Women Can Save The World. But Not The Way You Think
Hello from, according to the “media” and, of course, the ever-trustworthy social media, “war-torn, soon-to-be-famished” Dubai.
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day - a movement that was born in the US, at the beginning of the last century, to be quickly adopted as one of the pillars of the Soviet Union, religiously celebrated in Russia up until today, and, all of a sudden, becoming significant and widely known in the rest of the world in recent years.
If it weren’t for the new episode of the war in the Middle East, which ignited a week ago, your social media feeds would have probably already been filled with endless women empowerment posts and marketing campaigns (because why miss this lucrative opportunity, right?).
One of the staple statements we share and read every year is that “if only women were in power, the world would be a different place”. And I am here to tell you that it is actually a rather questionable, if not false, statement :)
And yes, I know you have just gotten triggered and are about to close your browser, but hear me out first.
Women can absolutely save the world, but not the way you think.
The truth is that leadership, vision, and benevolence have nothing to do with gender. Take the rulers of the UAE, for example, the incredible late HH Sheikh Zayed, the country's founding father (if you haven’t been to the brand-new Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi yet, I highly encourage you to schedule a visit on your next trip).
Similarly, there are plenty of historical examples of women in power who have shown even more cruelty, ruthlessness, manipulation, and untrustworthiness than many of their male counterparts could ever do (after all, don’t we all know what an angry, jealous, vengeful, or dissatisfied woman is capable of?). And whether we want to admit it or not, just being a woman in power, no matter how kind and nurturing she may be, is not enough when it comes to making the decisions that can affect millions and millions of people.
So what can be done then?
The answer lies in something quite simple, yet incredibly powerful: a critical mass of women stepping into their true feminine power.
Every energy in this world can manifest in two ways. It can build, nourish, and uplift, or it can distort, destroy, and divide. Feminine energy is no exception.
When feminine energy manifests positively, it expresses itself through qualities that humanity has relied on for centuries: compassion, emotional intelligence, intuition, wisdom, patience, creativity, and the ability to hold space for others. A woman in her balanced feminine energy becomes a stabilizing force.
Anyone who grew up with a wise matriarch in the family knows exactly what I mean. The authority of a grandmother, the intuitive wisdom of a mother, the ability of a woman to read a room, sense tension before anyone else notices it, shifting the atmosphere.
But feminine energy also has its shadow side: when disconnected from its natural flow, it can turn into resentment, comparison, jealousy, emotional manipulation, bitterness, judgment, and inability to accept yourself, other women, and men; endless complaining, or the deeply seductive comfort of victimhood. In that state, feminine power does not create life — it drains it.
A woman is not in her sacred feminine power when she spends her energy judging others, competing with other women or men, holding onto grudges, nurturing resentment, or living from a constant sense of injustice.
Quite the opposite.
True feminine power begins when a woman becomes accepting, compassionate, emotionally mature, kind, and truly self-respecting. When she stops attacking herself and others, and instead becomes a source of calm, clarity, and warmth (when we refuse to accept others, we also deny or detest a part of ourselves, we disconnect and suppress from our divine sacral power, our sensuality, and no good can ever come from self-loathing).
The more grounded and self-aware a woman becomes internally, the more powerful her influence becomes externally.
Because feminine power does not operate through domination but through presence.
Feminine power comes from life force: vitality, sensuality, creativity, emotional intelligence, and intuition. In other words, the qualities many women have been taught or told to suppress (be it through religion, ideology, society, or self-inflicted hatred and inhibitions). And when the sacral feminine power is denied expression, the world turns into a dark place (Medieval ages with their witch hunts, Taliban, or the ayatollahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to name a few recent examples).
I want you to picture this metaphor: Mother Earth, the ultimate source of the sacral feminine energy and power, spreads her motherly love through billions of women. And when too many of those women disconnect from their divine femininity, love becomes scarce.
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day - a movement that was born in the US, at the beginning of the last century, to be quickly adopted as one of the pillars of the Soviet Union, religiously celebrated in Russia up until today, and, all of a sudden, becoming significant and widely known in the rest of the world in recent years.
If it weren’t for the new episode of the war in the Middle East, which ignited a week ago, your social media feeds would have probably already been filled with endless women empowerment posts and marketing campaigns (because why miss this lucrative opportunity, right?).
One of the staple statements we share and read every year is that “if only women were in power, the world would be a different place”. And I am here to tell you that it is actually a rather questionable, if not false, statement :)
And yes, I know you have just gotten triggered and are about to close your browser, but hear me out first.
Women can absolutely save the world, but not the way you think.
The truth is that leadership, vision, and benevolence have nothing to do with gender. Take the rulers of the UAE, for example, the incredible late HH Sheikh Zayed, the country's founding father (if you haven’t been to the brand-new Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi yet, I highly encourage you to schedule a visit on your next trip).
