Inner Rhythms:
Cycle Charting for Plantfolks & Creatives

A 5-week long in-depth group program to help you establish a cycle charting practice step-by-step using the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness, all while deepening your body and menstrual literacy. All bodies welcome.

What’s included?

  • 5 x pre-recorded FAM lessons, released weekly

  • 5 x 90 minute weekly live Q&A group sessions

  • Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook ($39 value)

  • 2 x 4oz herbal formulas to support the menstrual cycle

  • Downloadable resources to support your learning

  • An easy-to-use member platform to access class recordings and connect with other group participants

  • Private 1:1 session with me to review your first chart. ($100 value) Scheduled within 1 month of the last class.

  • 1 x group FAM charting session scheduled about 1 month after the last class.

When / where / duration

Next Course Begins: Spring 2025 (exact dates TBA)

Live Group Session Times: TBA

Where: Pre-recorded FAM lessons are hosted on the Squarespace platform. Weekly group sessions are hosted on Zoom.

Does this describe you?

If you are a cycling person and any of these pertain to you, then this course is designed for you!

✔️ I want to transition away from hormonal contraceptives and am looking for a natural and holistic method for birth control.

✔️ I want to get pregnant and increase my chances of conception using an inexpensive and holistic tool.

✔️ I am curious about using FAM because I’ve done my own self-study, or I’ve read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, but don’t know exactly how to start charting.

✔️ I have painful periods and/or PMS want to get to the root cause.

✔️ I have a diagnosis of PMDD, PCOS, hypothyroidism, endometriosis, or another cycle/hormone imbalance and don’t want to use synthetic hormones as treatment.

✔️ I desire a deeper understanding of how my menstrual cycle and hormones work so I can be more in sync and connected to my body.

✔️ I love learning in group settings and learning FAM with other folks would be supportive to my learning process.

Why choose this course?

  • Flexibility

    Pre-recorded videos are released weekly to allow you to take your time with the course material in between live group sessions. The course is broken down into bite-sized and digestible lessons that fit into your schedule, so you can learn without feeling rushed or overwhelmed.

  • Community & Accountability

    Receive support and accountability every week through live group sessions and access to a community platform where you can share your insights, questions, joys and tribulations with learning FAM.

    Weekly video modules are bookended by live group sessions so you can ask questions that arise as you sit with the material. This allows you to thoughtfully weave the practice into the fabric of your daily life at your own pace.

  • Individualized Support

    Inner Rhythms was not meant to be a one-size-fits-all course. That’s why a 1:1 session is included to keep you on the right track as you begin charting and to meet your individual charting needs whether that’s birth control, conscious conception, or optimizing your overall hormonal health and well-being.

THE COURSE BREAKDOWN

Inner Rhythms

5 Week In-Depth Group Class Series

Week 1 - Welcome & Foundations

  • Introductions

  • FAM as a tool to nurture fertility and sexuality

  • Body Literacy (understanding the language of our bodies)

  • The Sympothermal Method of FAM

  • Notes on inclusivity

Week 2 - Generative Anatomy & Physiology - the Sex-Ed you never got!

  • Anatomy & physiology of the reproductive/generative system

  • Your hormonal orchestra

  • The anatomy of a fertility awareness chart

Week 3 - The Art of Observation

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -Mary Oliver

  • Developing body listening skills

  • How to observe and chart:

    • CM - cervical mucus

    • BBT - basal body temperature

    • CP - cervical position (optional)

  • Secondary signs to chart

Week 4 - Foundations of a Daily Practice

  • Best practices for CM observations, BBT temping, and cervical position checks

  • Paper charting vs. digital app

  • The daily rhythm of a FAM practice

Week 5 - Using Our Cycles as Our Vital Power

  • Living in sync with your cycle’s inner seasons

  • Food and lifestyle practices to support hormonal health

  • Somatic practices to support hormonal and pelvic health

“Christine is an affirming guide through the world of menstrual health. Tuning into my cycle and its important messages about my well-being has been such an empowering experience. I'm so grateful for the work Christine is doing in the world--whether for personal or fertility reasons, it truly is live-giving.”

