Period Nirvana

09/14/2026

I hope one day that a study will be done on this observed correlation. YSK that is you are prone to UTIs and see an uptick in them when using a menstrual cup there could be a connection. A firm cup could be restricting urine flow. Softer in firmness cups, or a menstrual disc (especially a softer firmness disc) might be the answer. This isn’t often discussed by brands and it hasn’t been studied as far as I am aware. But keep this in mind if you suffer from a UTI and use a cup. This post is worth sharing again 😀

09/05/2026

Tag someone who needs to know about Period Nirvana for their next trip to Asheville or who just loves to shop small businesses online.

🥲 It’s been a slow summer but as we approach the Fall and the busy season for Asheville it’s time I remind you to add Period Nirvana to your must-see list while you still can. And frankly - we need you to shop us online and in store if we are to survive another Winter. I always felt that if I built it people would come but they’re not here. They’re still choosing to shop for period care with Amazon. With Target. We keep our prices as low as we can so compete with online marketplaces and because we don’t believe that as a “boutique” we need to hike prices up. But we DO need people to support a small business which sometimes means taking a drive to the store or paying for shipping. Amazon isn’t teaching you how to insert the menstrual disc you order there. There certainly isn’t a human at the phone talking you through what will work best or helping a single dad select the items for his daughter’s first period kit.

This week we can use some eyeballs and some orders. We have something truly special and wonderful going on here but when it’s a “hidden gem” that just means it’s going to fail. It’s incredibly vulnerable to be this honest but I’d rather be honest about our current struggles and the grim reality rather than suddenly close shop and the first post of mine to reach you is the “store closing” announcement. Too often I only see that post from a business and nothing before it. And we are first and foremost and online store. You don’t have to live or visit Asheville to shop with us. We are the ethical alternative to big box retailers online, and we ship your orders with love and care from our Asheville warehouse.

09/02/2026

YSK that NC is one of 18 states that still applies taxes to necessities such as period products and diapers. After many attempts, House Bill 1165 has made it out of committee and now requires a vote. If passed, these items will finally be tax-free as they always should have been. Our store must collect taxes where they are owed in states that still tax period products. These taxes add to the already high cost of existing, especially now, so we are all for seeing this bill advance and hopefully pass. Representative Julie von Haefen- NC House 36 is who we have to thank for continuing the fight to end taxes on these items!

Currently, the state employs a 4.75 percent tax on menstrual products. House Bill 1200 will now move on to the Senate where it will await approval before heading to Governor Josh Stein’s desk to potentially be signed into law. 

09/01/2026

This is why so many people love the Hello Disc. It was designed to address the often annoying removal process for simple round discs. Plus, the tab helps prevent rotation so the removal device is always easily reachable. Since Hello Disc can be worn 4 ways it works for almost all cervix heights. My model today has a very high cervix and wearing it “tucked” or “flipped” or “trimmed” would make the loop hard to reach. So for this demo I let the tab “drop” meaning it’s easily reached for a high cervix.

08/31/2026

Have you created a period emergency kit for your child to keep in their backpack? It's a smart idea - ready if they start their first period at school or if their cycle starts unexpectedly off schedule. Having everything needed in a backpack at all times will make life easier. Here's our list of essentials - and today is the final day of our Back to School sale - use code BacktoSchool15 at checkout on shop.periodnirvana.com for 15% off your cart. Ends 8.31

A list of items you need to make a helpful emergency period kit for school to ensure your child has everything needed away from home.

08/30/2026

August period vlog because my period loves the weekend.

08/30/2026

Make your stained menstrual disc or cup looking dingy brand new again

08/25/2026

Would you rather a disc be easy to insert or easy to remove? You have to pick one!

The easiest discs to insert available at Period Nirvana are the Flex Disc reusable and the Fillow Disc with Applicator. They’re each easy for different reasons. The narrow tip of the Flex disc makes to very easy to insert for anyone struggling with size or folding issues. The Fillow disc comes with a disc applicator so if you struggle to reach for insertion or otherwise feel you can’t fold and insert a disc, the applicator can help.

The easiest to remove discs available at Period Nirvana include Hello Disc and Poppins Period. Hello Disc was designed with easy removals in mind and the loops can be worn various ways, all of which make them easy to find and pull to remove. Poppins Period has a wide band handle that is reachable to use at the time of removal versus pulling out by the rim. Both options should reduce or eliminate much or all of the mess that can come with fishing around and removing a disc.

08/24/2026

Pack an amazing order with me while I share the story of our terrible weekend event. Events are WORK. Especially for a store like ours with so many products. Even this event, one we opted to carry less out for, takes hours of prep to plan for, to load in and set up for, to staff, and to break down. We all knew rain was in the forecast and I told the team to dress accordingly and prep. The wind…. that was beyond what was expected. We struggle with the weight of our tent weights but I guess we need to double or triple them! If you see the radar you will notice how the winds converged right over downtown Asheville. It could have been far worse, someone could have been injured or we could have lost our entire inventory. Other vendors did lose everything who were at the same event so I know we were still lucky. Florence and Ada quickly put away as much as possible and threw up our sidewalls. They got soaking wet in the process. I am genuinely so lucky to have a team that cares so much!

The storm was intense but fast and I decided to stay in hopes folks would come out after the rain. They didn’t. We all worked so hard for this (and every) event. Sales this week in the store and online have been an all time low so a losing nearly $500 to be at this event stung a little extra. I’m not too proud to say I had a good cry after I filmed this video. I’m barely hanging on and spinning wheels and have no idea if and how to turn things around for us. We worked a lot of in person events to promote our store location in hopes of raising awareness. But if the people aren’t there we are just paying to hang out downtown. Rain is always on the table. Not all events go according to plan. But I’d really like a win this year and time is ticking. I’m seriously reconsidering doing any events after Blue Ridge Pride in September. My whole team is over it. We have a store - please just come to us 🥲🫠

Loved packing this order for our customer who stocked up on all the good stickers and books. Thank you! I almost screwed up packing while talking several times 🤦🏼‍♀️ we don’t want that!

08/24/2026

We were able to restock Eltee swim - all sizes are in stock while they last!

Swim, compete, and move with confidence — period or not. The UnderSwim (OG Fit) is the official period-safe swim underwear of Swimming Australia. Worn invisibly under any swimwear with regular bottom coverage — one-pieces, bikinis, and race suits — it holds the equivalent of 2–3 tampons or 4...