Nikki Darby, highams park, London (2026)

23/02/2026

Menstrual Medicine Workshop — Amsterdam

Join us in Amsterdam for a nourishing and empowering journey into menstrual wisdom. Together we’ll explore the cyclical nature of our bodies, reconnect with the wisdom of the womb, and reclaim menstruation as your inner source of knowing, creativity, and strength.

Our workshop offers a supportive space to explore the four seasons of the cycle & female life cycle, to learn about holistic menstrual care including massage & moxa, practices that honour each phase of your inner seasons. We’ll dismantle shame and support you on your journey to menstrual educator/doula/faciliator.

Whether you are new to this work or deepening your existing relationship with your cycle, you are warmly welcome.

- Come as you are
- Leave feeling enlightened, connected, and empowered

13/02/2026

Happy Friday 13th goddesses!

Don’t let the old story trick you - Friday 13th is not unlucky. In fact, it’s a very sacred, feminine day for lots of reasons. Let’s take a look:

There are;

13 New moons in a lunar year
13 Full moons in a lunar year
13 Menstrual cycles in a lunar year
13 days from new moon to full moon
13 days from full moon to new moon
13 days from bleed/period to ovulation (average)
13 days from ovulation to bleed/period (average)

Friday is day of the goddess Fraya - the Norse goddess of love, fertility, and beauty.

In old English, Friday means F***g. F***g, or F***ga, was both Queen Asgard and a sky goddess in Norse mythology. She was associated with love, marriage and motherhood.

Why is this day now deemed unlucky?

As Christianity gained momentum in the Middle Ages, its leaders did not allow the worship of multiple gods and goddesses. At the same time the celebration of Friday, the number 13, and the goddesses who invoked love, s*x, fertility, magic and pleasure were considered unholy.

Do you see the number 13 anywhere else? Or in fact not see it - on planes and tall buildings they have been known not to include a 13th row or floor. Have you read anything else/different about the history of Friday 13th? Leave a comment!

Let’s reclaim this sacred feminine day and break the cycle of stamping out what is ours to celebrate.

13/02/2026

We are delighted to share that we have Maiya Ahmed holding a Menstrual Medicine session for us on Ayurvedic Wisdom and the Cycle.

Maiya’s upcoming session on Menstrual Medicine will explore menstruation and menstrual health from an Ayurvedic perspective. She will discuss how different constitutions (doshas) experience imbalances in their menstrual cycles and will share approaches for maintaining a healthy, pain-free cycle. Ayurvedic medicine in this context focuses on diet adaptations, herbal remedies, medicinal practices, and lifestyle adjustments to support menstrual and women’s health.

Session details:
Date: 25 April 2026
Time: 10am to 12pm UK time
Place: Zoom (recording will be made available to purchase afterwards - attendees will receive the recording)

Thi session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine certification programme and is also available for you to sign up to as a one-off session.

Book via Eventbrite

Please drop us an email on redtentrosie@gmail.com to ask about this session or about the full programme.

We have more amazing guest teachers to share with you - keep your eyes peeled!

12/02/2026

We are so happy to share with you our spring schedule on Menstrual Medicine.

We have some amazing guest teachers covering incredible topics. Take a look at the separate individual guest teacher posts for details about their sessions.

Our carefully curated schedule flows with the seasons and cycles around us.

You have the option to join the full year-long programme or sign up for individual sessions (via Eventbrite)

Menstrual Medicine is no ordinary cycle focused course. You learn the fundamentals of the menstrual cycle plus soooo much more from specialists in their area of work.

There is personal discovery and healing, while learning new wisdom and practices to weave into your offerings. You come away certified and ready to step into menstrual work.

What’s more, upon completing your year with us, you remain part of our living community which means you continue to be invited to all future live calls and retain access to all recorded sessions.

There is still time to join us on this new year-long cycle of Menstrual Medicine. Your next step would be to comment MEDICINE and we will send you full course details.

