Can I practice yoga during menstruation? What should I pay attention to?

Women are a relatively special group because women have a relatively special good friend who will never leave you even if others will abandon you. It comes to visit you every month. That is your period. However, many women have a hobby, which is doing yoga. Yoga is no exception during menstruation. You need to pay special attention to some things when doing yoga during menstruation.

As far as I know, practicing yoga during menstruation is very helpful for regulating mood and stabilizing menstruation, and most asanas can be practiced during menstruation. But you must master the following principles.

The following are the types of poses that you should avoid:

1. All inversions (such as headstand, shoulderstand)

2. Poses where the abdomen is lower than the pelvis (such as bi-angle pose and standing forward bend)

If you still want to practice, you can support the ground with both hands so that your body is parallel to the ground.

3. Poses that put too much pressure on the abdomen (such as boat pose and plank pose)

4. Poses that over-compress the abdomen (such as the double-legged crocodile twist)

In addition, you should eat less cold vegetables and fruits during menstruation, such as watermelon, grapes, pears, bitter gourd, winter melon, cabbage, etc. It is suitable to eat some warm vegetables and fruits, including: dates, chestnuts, peaches, apricots, longans, lychees, cherries, pineapples, pomegranates, carrots, leeks, pumpkins, mustard greens, etc.

During menstruation, try not to do any strenuous exercise. Female friends who are menstruating need to know more about yoga practice and precautions during menstruation. It can help us get through the menstruation period more safely and help us get rid of the great pain in our stomach during menstruation.