Bloom Release
Reclaiming the Gift of Menstruation & Releasing its Power to the World
*"Bláthscaoileadh" is an Irish Gaelic word for Menstruation, translated as "Bloom Release"
Bloom Release is a global movement run by a sisterhood collective as a non-profit organization, with a mission to reclaim the beauty, power and sacredness of menstruation and release its potent medicine back out into the world. We are committed to achieving these aims through publishing books celebrating menstruation, creating menstrual-positive and cycle-affirming curriculum materials for schools, providing resources for women to lead womb-led rites of passage in their families and communities, and engaging with the public at large via menstrual activism in the form of workshops, events, and menstrual art exhibits.
Our Mission
Essentially our mission is about the restoration of something which has been lost, rather than the creation of something new. This is exemplified in the name we chose for this movement.“Bloom Release” is a direct translation of the old Irish Gaelic word for menstruation, "Bláthscaoileadh". What a beautiful and empowering word for something that most of humanity has been trained to believe is a curse for millenia. By returning this native term back into our collective consciousness, we reclaim the beautiful gift which our indigenous ancestors had understood menstruation to be, restoring dignity, pride and sacredness to our menstrual experience.
Our Vision
Our vision is one where Bloom Release is a flowering branch of the global REDvolution, contributing to the full restoration of the divine feminine in our time, and the flourishing of women’s culture around the world once more. With the complete reclamation of our womb-bodied experiences and the honouring of the blood that births all life, we envision a new era of peace where the patriarchal era of war and bloodshed are but a distant memory, and the sanctity of all life everywhere is cherished, centered and celebrated. Is éa ~ It is so.
Our Offerings
Books
Publishing books celebrating the beauty, power and revelation of menstruation, reversing the negative global narrative around our time of bleeding, and empowering a whole new generation to embody the sacred gifts of their wombs. We are currently working on our first book entitled “Bloom Release: Every Woman’s Book for Her Sacred Time of Bleeding”. This is a collaborative co-creation with sisters from all across the world, with contributions of menstrual-positive stories, poems, art, and rituals to birth a beautiful, inspiring and paradigm-shifting offering for the world.
Books Celebrating Menstruation
Rites of passage
Providing resources for women to lead womb-led rites of passage in their own families and communities, returning the celebration of our feminine initiatory journey back to the grassroots so we can more fully develop and mature as a society. Guidance on facilitating menarche, matrescence and menopause rites of passage and honoring these blood mysteries is crucial in restoring the culture of women worldwide and empowering our young women to grow into the wise elders of the future.
Women’s Rites of Passage
Curriculum
Creating menstrual-positive and cycle-affirming curriculum material for public, private and home schools as well as youth programs, educating all genders about the menstrual cycle and menstruation in a complete, empowering and holistic way, including not just the physical, but also the mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions of this powerful feminine experience.
Menstrual-Positive Curriculum Materials
Menstrual Activism
Engaging with the public at large, whether in the media, in online or in-person workshops, events, documentaries and installations, promoting our menstrual-positive, cycle-affirming, and womb-honoring mission out to the world. Continued menstrual activism and public outreach will include expanding our Menstrual Art Exhibit activity and further roll out of our Shamanic Womb Cave to more festivals around the world.
Menstrual Activism
“When women work on reclaiming the lost part of themselves, they’re also working on reclaiming the lost soul of the culture as well.”
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Bloom Release is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
Bloom Release Book
Bloom Release: Every Woman’s Book for Her Sacred Time of Bleeding, is a beautiful offering to the sisterhood around the world, with a treasure trove of menstrual rituals and a rousing collection of period poetry, stories, songs, and art to inspire your ever deepening journey on this revelatory womb-led path.
It is our intention that through the beautiful pages of this Bloom Release book you may feel profoundly empowered during your time of bleeding, vibrantly connected to the sisterhood around the world bleeding with you in sacred community, and lovingly held within the arms of the Divine Feminine Presence.
We are excited to share that we are working on our first book offering to the world, and would love your participation. Planning to be ready for publication in 2028, we are gathering entries for this collaborative co-creation with sisters from all around the world, requesting contributions of menstrual-positive stories, poems, art, and rituals to birth a beautiful, inspiring and paradigm-shifting offering for the world. It is time to reclaim our own stories of menstruation and shift the global narrative from one of shame to one of sacredness, celebration, and embodied feminine power.
We welcome the following book contributions from a place of beauty, love and sweet consideration for your sisters, where your main intention is to inspire, empower, and celebrate menstruation with your sisters around the world.…
Call for Collaborators!
Rituals: Menstrual rituals, blessings, prayers, songs, meditations and recipes that help honor, celebrate, and embody our monthly menstrual experience
Stories: Inspiring menstrual lore, as well as personal stories, poetry, and art on the reclamation and revelation of our time of bleeding
For examples of what will be included in this Bloom Release book, visit our Books webpage.
Submission Details: Please accompany your submission with a short bio including your social media and/or website (length of bio in We’Moon Diary). If including photos or art in your submission, please send high images of highest resolution (what are specs?). Send your submission to: bloomreleasemovement@gmail.com
Compensation Details: Any and all profits from this book will be returned to this Bloom Release non-profit to further expand our aims and outreach. Our energy exchange with our book contributors is our promotion of you and your business on our social media networks, and inclusion of your bio at the rear of the published book. Note that submissions are subject to review by our book team.
Let’s Collaborate!
Meet the Team
Bloom Release is run by a sisterhood collective as a non-profit organization, with a mission to reclaim the beauty, power and sacredness of menstruation and release its potent medicine back out into the world.
