Yoga For a Healthy Menstrual Cycle
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Yoga is a way of healing our internal world to live in greater harmony with the world around us. Yoga is not only about the postures, but about creating deep, inner stillness in order that we enhance the peaceful place that we hold in the world and come together in a more balanced way.
The menstrual cycle is a natural time in a woman's life that can occur monthly from puberty to menopause. Many hormonal changes take place during the cycle, which can last 2-7 days, with symptoms going on for more than a week prior. Yoga is an excellent way to help the menstrual cycle be a time for greater introspiection and healthy reflection in a woman's life, as well as by practicing yoga during other times of the month, can lead to have a healthier and pain-free cycle.
Poses to practice while menstruating, include:
Sukhasana:
Sit in a comfortable cross-legged position, while gazing into the horizon and breathe for 1-2 minutes.
Bhujangasana: (good for the lower back)
Cobra Posture
Lie on your belly. Bend your elbows beneath your shoulders, spread palms wide, and have forearms making contact with the ground. Press the palms down and gently lift the gaze (avoiding overstretching in the neck) and lift your chest. Shine your hear foreward, and rest back down. Lift 2-3 times. Inhale as you extend, and exhale as you rest back down.
Pavanamuktasana: A good relaxing pose.
Wind relieving pose.
Lie down on your back. Lift your legs, bend your knees to your chest, simultaneously bring your chin to reach the knees. Don't try too hard, inhale as you lift knees to chest, and exhale, rest your head back down and straighten the arms, taking the knees away from the chest.
Poses to avoid are as follows:
Inversions (any pose where your head is below your heart)
Such as headstand and handstand
Yoga is a healthy way to relax and rejuvenate while you are menstruating. Yoga offers a break from the stress of life, and is a time to go within and give yourself the gift of healing. Learn to go within during your menstrual cycle to aid in the cleansing process and reflect upon what really matters as you breathe away the tension in order to awaken to greater health and ease in living in being present in your life and body.
Waller McInnes is a life coach, writer, yoga and meditation instructor and founder of Create Radiance offering coaching, customized meditations, classes, workshops and guidance to awaken to your life and shine. Her services and products are designed to relax the Body, release the Mind and restore the Soul. Visit http://shantiloveyoga.blogspot.com to sign up to receive yoga inspiration delivered directly to your inbox. Call 615-618-6556 to book a phone consultation and receive a customized meditation for free.
The menstrual cycle is a natural time in a woman's life that can occur monthly from puberty to menopause. Many hormonal changes take place during the cycle, which can last 2-7 days, with symptoms going on for more than a week prior. Yoga is an excellent way to help the menstrual cycle be a time for greater introspiection and healthy reflection in a woman's life, as well as by practicing yoga during other times of the month, can lead to have a healthier and pain-free cycle.
Poses to practice while menstruating, include:
Sukhasana:
Sit in a comfortable cross-legged position, while gazing into the horizon and breathe for 1-2 minutes.
Bhujangasana: (good for the lower back)
Cobra Posture
Lie on your belly. Bend your elbows beneath your shoulders, spread palms wide, and have forearms making contact with the ground. Press the palms down and gently lift the gaze (avoiding overstretching in the neck) and lift your chest. Shine your hear foreward, and rest back down. Lift 2-3 times. Inhale as you extend, and exhale as you rest back down.
Pavanamuktasana: A good relaxing pose.
Wind relieving pose.
Lie down on your back. Lift your legs, bend your knees to your chest, simultaneously bring your chin to reach the knees. Don't try too hard, inhale as you lift knees to chest, and exhale, rest your head back down and straighten the arms, taking the knees away from the chest.
Poses to avoid are as follows:
Inversions (any pose where your head is below your heart)
Such as headstand and handstand
Yoga is a healthy way to relax and rejuvenate while you are menstruating. Yoga offers a break from the stress of life, and is a time to go within and give yourself the gift of healing. Learn to go within during your menstrual cycle to aid in the cleansing process and reflect upon what really matters as you breathe away the tension in order to awaken to greater health and ease in living in being present in your life and body.
Waller McInnes is a life coach, writer, yoga and meditation instructor and founder of Create Radiance offering coaching, customized meditations, classes, workshops and guidance to awaken to your life and shine. Her services and products are designed to relax the Body, release the Mind and restore the Soul. Visit http://shantiloveyoga.blogspot.com to sign up to receive yoga inspiration delivered directly to your inbox. Call 615-618-6556 to book a phone consultation and receive a customized meditation for free.