In the FLO: A 28-day plan working with your monthly cycle to do more and stress less

by Alisa Vitti

outgoing, upbeat, and re...

WORK

10–14 Days

Completion, Nurturing, a...

energy begins to focus and turn inward.

desire to get things done, making the luteal phase an ideal time to take care of work tasks.

notice things around you that you didn...

brain begins to prioritize detail-driven responsibilities you may ha...

natural desire to wrap up projects and bring things to completion.

slowing down your networking and outside meetings

you won’t feel needlessly...

time to do what feels most pleasurable to you this phase—which is ge...

REST

3–7...

Evaluation, Analysis, and...

judiciously evaluate how you’re doing

identifying and making course corrections that will reposition you in the direction you want to be heading.

reassess your career goals.

have you developed a new interest in following another path?

most likely to receive clear intuitive-gut messages during

this phase.

Listen to those subtle...

months go by, your intuition during this phase is reinforcing certain thoughts you’ve had in general—

restless or dissatisfied

caused by low levels of hormones

or is this your gut’s way of telling you to make some cha...

more rest;

bigger change.

remember that you can do anything in any phase—you’re infinitely creative, communicative, collaborative, and more—but there is a natural ebb and flow to these energies.

infuses you with more energy, so you have more time to focus on the things you want to do and have energy to spare to handle those time-sensitive projects.

do tasks that are out of sync with your cycle, but they will create a slightly bigger en...

boosting your self-care on those days to compensate for ...

Engaging your second clock at work can be a silent, internal process.

follicular phase and ready to embark on new ideas.

menstrual phase—a time for evaluation and course correction—

luteal phase—ideal for detail-oriented tasks—

ovulatory phase—when you’re a communications star—

follicular foray, the result might be lots of great ideas without the follow-up to bring them to fruition.

Just support your own cycle and bring the best of your phase into meetings, brainstorming sessions, and your daily workflow.

an end-of-month review.

look ahead at what’s coming up with work deliverables.

Map out your cycle phases and s...

nonnegotiable deadlines wherever they fall in yo...

Remove some nonessential tasks fr...

plan one self-care upgrade to...

If you want to be treasured, you have to treasure yourself first and then show someone how to treasure you.

Only when we name and claim our

bodies and hormonal reality will we be able to use them to get the pleasure we deserve.

As more stimulation takes place, your heart, breathing, and blood pressure continue to rise.

intensifies the color of your labia, from its relaxed paler shade to a darker version of itself.