The Sync Way was founded by Teodora Sabau or Teo, for short. She’s a women’s health advocate, menstrual health coach, and the lead educator behind all Sync Way programs. Beyond her work with the community, Teo contributes to the advancement of women’s health by advising femtech startups and hosting the Mirror Talks podcast, powered by Mira, that spotlights founders and innovators shaping the future of FemTech.
The mission is simple, without any fancy words: every woman on the planet should know her cycle and love herself in every phase of it. At The Sync Way, we’ve flipped the wellness model for women by putting the cycle at the center, not as an afterthought.
Nutrition
A good relationship with your nutrition stabilizes blood sugar which regulates insulin and lowers cortisol; supports the liver and gut to clear estrogen; provides the minerals needed for progesterone and thyroid hormones; reduces inflammation and supports ovulation.
Movement
Moving your body helps you build muscle, which improves insulin sensitivity, lowers baseline cortisol, upports lymphatic flow and detox, improves mood and reduces PMS intensity and helps regulate the thyroid through better metabolism.
Recovery
Sleep and recovery protocols restore melatonin and stabilizes the circadian rhythm, improves insulin sensitivity and reduces cravings, allows the body to repair, lowering inflammation and prostaglandins. Deep sleep boosts progesterone and reduces PMS.
Stress
The right stress management tools help you reduce cortisol so pregnenolone is not diverted away from sex hormones; support stable progesterone production; improve oxytocin which buffers stress and lower inflammation; help regulate the nervous system so symptoms decrease.
At the core of all our coaching programs is a blend of hormone science, brain science, and somatic nervous system regulation.
We use the SYNC Framework across four key areas of health: nutrition, movement, recovery, and stress management, the pillars that support your body’s natural rhythm.
A healthy, regular, and painless cycle is a sign that all systems in the body are working in harmony. Any deviation is your body’s way of signaling that something is off in one of these four areas.
The SYNC Framework is a proprietary methodology that helps you identify what disturbs your hormones and shows you the changes you need to make to restore balance.
Your coach’s role is to guide you step by step, co-create a personalized plan and help you reach your goals and overcome your challenges.
Our tools guided thousands of women back to their bodies’ innate wisdom.
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Meet the founder
Teo is a menstrual cycle coach and educator who has guided hundreds of women to reconnect with their cyclical bodies, heal, and rediscover the joy of living in alignment with their innate rhythms.
She has spoken to diverse international communities, led transformative workshops, organized in-person events, and collaborated with global brands.
Teo also serves on the Board of Advisors for the startup Musa, alongside leaders in tech including the former CPO of Duolingo and the CEO of OpenAI (See Board of Advisors).
Some of her most recent studies in the space:
• Cert. Menstrual Cycle Coach (Cyclical School, Australia)
• Cert. Hormone Health Coach (IIN: Institute of Integrative Nutrition, US)
• Studied with Dr. Hazel Wallace (The Food Medic, UK)
Ah, the first period saga! I remember how excited I was when my classmates were starting to get their periods one by one. There was a thrill among my girlfriends. When I got mine, it felt like stepping into the unknown. I cried my heart out while telling my mom about it. I remember how I could not even pronounce the word “period”, I just pointed towards my down parts. I felt embarrassed.
Few years later, after going through debilitating symptoms throughout my cycle and excruciating pain during my period I got diagnosed with PCOS. At the same time there was this lingering belief from the older generation that you could conceive any day of the month (spoiler alert: not true). So, having my OBGYN advise me to get on the pill to “treat” PCOS and my painful periods sounded like a double victory. With the notion of safety in mind, and a painless cycle I took the plunge without hesitation.
Being in a weird headspace for a few years and having gained a few extra kgs I decided to stop the pill altogether. Ah, the big decision to say goodbye to the pill in my early 20s – a moment that opened the door to an entirely new world. Little did I know, it also ushered in a rollercoaster of emotions.
It brought back the PMS, headaches, acne, mood swings, and excruciating pain during my periods. The journey into the natural ebb and flow of my body proved to be both enlightening and challenging.
Around the same time I entered the 9-5 journey in the creative industry, bouncing between boutique, mid-sized, and network agencies.
Anyone familiar with the creative/content production realm knows the rollercoaster it can be. The highs of winning a pitch or seeing a creative idea come to life are exhilarating, but they often get overshadowed by the relentless challenges – long hours, tight deadlines, demanding clients, and a chaotic creative process that sometimes feels like a madhouse.
I got on the edge of burnout a few times, fortunate enough to recognize when to hit the brakes and step back.
Unfortunately, not everyone around me shared that luck. Watching my female friends and colleagues surrendering to burnout was a heartbreaking experience that hit close to home.
A few years later, I started my fitness journey, and fell in love with weightlifting. I soon got to realise that the gym was quite a toxic environment for the well-being of women.
Women train just like men: weekly lifting schedule, caffeine-fueled workouts, obsession with weight, body image, and an unhealthy muscle focus. Emotional tolls followed – acne, embarrassment, anxiety, depression, and for some women burnout again. Even periods are considered frustrating. The quick fix? The pill, to numb the pain and get more progress at the gym.
Rather than fostering a stronger bond with our own bodies, this culture encouraged the opposite.
These experiences triggered a profound realisation in me: The real struggle of the modern woman is she wants to do everything men do in a woman’s body and still show up her best self at home, in relationships, at work, and with friends. She wants to achieve everything yet at some point she recognises that she cannot do it all, not all at the same time without damaging her physical and mental health.
This made me question everything and made me search for a better way. A way that actually works for women.
Over the past years, I’ve dug deep into the world of wellness, explored different forms of movement, studied and researched the science of menstrual cycles and hormones.
My mission? To find what truly works.
Here I am. I found the way.
