Is it suitable to practice yoga during menstruation?

More and more women are starting to practice yoga, and no wonder. Yoga not only shapes the body and relaxes the mind and body, but also conveys a kind of wisdom and beauty in each meditation movement. Women who practice yoga naturally exude a temperament that makes people feel very comfortable. But is it suitable for women to practice yoga during the special period of menstruation? Will big movements hurt your body? Or is it more beneficial to our body? I think moderate exercise is still okay. Of course, this is just my guess. Let’s find the answer together.

Many female friends ask if they can practice yoga during menstruation? If possible, which poses should not be practiced?

Every female student will encounter this problem, but the answer varies from person to person.

Each of us has a different physical constitution. Some students will be very weak during their menstrual period, and are prone to back pain, dysmenorrhea, and poor physical condition. Such students will feel particularly uncomfortable in the first two days of their menstrual period. The best way at this time is to rest, or do restorative yoga poses, such as the supine bound angle pose. After the two most uncomfortable days, you can do some soothing yoga exercises without too high intensity to help your body recover. During your non-menstrual period, pay attention to strengthening your posture and breathing exercises, which can help improve your physical condition and avoid problems such as dysmenorrhea.

There are also some students who are in good physical condition and their bodies do not react much during their menstrual period. Generally speaking, they can adapt to normal yoga practice. Even so, they should try to avoid inversion exercises, abdominal squeezing and contraction exercises (various abdominal contraction core exercises), and deep backbend exercises (overstretching the skin and muscles on the front of the abdomen can easily cause abdominal pain during menstruation).

Many female friends are often afraid to practice yoga during their menstrual period, because during the menstrual period, many people are disturbed by dysmenorrhea and suffer terribly, and they have a bad temper and get angry for no reason. They are afraid that improper exercise will affect their health, so students often ask whether they can practice yoga during menstruation. yujia

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for women. The symptoms such as low back pain, abdominal pain, fatigue, etc. during menstruation are always unpleasant. When I was young, I often suffered from dysmenorrhea. Later, after I came into contact with yoga, I gradually tried to practice during my menstrual period (of course, I should practice selectively according to my physical condition).

After persisting for a period of time, I found that the practice was not as terrible as I had imagined. On the contrary, I felt that my body and spirit were much better than before I practiced yoga. The abdominal pain was also improved, so I continued to practice yoga during my menstruation. Over time, the dysmenorrhea phenomenon disappeared, and many symptoms of menstrual discomfort also gradually went away from me, and my facial complexion became better and better.

Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, it is still recommended that you practice yoga, which will have many benefits for the body. Practicing yoga will promote blood circulation throughout the body, nourish the spinal nerves, balance the internal organs, help regulate menstruation, speed up blood circulation in the pelvic organs, reduce congestion of the pelvic and abdominal gonads, and reduce symptoms such as abdominal pain during menstruation.

However, it should be noted that if the menstrual flow is too heavy in the first two days of your period, it is better to rest and do simple meditation or breathing exercises.

Yoga is a kind of exercise that regulates the body and mind. We should feel it and enjoy it with a relaxed attitude. Dysmenorrhea is not terrible. What is terrible is our attitude towards it. Nowadays, many adolescent girls suffer from dysmenorrhea, which often makes them feel miserable. In addition to taking some measures during menstruation, such as taking medicine or resting in bed, they should also do some relaxing exercises. The best way is to practice yoga.

People may also ask if Downward Dog and Double Angle Pose can be done during menstruation? The answer is yes. Some teachers think that these poses are also semi-inverted poses of the body, and practicing them during the menstrual period will easily cause menstrual blood reflux. However, in fact, menstrual blood reflux is mainly a problem of pressure in the body. In the Downward Dog pose and standing forward bend pose, although the upper body and even the pelvis are in an inverted state, the position of our lower limbs has not changed, and the pressure in the body has not changed. Therefore, it is not easy to cause menstrual blood reflux. As long as your physical condition allows, and do not move up and down too quickly when practicing forward bends, you can practice it with confidence.

A friend told me that his feeling after taking a yoga class was: practice is a gradual process. Keep a calm mind, practice continuously and wait for changes. During the practice, just follow my guidance and combine it with the understanding of your own body to achieve your best posture.