Martyna - Menstrual Cycle Coach
For spiritual menstruators and conscious business owners, ready to alchemise cycle overwhelm into power
I hold circles, breathe into my womb, and ever since I remember I advocated for menstrual health to be seen, heard and acknowledged. The process of alchemy has been my own journey of transforming my pain into power, and together, we’ll awaken your inner healer and transform the relationship you have with your cycle and yourself.
I am also a seasoned personal branding photographer, blending spiritual aspects of a photographic journey into my sessions - you can learn more here.
Training & Education
Menstrual Cycle Coach & Facilitator Professional Training, Menstrual Coach Academy with Lisa de Jong
Reiki Level 1, Saraswati’s Universe, London
Yoga Nidra as Therapy, Shankar Prasad Foundation, Gokarna, India
Your Cyclical Business, Red School
The Flow Collective, Maisie Hill, founding member
My story
Making my way back to me
I came to what I do through a journey of many deaths and rebirths. My initiation into womanhood in the post-Soviet Poland of the 90s was not a path filled with rose petals. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Ever since I remember, I have had very heavy and painful periods. What followed were decades of seeking answers and making my way back to myself. I quickly realised that I wasn’t going to let shame define my story - I spoke up about my problematic periods and shared it openly with my friends. I was always known as the person that tells others when she’s on her period. Unknowingly, I was doing the anti-oppressive work that was to inform my coaching practice. Despite being this outspoken about periods and wombs, it still took me 17 years of relentless research and asking for help to get to the bottom of my pain and suffering. A seed was planted when I discovered Menstrual Cycle Awareness, and from there I was able to bridge the gap between where I was, and where I wanted to be, and within a year arriving at a diagnosis of endometriosis and adenomyosis. A feeling of relief and full agency of my life and body ensued.
Alchemising cycle overwhelm into power
Walking alongside this path, I have understood how menstrual and mental health are inextricably linked, how trauma shapes what happens in our womb, and the role that disembodiment plays in all of this, as well as how all of the pain and confusion on the physical, mental and spiritual levels can be alchemised into power.
It wasn’t until I discovered this work that my healing has truly begun, and now I bring a blend of expertise, experience, and embodied learnings, so that you don’t have to walk this path alone, stumbling in the dark, and finally get to come home to yourself, in your fullness and strength.
I fuse my innate Slavic wisdom, the skills I’ve gained through navigating the relationship with my own menstrual cycle, the learnings from Menstrual Coach Academy, calling upon the wisdom of other modalities that I have studied over the past 10 years - that I also use in my own spiritual practice - such as yoga, mindfulness meditation, breathwork, embodiment, and Reiki to name a few - to bring you closer to the healer within, your own Medicine Woman.
Fun facts about me
✦ My surname (Przybysz) means newcomer or alien in Polish, and in school I was often teased, being asked if I came from Mars (I quickly realised that I came from Venus, duuuh)
✦ I trained as a musical theatre dancer till the age of 14, West End beware! Danced hip-hop after that, and I am an 90s R&B girlie
✦ My first childhood dog, Fryga, was a dachshund, and I am a little obsessed with them; I am hoping to get a rescue one in the future
✦ I exhibited art as a child and teenage artist and toured France painting medieval castles (big up Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw!)
✦ I’m a city girl, whose soul belongs in the country
✦ I love to travel where the sun’s at - Gokarna, Karnataka in India is my latest home away from home, but I am also a lover of the Spanish South
✦ I am an Aries Sun, Pisces Moon and Scorpio Rising, and a Manifesting Generator
✦ My special gift is… if you ask me about any Hollywood actor, it’s likely I will be able to tell you their entire career history (I hold a BA in Film, but I’m also simply a geek)
This is how I serve:
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CYCLE ALCHEMY 1:1
Cycle Alchemy is a profoundly transformative journey that helps you cultivate a deeper connection with your menstrual cycle and yourself. It will change the way you show up in life and in your conscious business.
In this container, we embark on an exploratory, intuition-driven journey together, starting from exploring a specific cycle-related matter that is affecting you, then moving through a process, addressing what emerges, and learning alongside each other.
I gently guide you to carve out your own path from point A - where you are now - to point B - where you want to be, using a trauma-informed approach, rooted in Menstrual Cycle Awareness, Nervous System Regulation, and Spiritual Exploration. You deserve a relationship with your cycle, period, womb, and self that feels easeful, intuitive, and empowered, and I’m here to guide you toward that harmonious connection.
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MENSTRUAL EDUCATION
I offer Menstrual Cycle Education and Awareness workshops in person in London or online. These workshops are bespoke and a blend an educational talk with an interactive hands-on component.
The participants are invited to explore the individual and collective experiences of periods and the menstrual cycle and the role they play in the wider systems that we are a part of.
These workshops will aid your company in creating a healthier and more supportive culture for all and can be included in the employee wellness programmes.
Womb Circles that I hold are deeply nourishing online and in-person spaces, where women and menstruators come together, sharing stories and learning from each other, while I weave in the magic of MCA.
The pillars of my practice
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MENSTRUAL CYCLE AWARENESS
Through this embodied mindfulness practice, I encourage you to get curious about the role that your menstrual cycle plays in all aspects of your life, for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
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NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
Using a trauma-informed approach, and leaning on the Polyvagal theory, we will work on developing your intuition, so that you can create an inner feeling of safety, and learn to regulate yourself as you navigate the inner seasons of your cycle.
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SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION
Together we will explore the best practices that will enable you in alchemising cycle overwhelm into power, be it inner archetypes work or creating your own cyclical sadhana - a cycle-aware spiritual practice that can best support you.
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