Can a girl practice yoga when she is menstruating?

There are more women who practice yoga. The reason is that the yoga venue is small. As long as you are ready, you can practice it in any place, in the office or at home. If you want professional training, you have to go to a fitness center, so that you can receive the most formal yoga practice. However, many women do not understand yoga. At the beginning, the training is also relatively blind. It will take a long time to get in touch with the advantages of yoga. So, can girls practice yoga when they are menstruating?

Appropriate yoga exercises during menstruation can help relieve uncomfortable menstrual pain. It should be noted that during menstruation, do not do some too intense yoga movements or headstands, but you must choose some yoga movements that help soothe the uterus, because too intense yoga movements will accelerate uterine contractions and make menstrual blood difficult to discharge or cause heavy bleeding. For those who often have menstrual pain, in addition to not eating raw or cold food, you can also apply hot compresses to the lower abdomen to soothe the uterine muscles during menstruation.

Here are some preliminary asanas:

Note: In order to achieve a good soothing effect, you need to consciously cooperate with slow and relaxed breathing. Calm and slow breathing can not only relax the muscles, but also make the emotions before and after the menstrual period more stable.

People with back pain should keep warm, do self-massage, and rest in a lying or baby position. They can also do some exercises to rotate their waist and the entire back and neck. Be gentle. Sit in a chair with a back and cushions.

Seated exercises:

Butterfly pose

Bend your knees, relax them, place your buttocks on the ground, grab your feet with both hands, stretch your back upwards, look straight ahead or close your eyes, and keep breathing. Stay for 3 to 5 minutes (you can place a towel under your buttocks to help stretch your back).

Efficacy: Relax the hip joints, relax the abdominal muscles, promote abdominal blood circulation, and prevent dysmenorrhea.

Seated Spinal Twist Pose: We have practiced it in class. There are several variations. Choose the one that feels comfortable to you. Practice each side once and hold for 30 seconds. Do each side three times for a total of 3 minutes.

Postures that cannot be practiced: All inverted postures (such as plow pose, headstand, shoulder stand, etc.), postures that squeeze the abdomen (such as back extension pose, single-leg extension pose), intense postures that require great body tolerance (such as wheel pose), etc. Stop immediately if you feel uncomfortable. 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.)

It is not suitable to do inversions or positions that squeeze the abdomen during menstruation, as this will cause some of the menstrual blood that should have been discharged from the body to remain in the body, affecting menstrual health. Avoid strenuous exercise during menstruation. You can practice some gentle stretching postures to massage your body. After the menstrual period is over, practicing more yoga (including postures such as inversion) can eliminate the symptoms of discomfort during menstruation and is beneficial to the body and mind.

Can a girl practice yoga when she is menstruating? Yoga is divided into several levels, including elementary, intermediate and advanced. During the menstrual period, only simple exercises should be done. Complex movements should be avoided to prevent excessive exercise from affecting the amount of menstruation. You should pay attention to your physical condition during menstruation. People with a history of dysmenorrhea should not practice, and you should not exercise when your menstrual flow is heavy. You can do appropriate exercise when your menstruation is about to end. If you feel any discomfort, stop immediately.