Can I practice yoga during menstruation?

Many people are practicing yoga now because regular practice can enhance immunity, promote blood circulation, beautify the skin, and resist aging. However, although everyone is practicing, not everyone knows some of the precautions for practicing yoga, and many people still have many confusions. For example, some people are asking whether women can practice yoga during menstruation.

It's okay to do something simple! And it should be done in moderation...

Pagoda

Efficacy: It is mainly used to calm emotions, concentrate 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.

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: Relieves lower abdominal swelling and back pain caused by retroverted uterus, and reduces 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.

Because yoga practice involves whole-body movement, if you practice some difficult poses during menstruation, it may lead to a sudden increase in menstrual flow and symptoms such as abdominal pain. Therefore, it is best not to practice yoga during menstruation. If you don't want to interrupt your yoga practice, you can practice some simple poses with small movements during this period.