To know yourself is to live in truth with your body. It's not just a spiritual mantra — it's biology reclaimed as wisdom.
In a world that profits from keeping us disconnected, the act of tracking your cycle, listening to your symptoms, and trusting your rhythm is revolutionary.
This piece explores what it really means to know and trust yourself through embodied self-awareness — and how the Baba Yaga Cycle Coach helps you practice that truth, one cycle at a time.
The (not-so-small) revolution of trusting yourself
We live in an age of ever-increasing noise: infinite advice, endless optimization, and algorithms that promise to tell us who we are. Hearing and believing (= knowing and trusting) oneself through this many distractions can be extremely difficult. But self-knowledge doesn't come from more data points. Instead, it comes from intimacy with the Self — the quiet, radical kind that builds through living inside a body and actually listening.
To know yourself might seem like a luxury, reserved for philosophers and bored rich kids. Audre Lorde said “Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me” — I would amend this to “Nothing I know about myself can be used to lie to me.” Knowing oneself then is, in fact, the foundation of freedom. When you know your rhythms, your limits, your desires, and your body's natural intelligence, you become impossible to manipulate. You begin to live in truth rather than in reaction.
And when you menstruate, that truth has its own natural pulse that our linear world too often diminishes or forgets about.
Each cycle is a living mirror of how well you've rested, how deeply you're nourished, how honestly you've allowed yourself to feel. It's biology and spirit intertwined. To know your cycle is to know your life force in motion: creation, release, renewal. That's why the ancient call to Know Thyself still matters today, in the age of information explosion — because self-knowledge is not just about philosophy alone. It's about learning your body's language in a world that has worked very hard to silence it.
Modern medicine has trained us to outsource authority, to believe that someone else — the doctor — knows better than we do what's happening inside us. But the truth can all too often be much simpler and much older: your body has always been speaking. Who better to listen to it than you?
Cramps, cravings, energy waves, mood shifts… none of that is random. They're signals. They're a conversation that your body is constantly initiating with you. The work of knowing yourself is not to shut up or optimize these signals, but to listen and respond with care. When you begin to see your symptoms as intelligence rather than inconvenience, you step into your own authority. You stop fighting your body and start partnering with it. And that's when healing — the real kind, the decolonized kind — begins.
The Baba Yaga app was born from this very philosophy. It's not about tracking for perfection but about remembering. It helps you map your inner landscape, see your patterns clearly, and root into your cyclical truth.
In this practice, technology becomes an ally rather than an overseer. It gives you mirrors, not orders; clarity, not control.
Because when you truly know yourself — your body, your cycles, your boundaries, your needs — you're free. Free to rest without guilt. Free to bleed without shame. And free to live according to your own rhythm, not the world's productivity clock.
To know yourself is to resist every system built on your disconnection. It's the opposite of submission. It's the quiet revolution that begins under your own skin — one period, one insight, one act of self-trust at a time.
That's what Baba Yaga stands for. Not perfection. Not obedience. Just truth, wisdom, and love made tangible — through the simple, sacred act of tracking your body's own rhythm.
We are beyond thrilled to announce the latest update to the Baba Yaga Cycle Coach app. It's been a journey to get here, navigating through every piece of your feedback, analyzing what you love about the app, and what could be better. We just love this community and you wonderful souls on the Baba Yaga so much! Thanks for your continued support, feedback, and love – as a tiny team of indie developers with no VC support or major investments, we are so happy when you love what we build.
And so, here it is: the update that is all about empowering YOU.
Inspired by the ancient wisdom of “Gnothi Sauton” (“Know Thyself”), this update is designed to help you truly understand your menstrual cycle in a world that often tries to diminish, misinform, and control us. In a society where medical gaslighting and systemic oppression are rampant, truly knowing your body becomes an act of resistance. Baba Yaga Cycle Coach is your tool for reclaiming that power, offering an intuitive and supportive experience tailored to your unique cycle patterns.
Standing in your authentic power not only means speaking truth to power and holding those who hurt us or all of humanity accountable, it also means trusting yourself, believing in yourself, and knowing who you are.
Enhanced Home Screen for Free Users: we added more insights to the home screen with our new “cycle circle” graph, showing your current cycle day, hormone power, and estimated start of your next period.
Faster and More Efficient: our cycle analysis just got a major upgrade with the introduction of Swift Charts from iOS 16. This means your data is now processed quicker and more smoothly than ever before. Experience a boost in performance instantly!
Easier Navigation: we reorganized the content to make the app even more user-friendly. Find what you need faster and enjoy a smoother, more intuitive navigation.
Bye-Bye Bugs: we squashed some nasty bugs that were slowing down your experience. Now, you can enjoy a seamless and uninterrupted journey with Baba Yaga Cycle Coach.
We hope you love these improvements and can't wait to hear your feedback!
This app update aims to arm you with the knowledge and resources to stay energized and in sync with your body. Dive into the new Baba Yaga Cycle Coach today!
