Can I practice yoga during menstruation?

Many female friends have the habit of practicing yoga. In fact, choosing different yoga poses at different times is very important for the health of female friends. Proper practice of yoga during the menstrual period will also have a certain effect on relieving dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and other physical discomforts. Below, I will introduce some yoga poses that are more suitable for women to practice during the menstrual cycle.

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 movements: 1. Bring the inner sides of your legs together, inhale, move your body forward close to 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.

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 movements: 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.

During the menstrual period, you should try to choose gentler methods of yoga and try not to engage in strenuous activities to avoid increased menstrual flow or dysmenorrhea and other physical discomforts. At the same time, you should replenish your body with sufficient water before practicing yoga, which is very beneficial for detoxification and enhancing the body's metabolic capacity.