We so often hear that the years after 50 are the downhill ones, particularly for the woman’s body!
Menopause seems to be the signalling point of the start of the decline – where our body is supposed to start wrinkling up, drying up and even, horror of horrors, shrivelling up. And for many years I thought the same, but recently I have learnt differently. . . 

​Learning to live my life in cycles has brought much harmony to my body. Spending my childhood on a farm in a dry climate, I was impressed from a young age with our dependence on water, for growing crops as well as for our household use. The seasonal rotation of crops aligned to the four seasons.