It was Gustav Klimt who first opened my eyes to the vast and mysterious landscape of womanhood. His paintings portrayed women as luminous, layered in patterns and colours, radiating both mystery, sensuality and strength, both capturing their outer forms and their inner lives. Looking at his work, I asked myself: Did Klimt show me what womanhood could be? Or did he remind me of what I already knew, deep inside, but had not yet fully explored?
That question has stayed with me. Womanhood is so subtle, yet expansive and passionate, far from a fixed definition. It stretches and reshapes itself as we grow from girlhood into adolescence, into our twenties, thirties, forties, and beyond. Each stage brings its own rhythm, challenges, and transformations. Sometimes I wonder: can you ever really put your finger on what it means to be a woman? Perhaps the meaning is not fixed but woven into a patchwork of experiences, emotions, and perspectives.
Listening to Women’s Voices
Through my own reflections, I found myself drawn to the voices of other women. In conversations, in passing encounters, in deep connections with friends, family, and colleagues, I began to hear the echoes of shared experiences.
One woman told me, “I love the changes in my body just before my menstruation.” Another emphasized, “Women shouldn’t stay in a victim role anymore.” Their words, though so different, mirrored the diversity of how we experience womanhood. For some, it is an embrace of the body’s cycles. For others, it is a call to reclaim power and agency.
Each conversation added a new patch to the quilt of understanding. Listening to women — their deeper emotions, their struggles, their triumphs — helped me see the beauty and resilience that lives within us all.
Returning to Feminine Qualities
We live in a time that urgently calls for a return to feminine qualities, not only for women but for everyone. These qualities — softness, receptivity, nurturance, respect for Mother Earth — are not weak. They are powerful forces for collective healing and change.
To embrace them requires us to challenge old patterns and conditioning. It requires us to turn inward, to observe ourselves with precision and sensitivity, and to awaken to the truth of who we are in connection with nature and with life itself.
Yoga has been my pathway into this work. Through practice, I realized how much of my femininity had been suppressed by external pressures and life events. At times, I felt disconnected from my womanhood, as though pieces of the fabric were missing. But in consciously working with my body, breath, and awareness, I began to restore balance — to mend and reweave what had been frayed.
The Vision Behind The Colours of Womanhood
This personal journey has inspired me to create a space where women’s stories, cultural perspectives, and inner explorations can be shared and celebrated. That space is my new podcast: The Colours of Womanhood.
The Colours of Womanhood is an invitation to reflect on these questions, to honour your story, and to connect with the stories of others. Each week, I will share conversations with women from different corners of the world, exploring themes such as:
- Cyclical living and menstrual health
- Cultural identity and belonging
- Astrology and the rhythms of life
- Art and creative expression
- The soulful path of womanhood
Followed by a meditation episode inspired by the conversation.
Together, we will explore not only what it means to be a woman but how we can live more fully in connection with ourselves, with others, and with the Earth.
Episode One: Cosmic Energy & Everyday Life with Alexe Woods
“I didn’t realise how much I needed to slow down.”
These words from my first guest, Alexe Woods, set the tone for our conversation. Alexe is an intuitive sleep coach, astrologer, and founder of Universal Movement. Her journey is layered with reinvention and resilience — from navigating burnout and motherhood to pioneering ways of moving and resting that honour our natural rhythms.
In our conversation, Alexe shares the moments that shifted everything: growing up in a culture that celebrated relentless drive, feeling the push of ambition and exhaustion, and discovering the power of cycles in her body and life.
Through astrology and the rhythms of the sun and moon, she found a language for the inner currents that often go unnoticed but deeply influence how we move, feel, and rest. Her work is rooted in the body: how each zodiac sign maps to parts of our physical and emotional selves, and how awareness of these cycles can guide gentle, intentional living.
Alexe speaks of how deep rest — Yoga Nidra, mindfulness, and listening to the body — is not indulgence, but survival. Her insights are particularly resonant for women living cross-culturally, far from familiar support, and balancing the pressures of ambition, care, and adaptation.
Throughout our conversation, Alexe reflects on the colours of womanhood: the bright fire of ambition, the shadows of grief and exhaustion, the nurturing tones of motherhood, and the cosmic guidance of sun and moon. Her story is a reminder that rest, care, and presence are radical acts that reconnect us to ourselves.
If her journey speaks to you, I invite you to explore her work at Universal Movement and begin reconnecting with your own energy through my free practice: EnergizeIN.
A Living Tapestry
This first episode is only the beginning. Each woman’s voice brings a new thread, a new colour, to the patchwork of our shared exploration. My hope is that these conversations inspire you to reflect on your own rhythms, reclaim your own stories, and rediscover the power that lies within your body and spirit.
The colours of womanhood are vast, shimmering, and alive. I am honoured to begin weaving them with you.
Read the full blog with Alexe Woods from Universal Movement here.