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10/02/2026

Join us for this Menstrual Medicine session exploring ‘coming off of birth control’.

We will look at the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of hormonal contraceptions and how you can start your journey to coming off them.

Topics covered;

-Hormonal state while on hormonal birth control
-Shifting hormones as you get back to your own rhythm once off them - including side effects like skin break-outs, weight gain, migraines and mood
-We will look at how to support yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually
-We will look at detoxing
-We will spend time processing how we feel about all of that

Whether you are looking to stop taking birth control or plan to support clients with their transition, you will get lots of useful wisdom and knowledge from this call.

This session is for personal knowledge or to weave within your work.

16 February 10-1pm UK time
On zoom.
This session will be recorded

Open to all, book via Eventbrite (link in bio). This session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine programme.

09/02/2026

There are many period products available now, compared to when I was a teen and young woman.

We now have a good selection of Reusable and Disposal products available to us.

You may be surprised to hear that reusable products have been around for….wel forever.

They then fell out of popularity when “convenient” disposables came along. Disposables offer an easy to access, affordable option for most. The trouble with them is they are disposable, so are binned after one use (ending up in landfill) and they often contain chemicals and other harmful substances.

Reusables on the other hand, have come on leaps and bounds since the cloths & rags our ancestors used. We now have pads, pants, cups, discs, sponges and even swimwear within reach. No longer do we have to choose between swimming and using a tampon. Brilliant! Many top brands also offer teen ranges too ❤️ the downside to reusable products is the initial outlay cost, it is high than disposables but in the long run they work out to be the same price or cheaper in many incidences.

Let me know what your favourite product(s) are in the comments! I am a bit fan of Cheeky period pants.

01/02/2026

Imbolc blessings

The wheel of the year turns and today marking Imbolc and Brigid’s Day. The beginning of spring, the transition of dark to light and the season of the Maiden.

Imbolc, marking the half way point between winter solstice and spring equinox, is the first fire festival in the Celtic calendar and the word ‘Imbolc’ translates to “in the belly of the mother” in Old Irish referring to spring seeds expanding in Mother Earth and the pregnant ewes at this time of year. You too are a seed of this new earth cycle, full of potential and beginning to stir.

Imbolc marks the beginning of spring celebrated by the ancient Celtics. You will notice the subtle signs of spring as you head out on walks. Snowdrops and daffodils are pushing their way through the soil to reach the air, birds are busy weaving their nests and light & heat are retuning.

Imbolc belongs to Goddess Brigid (aka Saint Brigid) Goddess Brigid is known across the Celtic communities for her fire, poetry, healing, fertility, birth, crafts and learning. As the maiden, Brigid represents the awakening earth.

As a Goddess of healing Brigid saw over the waterways as their guardian and protected. Across the lands of Ireland you can find several sacred wells of Brigid. The people of Ireland weave Brigid Crosses to protect them from fire and evil.

Ways to celebrate Imbolc & Honour Goddess Brigid
- Cleanse your space/home
- Light candles to celebrate the returning light
- Write poetry
- Craft a Brigid Cross
- Go out in nature
- Spend time near water
- Journal your seeds for the forthcoming harvest
- Share a meal with loved ones

Credit: Card of Brigid in first image by artist Lia Laimbock

29/01/2026

You are invited to our gathering on Monday 2nd February to bless the closing of one cycle and beginning of the next.

Menstrual Medicine has almost completed one full cycle. 12 months, 4 seasons, 40something online sessions, 8 guest teaches and two in person workshops. And we are about to do it all over again with new topics and guest teachers.

It’s been the most potent year for us and we cannot wait to see what the next cycle holds.

email redtentrosie@gmal.com for the call link - all welcome to our Closing & Opening Ceremony

2nd February 10am to 1pm

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28/01/2026

We are excited to share our next guest teacher of the next cycle of Menstrual Medicine with you.

The brilliant Gloria Fuson will be holding two sessions;
- Movement and The Cycle
- Pelvic Floor Health

Gloria will guide us through how to move in the rhythm of our cycle, how our body responds to movement at different times in the cycle and how we can best support ourselves.

