Mindful Cycle Self-Care Session (face-to-face in Laois Education Support Centre) 20.11.2025

This women’s wellness session is designed for school staff to pause, reconnect, and nurture themselves through the lens of menstrual wellness. Together we’ll explore how to care for body and mind through each phase of the cycle, weaving in mindfulness, simple self-care practices and lifestyle tools to support yourself. You’ll leave with greater awareness of your own rhythm and practical ways to honour it in daily life. Ending with meditation practice. There will be opportunities for reflection and journaling too. Please bring a notebook, mat, blanket and cushion for your comfort.

Learning outcomes 

• To begin to understand the four phases of the menstrual cycle 
• To reflect on how the self-care needs of females differs throughout the monthly cycle
• To mindfully reconnect with the body 
• To begin to create a self-care plan to best meet your needs

Venue:                 Laois Education Support Centre

Facilitator:          Paula Byrne, a Primary School teacher with 19 years experience working in schools and with teachers. She is also a Professional Menstrual Cycle Coach and Facilitator, Yin and chair yoga facilitator and trained mindfulness practitioner. Paula combines expertise in menstrual wellness with a holistic lifestyle approach. With additional training in Sexual Health Promotion and Menstrual Empowerment, she creates a safe, supportive space for women to reconnect with themselves and their cycles.