Amazonian Women: Gender, Blood and Ancestral Wisdom

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Women’s cycles of health - from menstruation, to maternity and menopause - are viewed by modern culture as medical conditions, but aren’t they natural phases in every woman’s life?

When we study indigenous communities in the Amazon, we look back into thousands of years of female rituals. Ancestral wisdom that connects women with the forces of nature across generations. What can developed societies learn from looking back into these mysterious traditions of the past? How can culture benefit from viewing women’s health in a more collective way, rather than individual medical experiences?