Gloria’s second session will teach us the importance of our pelvic floor, our pelvic health and how to weave practices into our day to day.

Session Details;
Date: see post for individual dates
Time: 10-12pm UK time
Place: Zoom (recording will be made available to purchase afterwards - attendees will receive the recording)

Both sessions form part of the Menstrual Medicine certification programme and are also available for you to sign up to as a one-off sessions.

Please drop us an email on redtentrosie@gmail.com to ask about these sessions or about the full programme.

We have many more amazing guest teachers to be announced.

30/12/2025

We are excited to share our first guest teacher of the next cycle of Menstrual Medicine with you.

The wonderful Melissa Gaul *xpert will be holding a session on Lymphatic Drainage for Women’s Health.

Melissa will take us through the lymphatic system, how it supports your body including hormones, what factors influence it and how you can support this important (and overlooked) system with practices and daily rituals.

Session Details;
Date: 27 February 2026
Time: 10-12pm UK time
Place: Zoom (recording will be made available to purchase afterwards - attendees will receive the recording)

This session forms part of the Menstrual Medicine certification programme and is also available for you to sign up to as a one-off session.

Please drop us an email on redtentrosie@gmail.com to ask about this session or about the full programme.

We have many more amazing guest teachers to be announced - watch this space!

18/12/2025

Menstrual Medicine, a journey through the seasons, the womb, and the forgotten ways.

This year-long course has been woven as a pilgrimage back to your body, a remembering of the blood mysteries, a reclamation of inner rhythm, a devotion to the wisdom that lives beneath the surface of everyday life.

Together, we will move through teachings in menstrual health, cycle tracking, herbal allies, embodiment, ritual, trauma-sensitive holding, and the unseen threads that connect menstruation with lineage, land, activism, and collective healing.

More of the curriculum will be revealed in right timing, as the course continues to unfold its own medicine.

This is not simply learning - it is a returning, a re-rooting, a homecoming to the ancient compass within.

The circle is opening.

The path is being laid.

If your body leans in, if something inside stirs your journey may already have begun.

Be in touch if you’d like to have a call about the course or would like to register.

17/12/2025

Hey all, I’m Nikki — a women’s wisdom keeper and a devoted lover of the feminine in all her seasons.

My life unexpectedly shifted significantly when I became a mother almost a decade ago. After the birth of my first daughter, something stirred within me, and I felt myself step onto an entirely new path. I “woke-up” to the nonsense around me and followed my new path guided by intuition, remembrance, and a deep listening to my body & the seasons around me.

From that moment, my new purpose began to take shape. I created an offering that supports the feminine through every season and rite of passage of womanhood. These offerings are woven together as what I call the Sacred Seasons of Womanhood - visit my website to read more.

As a mum to two daughters, I hold my role as both mother and sacred feminine leader with deep importance. I choose to live what I teach - not through perfection or emotional constancy, but through honest embodiment. I outwardly ebb and flow, embracing all sides, my shadows and my superpowers, so my daughters know they too are free to live in alignment with their cyclical nature.

I walk the path of healed sisterhood, and I warmly invite women who feel open to this work to walk with me. Through circles, workshops, shared spaces of remembering and collaborations. And I honour, without apology, the importance of discernment, choosing to step away where values and visions do not align.

As I journey through the autumn of my summer season of life, I can feel the subtle changes beginning within me and I feel ready for this next phase of my life. I live what I teach, nourishing my body & soul and abstaining from what I know harms me (although I don’t always abstain entirely). I’m building a basket of wisdom, rituals and practices to support me as I enter a new chapter of my life and I love to share what I know with the women I work with.

I am still firmly in the creatrix season of life and would love to call in more collaborations for 2026 and beyond. If my words resonate with you, I would love to chat.

Welcome to my corner of the internet, I am delighted you are here.

Nikki x

Nikki Darby

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