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Why I Created the Sacred Rhythms for Women

November 24, 20253 min read

A message straight from my heart

When I first began shaping the Sacred Rhythms, I didn't sit down and think, "I'm going to create something just for women."

It actually happened the opposite way - it unfolded from years of watching women struggle in ways that were never acknowledged, never supported, and never given language.

Women were walking into my programs exhausted, inflamed, hormonally out of balance, overwhelmed by responsibilities, emotionally depleted, and disconnected from their own bodies - all while still managing careers, motherhood, caregiving, relationships, households, and the constant expectation to "push through".

And I realized something important:

Women were living out of rhythm because the world wasn't built with our rhythms in mind.

That's the heart of why this framework was born.


Women's bodies are cyclical, not linear - and that changes everything

flat lay of a journal, herbal tea, and dried flowers arranged in a circle to represent women's cyclical rhythms

Most wellness advice today is built on male physiology - stable hormones, predictable patterns, and a 24-hour biological rhythm that resets each morning.

Women don't operate that way.

We move through seasons each month:

  • energetic rises and falls

  • metabolic shifts

  • emotional waves

  • changes in how the brain processes stress

  • changes in nutritional needs

  • changes in how we respond to movement, sleep, and stimulation

When a woman tries to live in a system designed for linear bodies while she has a cyclical one, she eventually burns out - or blames herself for not "keeping up".

The Sacred Rhythms honor the truth of a woman's biology rather than asking her to override it.


Women also carry an invisible emotional load

woman setting quietly on cozy bed with warm sunlight and plants, reflecting the emotional load women carry

Women often:

  • manage the home schedule

  • anticipate other people's needs

  • take on emotional caretaking

  • hold tension in the body

  • push through pain because others depend on them

This emotional load impacts sleep, digestion, hormones, immunity, and the nervous system - creating imbalance across all five Rhythms.

The Sacred Rhythms give women the structure and safety to slow down, recalibrate, and come back into their own energy instead of constantly holding everyone else's.


We needed a wellness model that wasn't about restriction, pressure, or perfection

Women don't need another diet, another rulebook, or another "reset" that guilts you into doing more.

Women Need:

  • nourishment

  • grounding

  • restoration

  • nervous system support

  • hormonal awareness

  • slow sustainable shifts

  • emotional safety

  • cycles of rest built in

That's why each Rhythm (Sleep, Nutrition, Movement, Detox & Spiritual Connection) was designed to meet women where they are - softer, cyclical, fluid, intuitive.


Women heal differently - and community matters

When women heal:

  • they share

  • they connect

  • they feel

  • they root into meaning

  • they rise together

The Sacred Rhythms were intentionally created to give women a place where their softness isn't a weakness, their emotions aren't "too much", and their healing isn't rushed.


It's not that men can't benefit - it's that women needed something build specifically for them

Men absolutely have rhythms. They absolutely thrive with structure and holistic care.

But the Sacred Rhythms were born from:

  • women's physiology

  • women's stress patterns

  • women's hormones

  • women's emotional landscape

  • women's lived experience

I wanted to give women something they weren't getting anywhere else: a roadmap built for their bodies, their cycles, their nervous systems, and their lives.

Once this foundation is strong, I may create a version designed intentionally for men. But the the original Sacred Rhythms belong to women because there were born out of women's needs.


A final note - this framework is an invitation back to yourself

woman walking slowly through a soft, natural landscape, symbolizing returning to her own inner rhythm.

My hope is that every woman enters this work feels:

  • seen

  • held

  • grounded

  • understood

  • empowered

  • connected to her body again

Because when a woman returns to her Sacred Rhythms, she returns to herself.

And that changes everything.

Learn More About the Sacred Rhythms Here

Stephanie Phillips

Stephanie Phillips is a holistic wellness coach, nutrition educator, and founder of Laguna Lily, a lifestyle brand that helps women align with the natural rhythms of their bodies through mindful living, seasonal wellness, and self-care rituals. She believes in whole-body healing through simplicity, nourishment, and connection.

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