Wild Womb is an Erasmus+ project coordinated by Symbiotic Roots, developed to promote menstrual education, health and sovereignty through expressive arts, somatic practices and participatory methodologies in youth work. The project explored menstruation as a social, cultural and ecological experience, addressing stigma, bodily knowledge and collective care.
The project generated three main results, designed to be transferable and relevant for youth workers, educators and facilitators working on gender equality, wellbeing and non‑formal education.
1. Preparatory online trainings on menstrual literacy and intersectionality
Ahead of the residential training, Wild Womb included two online educational sessions, aimed at building a shared conceptual and experiential foundation among participants. Both sessions were recorded and are available as learning resources.
- Traveling Within: Anatomy, Physiology, and Cyclicity, facilitated by Mikaela Estrada, offered an embodied journey through the sexual anatomy of bodies with a uterus and the physiological functioning of the ovulatory menstrual cycle. The session approached anatomy and physiology from an integral, somatic and energetic perspective, inviting participants to connect bodily awareness with emotional and lived experience.
- Gender and Intersectionality in Menstrual Sovereignty, facilitated by Serena Bernardini (Europamente), introduced the concept of intersectionality and explored its relevance to menstrual sovereignty. The session highlighted the political and social dimensions of menstruation, showing how menstrual experiences are shaped by intersecting identities, power structures and systemic inequalities.
These two trainings represent a key project result, providing reusable educational content that supports critical, intersectional and embodied approaches to menstrual education.
2. International residential training course
The central activity of the project was the 7‑day residential training “Wild Womb: Menstrual Education, Health & Sovereignty”, held in Spain and bringing together youth workers from Spain, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Ukraine.
The training combined somatic practices, expressive arts, non‑formal education and collective reflection, creating a safe and inclusive space to explore menstrual stigma and taboo, body‑territory relationships, cyclicality, self‑care and menstrual rights. The learning process was strongly participatory and co‑created through ongoing exchange, reflection and group feedback, strengthening collective knowledge and community building.
3. Wild Womb Toolkit for facilitators and educators
A central outcome of the project is the Wild Womb Toolkit – Expressive Arts and Somatic Practices for Menstrual Education, Health & Sovereignty. Developed from the training experience, the toolkit offers practical activities, facilitation tools and methodological guidance for addressing menstrual health and sovereignty in non‑formal education contexts.
The toolkit explores themes such as menstrual taboo and stigma, body‑territory, cyclicity and self‑care through experience‑based learning, expressive arts and somatic practices. Designed for youth workers, educators and facilitators, it is available in English and Spanish and supports the wider dissemination and sustainability of the project’s learning outcomes.
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