Expert Tips

Seed Cycling for Hormonal Balance

A gentle way to nourish your hormones back to equilibrium throughout your life and cycle.

How It Works:

You rotate specific seeds during each phase of your cycle to help support estrogen and progesterone naturally.

Make sure to grind the seeds daily or grind up a week’s worth of seeds and store them in the fridge in an air tight container. Incorporate them into your daily meals (yoghurt, oats, soups etc.) or smoothies.

Follicular Phase (Day 1–14 starts on the first day of your period):

• 1 tablespoon ground flax + 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds daily

• Supports estrogen production and detox

Luteal Phase (Day 15–28 or until period starts):

• 1 tablespoon ground sesame + 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds daily

• Supports progesterone and reduces PMS

If you're postpartum or not experiencing your cycle, you can still benefit from seed cycling’s supportive and regulating properties. Start by following the cycles of the moon, day 1 being the new moon.

*It usually takes about 3-4 months to notice changes.

How to Sprout Seeds at Home

A quick and easy how to guide for homegrown nutrient dense toppings to add to your food. It’s also a fun little kitchen project to have going for toddlers to observe.

Self Care Practice: Root Like a Seed

Seeds are one of nature’s most powerful metaphors for motherhood and healing. Just like a seed, a mother holds immense potential within her. Growth may not always look like blooming. Sometimes it’s about rooting, resting, and trusting the unseen shifts beneath the surface. In healing, as in motherhood, we are reminded that everything unfolds in its own time.

Try this grounding ritual to embody the stillness and strength of a seed. No rushing, just soft tending.

What You’ll Need:

• A quiet moment (even 5 minutes)

• A warm drink or nourishing snack

• A notebook (optional)

The Practice:

1. Get Comfortable
   Sit somewhere cosy and allow your body to feel supported, like soil around a seed.

2. Close Your Eyes and Breathe
   Inhale slowly. Exhale gently.
   Imagine you are a seed in the warm earth. Nothing is required of you except to rest.

3. Repeat Softly to Yourself:
   “I don’t need to bloom all at once. I am rooting deeply and allowing the light in.”

4. Reflect or Journal:

   • What’s one thing I can do today to nourish myself without rushing?

   • Where in my life am I being called to slow down and trust?

   • What does rooting look like for me right now?