{"product_id":"the-seven-sacred-rites-of-menarche-the-spiritual-journey-of-the-adolescent-girl","title":"The Seven Sacred Rites of Menarche: The Spiritual Journey of the Adolescent Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eKristi Meisenbach Boylan follows up her highly acclaimed The Seven Sacred Rites of Menopause with a beautifully written  insightful book about menarchethe first menstrual cycleand its effect on a young girls spiritual journey from maidenhood to motherhood.  While more and more parents are explaining in clear  open terms what happens physically to their daughters as they move through puberty  they often leave out the emotional implications. More importantly  they often fail to address the spiritual impact of the transition.  Meisenbach Boylan believes that parents need to make room for positive rituals in the lives of their daughters. These rites can act as a spiritual map for our daughters to follow as they make their way through the perilous landscape of adolescence. Young girls need these rites in order to truly understand that menarche is the central event that occurs as they make the pilgrimage from the safe cocoon of their parents world into a world of their own. And more importantly  they need these rites in order to understand that its okay to weep and to feel lost and alone at certain points along the way.  The author not only outlines these rites  but includes celebrations for parents and their daughters to share during this amazing time of growth. Although it often seems like an overnight event  the changes that transform a girl from maidenhood to motherhood do not happen instantaneously. The Seven Sacred Rites of Menarche shows parents how to join their daughters on this wondrous journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947678199861,"sku":"ByrdShop_1891661191","price":60.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781891661198.jpg?v=1770024515","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-seven-sacred-rites-of-menarche-the-spiritual-journey-of-the-adolescent-girl","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}