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 | Sorry, guys, this one's a bit lady-specific. In the contemporary world, we women are encouraged to continue our normal lives while menstruating, but that hasn't always been the case. Some yoga practices harken back to a time when women segregated themselves and rested during menses. It can be a tricky question for the modern yogini, but ultimately it provides an excellent opportunity to heed yoga's call to listen to our bodies first. | |
Yoga Poses for Menstruation
While the mechanics of menstruation are something all women have in common, each woman experiences her period differently. Most contemporary yoga methods acknowledge each woman's right to make a choice for herself about what kind of practice to do, including whether to practice inversions. The following poses are recommended for a restorative home practice and may help alleviate cramps.
| How Do You Modify Your Practice During Menstruation?
A wide variety of readers answers here, ranging from a doctor who advises against inverting during menstruation (while acknowledging the issue has not been fully studied in humans), to several readers who don't see the sense of the ban. Add your response to the question.
| Video: Yoga for Cramps
If you suffer from painful cramps, check out this video sequence of poses that can help provide relief.
| Pose of the Week - Bound Extended Side Angle
 When attempting the bind in extended side angle, students tend to get focused on how to finagle the lower shoulder into position under their leg and lose sight of the wonderful opportunity for opening in the upper shoulder. If you have trouble with the full bind, my advice is to forget about your lower arm and take a half bind, bringing your top arm behind your back and grabbing on to your thigh. Then turn in to the stretch in your shoulder, bringing your heart toward the ceiling.
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