What a month it has been all around the menstrual cycle! I can't thank you enough for all the questions you've sent in and the interest you have shown in this topic. I will continue to sprinkle in tips and tricks around the menstrual cycle over on my Instagram. For now, this is your last chance to download the FREE #selflovejanuary workbook that includes a free cycle tracker. This workbook will go away tomorrow so grab your copy now right here. Here is to healthy cycles! #men

Welcome to our final meditation for our menstrual cycle. Today we are going to help our body ease PMS during the luteal phase (the last phase of the menstrual cycle) by slowing down and dropping into our body. Come and join me to calm your stress hormones down and help deal with PMS. Enjoy! Martina P.S.: If you want to get more tips around your menstrual cycle, hop on over to my Instagram. #meditation #hormones #pms #painrelief

Welcome to our final exercise video for #selflovejanuary​. We have been learning how to work out throughout our menstrual cycle. The luteal phase is the last phase in our cycle and it is the most dreaded one often filled with discomfort of PMS. Come and join me for this calmer movement to help you ease cramps, back pain, and headaches. A blend of deep Pilates and Yoga flow exercises awaits you. If you would like to join me for the final week of tips all around your menstrual

Have you ever thanked your body for your menstruation? I know it’s a nuisance. ⁣I know you can’t wait for it to be over. ⁣I know it’s painful. ⁣I know it’s always inconvenient. ⁣⁣ But when you really think about what your body does every single menstrual cycle, it’s quite a miracle! ⁣⁣So today we are going to spend a few minutes showing our body gratitude for keeping us alive and functioning every single month. Come and join me. ⁣⁣And for more tips on everything around your m

Welcome to our newest video for your menstrual cycle. Ovulation time is the time of the month you are full of energy - a great moment to include some high intensity interval training in your routine. This quick 20-minute workout will get your heart pumping and your whole body moving. If you want to check out all my tips around your menstrual cycle, hop on over to my Instagram. Enjoy! #exerciseroutine #video #hormones #selflovejanuary

Need some help to pinpoint your energy and achieve your goals for 2021? Come and join me! This meditation is ideal for your follicular phase - the time when you are bursting with energy and want to solve world hunger, create peace everywhere, take over the presidency in the USA (because hello, literally anyone would be better at this!), write that book you’ve been dying to get out on paper, clean out the pantry from all the quarantine-panic purchases, and create a homeschooli

When is the best time to build strength in your body? During your follicular phase (the second phase of your menstrual cycle). Just after your period you are exploding with energy and are ready to take on the world. This is a great time to add some more strength training to your routine - whether you lift heavy weights at the gym, use smaller dumbbells at home, or simply work with your body weight. It all helps to keep you strong form the inside. ⁣ ⁣ Try this 15-minute workou

Do you know what you need to eat to balance out your hormones? Fat! Lots of it. The very thing we have been avoiding for decades worrying that it makes us fat. ⁣ ⁣ Instead, with all the fat-free diets we have created a system with imbalanced hormones, more infertility, worse mood swings, a lot more cramping, and a lot less happy women. ⁣ ⁣ So let’s get back to eating more fats. These hormone-balancing bliss balls taste yummy, make the perfect snack for every day, and help you

Your menstruation time is a time to let go of the past month’s emotions, projects, relationships, and to release past traumas. This meditation is a safe space and will guide you to release. Enjoy! ⁣ Have you been following along with all the tips for #selflovejanuary around your menstrual cycle over on my Instagram? More tips await you this coming week for the follicular phase. Get ready! #menstruation #selflovejanuary #hormones #meditation

Welcome to the first video in our #selflovejanuary sequence all around our menstrual cycle. I will share videos with you throughout January that will help you to feel energized during every phase of your cycle. If you want to follow along with all the daily tips, hop on over to my Instagram. This week we are talking about the first phase of your cycle - menstruation. It is a time you will probably feel tired and exhausted so this winter yoga nidra session is perfect to re-ene

It is officially time to kick off #selflovejanuary and learn everything about your menstrual cycle so you can use it as a superpower! All month long I will be sharing tips around your menstrual cycle with you and in order to keep track of them I have created a workbook for you to go along with #selflovejanuary. It also includes a cycle tracker so you can learn more about the ebbs and flows in your own body. Download the workbook for free right here. And make sure to follow me

