Can I practice yoga during menstruation?

Yoga has a very good effect on body shape and weight loss, but many people are asking whether they can practice yoga during menopause? If you want to practice yoga during menstruation, what should you pay attention to? Doing some simple yoga should be fine. Today I will tell you about some yoga postures that cannot be practiced during menstruation, as well as some things you need to pay attention to.

You can do some standing or kneeling postures that are gentle on the body (such as yoga mudra, bowing pose, triangle pose, tree pose, cat pose, snake pose, etc.)

Some basic sitting poses in yoga can help eliminate stress and tension in women. At the same time, they can stretch the body to a high level, so that the joints are relaxed, swelling and pain are eliminated. Practicing these poses can relax the legs, calm the mind, and keep you away from various discomforts during menstruation.

Twist

Efficacy: Twisting can exercise abdominal viscera, massage reproductive organs, stimulate adrenal glands, strengthen kidney function, and avoid menstrual discomfort caused by kidney deficiency.

Basic movements: 1. Sit upright on the bed with your legs overlapped and bent, with the right foot on top and the left foot on the bottom.

2. Inhale, place your right hand on your left knee, turn your upper body to the left, keep your hips on the ground, place your left hand on the yoga brick, and face your head to the left and back.

3. Keep breathing, stay for 20-30 seconds, switch to the left and repeat this exercise.

If you do this exercise during your menstrual period, be sure not to use too much force, so as not to involve the uterus too much and aggravate menstrual discomfort.

Baby Front Pose

Efficacy: Relaxes the abdominal and back muscles, soothes the lower abdominal muscles, helps the uterus return to its original position, stretches the uterine muscles, relieves lower abdominal swelling and back pain caused by retroverted uterus, and relieves menstrual discomfort.

Basic actions:

1. Kneel on the bed with your legs bent, thighs as wide as hips, upper body relaxed, forehead on the ground, hips sitting on heels, hands extended forward.

2. Keep breathing and relax your whole body. Stay as long as you feel comfortable.

3. Slowly stretch your limbs to relax your muscles and repeat the movement.

This posture is like a baby. Choose the most comfortable posture for yourself and relax your abdominal muscles.

Pagoda

Effect: This is a basic sitting posture in yoga, which is mainly used to calm the emotions, concentrate the thoughts, and relieve menstrual discomfort caused by emotional instability. Long-term persistence can also exercise breathing to massage the abdominal organs.

Basic movements: 1. Sit on the bed, place a long pillow under your buttocks, bend your legs, put your feet together, put your hands on your knees, keep your back extended, relax your shoulders, keep breathing, and stay for a long time based on your emotional calmness.

2. Slowly stretch your legs and relax your leg muscles.

While doing the pagoda pose, you can add the hand extension pose to enhance the effect.

Ostrich pose

Benefits: Nourishes and strengthens the abdominal organs, eliminating menstrual discomfort from the inside out.

Basic actions:

1. Bring the inner sides of your legs together, inhale, move your body forward towards your legs, and grab your ankles with your hands. Or place your palms under the soles of your feet, straighten your back, extend the front of your neck, and lengthen your entire back.

2. Spread your legs shoulder-width apart, bend down, place your hands under the soles of your feet, let your palms connect with them, and keep your legs straight.

The ostrich pose will stretch the abdominal muscles, so it is not suitable for people with menstrual discomfort!

It is not suitable to do some inversions or positions that squeeze the abdomen during menstruation, because this will cause some menstrual blood that should be discharged from the body to remain in the body, which may affect the health of the menstrual period. You must avoid doing some strenuous exercise during menstruation.