Can women practice yoga during menstruation?

When women have their menstrual period, they feel quite troubled. Because there are many things that cannot be done at this time, and there are many taboos that need to be paid attention to. So, can women practice yoga when they are menstruating? What should female friends pay attention to when practicing yoga? Let's take a look at the relevant introduction in this article and see how female friends should practice yoga correctly.

First of all, it may be necessary to understand that traditionally, or at least in ancient India, very few women practiced yoga (at least not publicly). It was not that they were prohibited, but the social, customary and cultural conditions at the time caused women to engage in activities and roles that were quite different from those of men.

Unlike today's modern society, women are used by society in their careers and jobs almost like men, bearing the same pressure and responsibilities, whether voluntarily or under economic pressure or for any other reasons. Women in the past did not practice yoga, perhaps for the same reason as fewer modern men practice yoga (no one prohibits men from practicing yoga).

Yoga, due to its original serious, philosophical, academic and ascetic nature, is a male activity. But unfortunately, due to commercial hype, yoga has gradually lost its seriousness and philosophy, and has become a cheap fashion. Elegant men think it is too popular, popular men think it is too feminine, orthodox men think it is too alternative, and alternative men think it is too similar to fitness. In short, all these misunderstandings cannot be cleared up even if you jump into the Yellow River.

Working women may not have much choice to "retreat" when they have to go to work, but they can still practice moving, working and interacting with people in a low-key and retreating mentality during these days and change the way they practice yoga.

In principle, practicing yoga during menstruation should help us eliminate discomfort and fatigue, restore physical strength, stabilize emotions, and maintain inner peace (although the opposite is often the case). The degree to which each woman is affected physically and mentally during menstruation varies. Therefore, ladies who practice yoga regularly should develop an inner "hearing" to listen to the signals sent by the body and mind, and use your intuition to judge whether you should practice asanas today, what to practice and how to practice, etc. No one can make decisions for you except yourself.

You can choose to take a complete break and stop any asana practice, or you can choose very gentle practices to better relax, such as supine and forward-bending poses, either sitting on the ground or supported by a cushion.

The above is an introduction on whether you can practice yoga during menstruation. Proper yoga practice is also very helpful for female friends who often suffer from dysmenorrhea. During the menstrual period, female friends are advised not to spend too much time on exercise. Instead, they should pay attention to reasonable arrangements and perform moderate exercise to achieve good results.