🌿 How to Start Tracking Your Cycle
A gentle, inspiring guide to reconnecting with your rhythm
We were never taught that our bodies hold wisdom.
We weren’t taught that our energy, creativity, desires, and emotions move in rhythms — just like the seasons, the moon, and the tides.
But you are not linear.
You are cyclical.
And learning to track your cycle is one of the most powerful ways to reclaim your connection to your body, intuition, and truth.
The good news?
It doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t need a fancy app or perfect consistency.
All you need is curiosity, a place to write, and a willingness to listen.
✨ Why Track Your Cycle?
Tracking your cycle helps you:
Understand your energy, mood, and needs as they shift
Make sense of emotional patterns and cravings
Know when to rest, when to create, and when to connect
Reclaim your body as yours — not something to control or ignore
Deepen self-compassion and self-trust
When you track, you begin to notice: Oh, I always feel this way around this time.
That awareness turns into intuition. That intuition becomes empowerment.
📓 What to Track Daily
You can do this in a blank journal, your Notes app, a calendar — whatever feels simple and sacred to you.
Each day, jot down:
Cycle Day: Day 1 = the first day of your period
Energy level: High / low / steady
Mood + emotions: Any patterns or waves
Sleep + cravings: Your body's subtle cues
Desires or resistance: What are you drawn to (or pulling away from)?
Notable thoughts or insights: Even one sentence is enough (discharge, flow, stress level, etc)
You’re not trying to fix anything — you’re just paying attention. That is sacred.
🌸 What if I Don’t Have a Regular Period?
You can still track your inner rhythm.
Many women choose to follow the moon phases as a guide:
🌑 New Moon → Menstrual (inner winter)
🌒 Waxing Moon → Follicular (inner spring)
🌕 Full Moon → Ovulatory (inner summer)
🌘 Waning Moon → Luteal (inner autumn)
But there is no one “right” way. If you don’t menstruate or your cycle is irregular, you can simply track what’s true for you each day. That’s still valuable.
Check out How to Track Your Cycle with the Moon
💌 Final Thoughts:
Cycle tracking is not about controlling your body.
It’s about understanding her.
You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t even need to track every day.
This is about relationship, not performance.
So grab a blank journal, set aside a few minutes each evening, and just begin.
Let your body speak — she has so much to say.
Ready to go deeper?
Check out the Cyclical Living Book — a gentle, soulful guide to understanding your inner seasons, creating rhythm in your life, and coming home to yourself.
With Love, Ilda