- Emily Trenholm, Writer & Editor

Meet the course facilitator:

Hi, I’m Christine –

I’m a Certified Clinical Herbalist & Holistic Nutritionist, Fertility Awareness Method Practitioner, birthworker, body literacy educator, mother, and partner.

I believe that healing is multi-dimensional and that our bodies will innately move towards wholeness and vitality when given the right conditions. I take a whole-systems approach to health, which recognizes that the body is an interconnected ecosystem and that our individual healing also heals the collective.

I mentored under Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, FAE, HRHP, the author of The Fifth Vital Sign, and learned to use the Symptothermal Method of Fertility Awareness within a clinical context.

At the heart of my work is herbal medicine and the Fertility Awareness Method. I believe that using FAM with the support of plant medicine can help us nurture a relationship with our fertility and sexuality, both of which are vital to our health, well-being, and creative potential.

I have a deep commitment to serving my AAPI kin, the BIPGM (Black, Indigenous, and People of the Global Majority) community, gender-expansive folks, and people working in social and environmental movement work.

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FAQs

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FAQs *

  • Anyone with a uterus who menstruates can join this course. This course is specifically designed for folks who want to use FAM for natural birth control, achieving pregnancy, and/or as a feedback tool into their overall health and well-being. I also welcome other practitioners (acupuncturists, midwives, doulas, herbalists, naturopaths, mental health counselors, etc.) who serve women and womb-inhabiting folks to take this course and learn how FAM can inform their own practice.

  • This rhythm of taking this course was designed to be integrated into your unique weekly schedule.

    With that said, I like to think of the weekly time commitment in different parts:

    💻 Learning & Gathering Information*. This includes watching the weekly FAM video lessons, reading the handouts, and taking notes. (20-30 minutes)

    🌸 Practicing FAM in real life. This includes taking your basal body temperature every morning, checking your cervical mucus several times a day and then charting your biomarkers on your paper chart or phone app. (10 minutes)

    🙋🏽‍♀️ Showing up for the group live sessions. This is the time to come out of our individual cocoons and show up live in community. This will be your opportunity to ask questions about the course material, share any curiosities, successes or challenges, and your overall experience with learning FAM. (90 minutes)

    *Once weekly for five weeks, a pre-recorded FAM video lesson will be available to view on the course platform. Each week’s material builds upon the last. Each weekly module contains 2-4 bite-sized videos that last anywhere from 5 to 25 minutes each. There may also be short handouts to read within each module that can take 10 minutes or less.

  • I totally get it. Life happens. You get sick, your kid gets sick, or something unexpected happens that will need your care and attention. So, you’ll miss out on the video lessons that week and/or miss a live group call.

    If you miss the live group sessions, not to worry. They will be recorded and you’ll be able to access them in the course platform to view at your own time.

    I recommend not missing more than a week of course material and group calls to make taking this course worth your time and energy!

Course Info

Next Course Begin: Spring 2025

Live Group Session Times: TBA

Where: FAM lessons are pre-recorded and viewable through the Squarespace course platform. Live group Q&A sessions are once a week on Zoom.

Note:

🌟 The group is capped at 8 students and available spots are on a “first come first served” basis. Please join the waitlist as soon as possible to reserve your spot.

🌟 It is strongly recommended that you attend LIVE to get the group community support.

🌟 Can’t attend live? Classes are recorded and will be uploaded onto a member platform so you can watch and learn at your own time.

🌟 If you’re unable to attend live, you can email in your questions. I’ll upload questions and answers onto the member platform.

Investment


$297 | 397 | 497 USD

To acknowledge the reality of diverse levels of economic access, I offer equitable pricing at three price points for folks to join Inner Rhythms.

Perspective on pricing: This group offering is intended to be a way that folks can access a comprehensive introductory offering of FAM at a fraction of the full one-on-one mentorship package.