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Your Body Changes in 7-Year Cycles (A Winnipeg Menopause & Self-Care Guide) There is an ancient idea about women that I keep coming back to—especially when I think about menopause in Winnipeg and the women in their 40s and 50s who walk through the doors of Pocca Poca Spa. More than 2,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, one of the foundational texts of traditional Chinese medicine, described a woman's life in seven-year cycles. Seven (7). Fourtee

Maybe nothing dramatic happened. You are still working. Still raising your family. Still taking care of everyone. Still doing most of the things you did ten years ago. But somehow… your body feels different. You don't recover as quickly. Stress seems to stay in your body longer. Your shoulders are tighter. Sleep may not feel as restorative. You may feel exhausted even after you have technically “rested.” Your body temperature may feel unpredictable. Your mood may change more

There is a reason Pocca Poca is not simply another spa in Winnipeg. It began with my mother. She wasn't perfect, but she was the strongest person I knew. She was the kind of woman who kept going when she was tired. She took care of everyone around her. And like so many women, she became very good at putting herself at the bottom of the list. I lost my mother to cancer during her menopause years. I would never say that not resting caused her cancer. Cancer is complicated, and