Episode 61 - The Connection Between Chakras, Menstrual Cycles & Emotional Health with Julia Rugosa
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🐚Topics covered
- How Iris and Julia met on a magical retreat in France and became instant friends
- What the chakra system is and how it connects to our physical and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding the seven chakras from root to crown and their individual qualities
- How to identify when chakras are blocked or imbalanced through internal and external signs
- The connection between menstrual cycles and the sacral chakra (womb space)
- How our cycles naturally change and flow like water, and why this fluidity is beautiful
- Julia's personal journey from bipolar disorder to balance through chakra work and mindfulness
- How emotional expression and feeling our emotions safely can bring us back to harmony
- Practical tools for people who find it hard to connect with their feelings
- The importance of creating emotional safety and self-trust through mindfulness practices
About Julia Rugosa
Julia Rugosa is a transformational life coach whose work is rooted in the yoga and chakra systems. She helps clients understand their lives through a chakra-based lens, focusing on the energy within us that relates to how we feel emotionally, financially, in our homes, relationships, and personal expression. Julia's approach combines ancient wisdom with practical application, helping people identify energetic imbalances and welcome shifts through habits and practices. Her personal journey from bipolar disorder to balanced wellness through chakra work and mindfulness informs her trauma-informed, gentle approach to emotional healing and self-trust.
Where to find Julia
Instagram: @juliarugosa
Website: juliarugosa.com
Programs: "Radiant Self" group course (runs 3x/year), one-to-one sessions including reiki/coaching/yoga, and longer-term transformational programs
About the Host
I’m Iris Josephina—functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more.
Let’s stay connected:
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📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses
📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97
Chapters
1. Episode 61 - The Connection Between Chakras, Menstrual Cycles & Emotional Health with Julia Rugosa (00:00:00)
2. How Iris and Julia met on a retreat in France (00:01:08)
3. Julia introduces her work as a transformational life coach using the chakra system (00:05:42)
4. Detailed explanation of what chakras are and the seven main energy centers (00:08:22)
5. How to identify when chakras are blocked or imbalanced (00:14:48)
6. The connection between menstrual cycles and emotional landscapes (00:19:30)
7. How the sacral chakra and water element relate to our cyclical nature (00:21:26)
8. Julia's personal experience with cycles being different from traditional expectations (00:24:35)
9. Julia's healing journey from bipolar disorder through chakra work (00:27:07)
10. How allowing emotions to move through us brings balance and harmony (00:30:24)
11. Practical advice for people who struggle to connect with their feelings (00:32:50)
12. Using mindfulness and breath as anchors for emotional safety (00:35:20)
13. How emotions always move and change, creating natural cycles (00:39:58)
14. Final wisdom about loving all aspects of our emotional spectrum (00:41:48)
15. Where to find Julia and her offerings (00:45:27)
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