Don't you sometimes wish your body came with a manual? That way you wouldn't be surprised by sudden red stains on your white wedding dress (yes, I got my period on my wedding day!), the extreme mood swings you might be having, and the wish to kill someone in your life just before the release of your period comes. If we were told in school that our cycles are a superpower rather than something to be ashamed of (who here has hidden a box of tampons under a magazine at the cashi

Full moon and play dates? What are we talking about here?!? ⁣ I’ve shared before that tuning inwards and listening to my inner cycle has dramatically shifted my energy levels as a mom. ⁣ It’s not crazy. It’s science. ⁣ ⁣ Us women cycle our hormones every 28ish days. That means we simply don’t feel the exact same way every day. ⁣ ⁣ Some days are higher energy. ⁣ ⁣ Some days are lower energy. ⁣ ⁣ And yet, society somehow expects us to show up the exact same way every day. That’

I know calmer, slower movements are not high on our priority list for most of us. If we do manage to throw on some leggings and a supportive bra, we want to make sure we get the most of the time we are letting the kids watch TV so we can exercise. However, as I always mention in my daily health tips on Instagram, being stressed wrecks our hormones, our fat metabolism, and the ability to burn any kind of calories. Sometimes we just need to calm our nervous system down to reset

Do you need some help to fall into peaceful, restful sleep? A week ago I was traveling and sharing what a hard time I was having to get good sleep. Most tips from everyone on social media were around pharmaceuticals or drinking plenty of alcohol :-). Well, neither work well for me, so I used this breathing technique to get my body to drift off to sleep. Give it a try! Good night! P.S.: Do you want longer meditations? Come and check out my subscription platform Move with Marti

Have you ever had sugar cravings hit you and you just don't know what to do with yourself? You feel like a vacuum, ready to suck up anything sugary crossing your path? Sugar is the fuel your body uses when it is stressed out - think your inbox exploding and you needing to get back to everyone by the end of the day, your kids throwing endless tantrums, or just "simply" being alive during a crazy pandemic. The way we can reduce our sugar craving in the moment is by reducing our

Welcome to the newest Cozy Sunday Meditation. Today we are helping our body ease through PMS - however that may look like for you with back pain, cramping, exhaustion, or another low feeling. Lie yourself down, get cozy, and let's meditate together. ⁣ ⁣ Why meditate instead of just curling up with your favorite TV show? Because meditation has been shown to reduce stress hormones in your body which negatively affect your progesterone-estrogen-balance - the reason we suffer fro

I asked you if you wanted to know more about how to make your coffee habit better for your health, and you overwhelmingly responded with a big "yes". So, all week long over on Instagram stories I am sharing tips with you on how to minimize the negative side effects of coffee - think anxiety, jitters, digestive issues, stress hormone response, burn-out, energy crash, and more. Hop on over to Instagram, follow me, and check the stories daily so you don't miss a single tip. And

Welcome to Day 23 of the Stress Less Holiday Advent Calendar. If all other tips have failed you to stress less for these last 22 days, then watch today's tip and drop your forehead down. It will instantly calm you down and lower your stress hormones. I hope you enjoyed today's video. If you want more exercises for stress relief, check out this video. See you tomorrow! #video #healthtips #fitnesstips #yoga #hormones #holidays

It's YouTube Friday, and last week you voted for this video over on Instagram stories. Then the power went out, we went into end-of-the-world-status here in the Bay Area, and the video never made it to you. It's here now and I hope it will help you to take some time to take care of yourself during your menstruation. I know that we often don't feel like we are allowed to take a break. If we don't burn our 500 calories working out, we might wake up fat the next day. If we don't

Summer is almost here - or if you are also in the Bay Area, it is DEFINITELY here - and the smell of sunscreen is ubiquitous. This is a very difficult topic for me to talk about, since I used to be a sunscreen addict. Up until a couple of years ago I wore sunscreen every day of my life since I was 14. At that time I had read an article on skin damage, cancer, and ageing from the sun, and as with all my health rituals, I took that extremely serious - even at the young age of 1