Similarly, there are plenty of historical examples of women in power who have shown even more cruelty, ruthlessness, manipulation, and untrustworthiness than many of their male counterparts could ever do (after all, don’t we all know what an angry, jealous, vengeful, or dissatisfied woman is capable of?). And whether we want to admit it or not, just being a woman in power, no matter how kind and nurturing she may be, is not enough when it comes to making the decisions that can affect millions and millions of people.
So what can be done then?
The answer lies in something quite simple, yet incredibly powerful: a critical mass of women stepping into their true feminine power.
Every energy in this world can manifest in two ways. It can build, nourish, and uplift, or it can distort, destroy, and divide. Feminine energy is no exception.
When feminine energy manifests positively, it expresses itself through qualities that humanity has relied on for centuries: compassion, emotional intelligence, intuition, wisdom, patience, creativity, and the ability to hold space for others. A woman in her balanced feminine energy becomes a stabilizing force.
Anyone who grew up with a wise matriarch in the family knows exactly what I mean. The authority of a grandmother, the intuitive wisdom of a mother, the ability of a woman to read a room, sense tension before anyone else notices it, shifting the atmosphere.
But feminine energy also has its shadow side: when disconnected from its natural flow, it can turn into resentment, comparison, jealousy, emotional manipulation, bitterness, judgment, and inability to accept yourself, other women, and men; endless complaining, or the deeply seductive comfort of victimhood. In that state, feminine power does not create life — it drains it.
A woman is not in her sacred feminine power when she spends her energy judging others, competing with other women or men, holding onto grudges, nurturing resentment, or living from a constant sense of injustice.
Quite the opposite.
True feminine power begins when a woman becomes accepting, compassionate, emotionally mature, kind, and truly self-respecting. When she stops attacking herself and others, and instead becomes a source of calm, clarity, and warmth (when we refuse to accept others, we also deny or detest a part of ourselves, we disconnect and suppress from our divine sacral power, our sensuality, and no good can ever come from self-loathing).
The more grounded and self-aware a woman becomes internally, the more powerful her influence becomes externally.
Because feminine power does not operate through domination but through presence.
Feminine power comes from life force: vitality, sensuality, creativity, emotional intelligence, and intuition. In other words, the qualities many women have been taught or told to suppress (be it through religion, ideology, society, or self-inflicted hatred and inhibitions). And when the sacral feminine power is denied expression, the world turns into a dark place (Medieval ages with their witch hunts, Taliban, or the ayatollahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to name a few recent examples).
I want you to picture this metaphor: Mother Earth, the ultimate source of the sacral feminine energy and power, spreads her motherly love through billions of women. And when too many of those women disconnect from their divine femininity, love becomes scarce.
So What Is the Action Plan?
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
1. Work on opening up your Sacral and Heart chakras
Because it’s spring, I have recorded a free Yoga Nidra practice. It will help you kill 2 birds with one stone: unwind and relax while working with your second chakra.
2. Watch out for negative emotions or thoughts
One of the most effective practices I learned back in the day is the “100 dollars” exercise.
Here’s how to do it:
3. Keep your estrogen level up to stay in the feminine flow:
And if you want to do a deeper work, check out my Sacral Feminine Power energy practice.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
1. Work on opening up your Sacral and Heart chakras
Because it’s spring, I have recorded a free Yoga Nidra practice. It will help you kill 2 birds with one stone: unwind and relax while working with your second chakra.
2. Watch out for negative emotions or thoughts
One of the most effective practices I learned back in the day is the “100 dollars” exercise.
Here’s how to do it:
- pick a day and set an alarm every 30 minutes for 12 hours (e.g., from 8 am to 8 pm, or from 9 am to 9 pm, etc.)
- at the beginning of the day, imagine having $100 in your pocket (or your bank account)
- Every time the alarm goes off, check your state of mind and write it down: give yourself $10 for a positive or neutral state of mind, and subtract $10 if you registered yourself in a negative state at the time of an alarm going off. At the end of the day, calculate the final amount. By the way, making money, even if it’s virtual money in this case, has everything to do with our state of mind and energy level, and negativity depletes us energetically.
3. Keep your estrogen level up to stay in the feminine flow:
- prioritize rest, pleasure, and self-care: book a SPA treatment; invest in a beautiful outfit that makes you feel feminine and brings out your true colours; treat yourself to a beauty procedure
- move your body in a graceful way: sensual dances, yoga (say, Yin yoga instead of the third gym workout or Vinyasa), walking in nature
- slow down and enjoy sensory pleasures (aromas, silk fabrics, candles)
- tap into intuitive practices (journaling, meditation, breathwork)
- express emotions freely—laugh, cry, feel
- cultivate deep connections and nurture relationships
And if you want to do a deeper work, check out my Sacral Feminine Power energy practice.
Happy Women’s Day today and every day,
With a bunch of virtual tulips right from my heart,
Zara
With a bunch of virtual tulips right from my heart,
Zara
MARCH 2026