time. Author Pia Orleane, Ph.D., draws on ancient wisdom and research to offer a template for restoring balance. She explains how hormones released in cycles eliminate anger, depression, insomnia, anxiety, and fatigue. Exploring ancient traditions and rituals, she shows how seclusion during menstruation and vision quests cleansed the body and mind, awakened creativity and sensitivity, and reattuned us to nature and gender harmony. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)