The Council of Hormones
A two-day online embodied immersion into the wisdom of the menstrual-ovulatory cycle
A two-day online immersion exploring the physiology of the menstrual cycle through science, somatics, and embodied ritual.
The Council of Hormones, is an invitation to remember the menstrual–ovulatory cycle as a living intelligence that speaks through sensation, emotion, hormones, and spirit.
Why The Council of Hormones Exists
Many women learn about the menstrual cycle through archetypal models and external frameworks that box the cycle into fixed narratives, often shaped by a Northern Hemisphere perspective. In doing so, much of our lived, diverse, and contextual experience is left out, leaving many women feeling unseen and disconnected from their own cyclical reality.
Here we offer a unique and creative experience,weaving together:
Hormonal physiology
Nervous system regulation
Somatic practices for pelvic floor and hormonoception
Nourishment & supplementation protocols
- Ritual theater
So the cycle becomes something you feel, listen to, and enter into relationship with, rather than something reduced to a model you are meant to conform to.
The Structure of the Immersion
Module 1: Pelvic floor practice
A guided somatic experience to release accumulated tension, and reconnect with the intelligence of your pelvic floor. This practice focuses in connecting with the memory of your bones as the containers of your soft organs such as the womb. This will support presence, vitality, grounding, and emotional ease.
Module 2: Physiology, nourishment & supplementation protocols
A digestible, evidence-based information focused on understanding your hormonal landscape, physiological changes, and the mind–body connection during the different phases of the Menstrual-Ovulatory Cycle. You’ll receive practical tools, resources, and insights to make empowered decisions about your hormonal health.
Module 3: Embody the cycle
Through ritual theater you’ll connect to each of the hormones in your cycle, grounding the theory in your body and opening your capacity to sense the spiritual significance of your menstrual-ovulatory cycle.
Module 4: Circle of Integration
A compassionate, confidential space to share your experience, listen deeply, and be witnessed by a community of embodied women. This circle offers belonging, relief, and the profound medicine of being seen and heard without judgment.
Who is this for?
- Women seeking a deeper, embodied relationship with their menstrual-ovulatory cycle
- Practitioners, educators, and guides who want to integrate cyclical wisdom into their work
- Those drawn to the intersection of physiology, spirituality, and somatic practice
- Anyone feeling called to reconnect with the physiological intelligence of the cycle beyond archetypical models
- Women with hormonal imbalances such as endometriosis, PCOS, PMS and irregular cycles
- Women seeking a community-based and decolonizing approach to the menstrual-ovulatory cycle
A space to connect with the wisdom of your hormones and the nature that inhabits us
Practical Details
This is a two-day online immersion. A space built to support your connection with your hormones and womb and receive nourishing resources for your well-being as a cyclical woman.
Format
A total of ~6 hours, held over one weekend and divided into four sessions.
Once the group is formed, we will choose a weekend that works best for everyone.
To begin, please fill out the form.
Schedule
Saturday: 9:00am – 12:00pm PST
Sunday: 9:00am – 12:00pm PST
Live on Zoom
Reciprocity: $95
A Two-Day Online Immersion summary
- Module 1: Welcoming and Pelvic floor practice
- Module 2: Masterclass on hormones & cycle
- Module 3: Embody the cycle w/ ritual theater
- Module 4: Circle of integration and Q&A
What You’ll Receive by the end
Through this journey, you will:
Develop hormonoception: the capacity to sense hormonal shifts from within
Understand the physiology of the menstrual–ovulatory cycle as a dynamic, cyclical system
Experience somatic practices to reconnect with your body and hormones
Receive nutritional and supplementation guidance to support hormonal balance and vitality
Integrate science with lived, somatic, and spiritual knowing
Testimonials
Guided by Ana Jimenez, M.Sc.
Somatic & Hormonal Health Practitioner & Educator
Ana Paula Jiménez is the founder of Amawa Academy, a space in service to women who feel called to awaken their life force and nourish their wellbeing. Through her work, she invites women to turn inward, trust the wisdom of their bodies, and allow this vital energy to guide them into a deeper connection with life.
As a Somatic and Hormonal Health Practitioner and Facilitator with over a decade of experience in women’s health, Ana supports women in her private practice in rebalancing their hormones and nervous system so they can feel truly at home in their bodies during key life transitions.
Her approach integrates Ecosomatic Therapy, Ancestral Ritual Wisdom, and Female Physiology, offering individual and group experiences that help women remember the intelligence of their bodies and root more fully into themselves and the world around them.
Originally from Colombia, Ana Paula now lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter.
Credentials:
- Ana has touched the lives of over 20,000 women through her work as a Product Designer, Product Manager and as a Consultant of organizations dedicated to improving women’s health and access to sexual and reproductive education across the U.S and Latin America.
- For the last 15+ years she has facilitated groups of women to connect with their body and pleasure and has created spaces to honor rites of passage like menarche, motherhood, perimenopause and menopause.
- She has a Masters in Medical Microbiology, a 250h certification in Ecosomatic Hormonal Health and has been trained in Trauma and nervous system regulation.
- Besides formal education, she has received teachings that have been passed down by indigenous lineages from South America and North America to support women and their body though major rites of passage.
“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowledge”
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Frequently asked
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Browse answers to your questions
What is The Council of Hormones and who is it for?
The Council of Hormones is a two-day online immersion that explores the physiology of the menstrual-ovulatory cycle through an embodied, somatic lens. It is for women who want to understand their cycles beyond theory, through lived experience, body awareness, and gentle inquiry. Our instructor will guide you through the foundational principles and practices, ensuring you gain a comprehensive understanding, regardless of your experience level.
What will we explore in the two-day immersion?
We begin with a somatic practice focused on sensing the pelvic floor as a living container of bones, womb, memory, and wisdom; inviting deep listening to this foundational area of the body.
The second session is a master class on hormonal physiology, exploring how hormones communicate with us not only biologically but spiritually. You’ll learn what these hormonal messages may be pointing to and receive simple, supportive nourishment protocols.
The third session is a ritual-theater journey designed to embody the menstrual-ovulatory cycle, allowing theory to become lived, felt experience through the body.
The immersion closes with a Circle of Integration. A shared space for reflection, questions, and collective learning.
Throughout the modules, you are invited to feel how hormones and cyclical rhythms live in your body, rather than fitting yourself into rigid or prescriptive models of how you “should” feel
How is the immersion delivered, and what is the investment?
The two-day immersion is offered live online through Zoom. It includes teaching, guided somatic practices, and space for reflection and integration.
The investment is $95 usd.
What can I expect to take away from this immersion?
You can expect a deeper, more intimate relationship with your cycle beyond dogma or rigid models that prescribe how you should feel in each phase. You’ll gain embodied clarity about how hormones influence you, along with nourishment practices to support your cycle throughout its phases.
Welcome to a space that honors the unique rhythm of your wise hormones. Listen, feel and learn their language.
