Yoga for Menstruation
When you’re on your period, try these yoga for menstruation poses to relieve symptoms of bloat, heavy bleeding, and PMS.
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Bound Angle Pose
Bound Angle Pose, or Baddha Konasana, opens the deepest part of the hip muscles.
Lotus Pose
Padmasana creates an essential foundation for meditation practice, while stretching the front of the thighs and ankles.
Seated Forward Bend
A simple pose that's anything but easy.
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi III
Sometimes called the Sage's Pose, Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi III (Marichyasana III) is a wise addition to any practice.
Legs Up the Wall Pose
There's a general consensus among modern yogis that Viparita Karani or Legs Up the Wall Pose may have the power to cure whatever ails you.
Downward-Facing Dog Pose
One of yoga's most widely recognized poses, Adho Mukha Svanasana strengthens the core and improves circulation, while providing a delicious, full-body stretch.
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.
Extended Side Angle Pose
Find length in your side body, from your heel to your fingertips with Extended Side Angle Pose.
Camel Pose
Bump up your energy (and confidence!) by bending back into Camel Pose. Ustrasana counteracts slouching and relieves lower back pain with a generous, heart-opening stretch.
That Time of the Month? Try These Practices to Support Your Menstrual Cycle
We know you'll try anything to get through your period. Add these practices to the list.
On Your Period? Try This 30-Minute Practice for Chi Flow
Take care of your reproductive organs with this practice.
Bow Pose
Bend back into the shape of a bow to feel energetically locked, loaded, and ready to take aim.
Yoga for Women’s Health: Do You REALLY Have to Stop Inverting During Your Period?
Fact or fiction? We asked a yoga teacher and licensed acupuncturist specializing in women's health for her take.
Yoga for Women’s Health: The Best Pose & Acupressure Point to Reduce Irritability During Your Period
Hint: When it comes to a bad mood, don't let anything fester. Get your body (and Qi) moving.
Yoga for Women’s Health: The Best Type of Practice for Each Phase of Your Menstrual Cycle
Syncing up with hormonal fluctuations can help you experience more ease all month long.
Yoga for Women’s Health: The Best Pose and Acupressure Point to Reduce Bloating
It's common for women to deal with with digestive issues in the days leading up to their cycles. Here, two things to try on your mat.
Yoga for Women’s Health: The Best Pose & Acupressure Point to Beat Fatigue & PMS
Feeling tired in the days leading into your period? Try these two ways to energize instantly.
Yoga for Women’s Health: The Best Pose & Acupressure Point to Relieve Menstrual Cramps & PMS
It works because one theory is that spasms in the psoas are causing the pain and discomfort.
Go With Your Flow: A Period Practice for Teens
Is it safe to get your om on at that time of the month? Teens, learn what yoga can teach you about listening to your body and practicing self-care.
A Gentler Practice for Your Period
Need a break during your cycle? Try this gentle sequence for menstruation.
Managing Your PMS: How Yoga Helps Keep You Balanced
Natural remedies can help with managing your PMS symptoms. By making sure you are eating healthy and getting enough sleep, you won't have to reach for the pill bottle to relieve your symptoms.
Dolphin Pose
Dolphin Pose strengthens the core, arms, and legs, while also nicely opening the shoulders.
Menstruation + Inversion Confusion
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Rope Pose
In this challenging version of a twist, your arms wrap around your legs so your hands can clasp behind the back, almost like a lasso or a snare.
Reclining Hero Pose
Lay Virasana back and to take the stretch in the thighs and ankles up a notch.
Fish Pose
Boost the body's energy and fight fatigue with Fish Pose, or Matsyasana in Sanskrit, while building confidence with a loving stretch in the shoulders. It is said that if you perform Matsyasana in water, you will be able to float like a fish.
Half Moon Pose
Say hello to leg and ankle strength as you seek stability and extend into this balancing pose, Half Moon Pose.
Reclining Bound Angle Pose
A classic restorative posture, Supta Baddha Konasana or Reclining Bound Angle Pose can be modified for any level of hip and groin resistance.
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Also called Seated Twist Pose or Ardha Matsyendrasana in Sanskrit, this pose energizes the spine and stimulate proper digestion while improving postural and body awareness.
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose I
Oh, your aching back? Or maybe you can't crack those tight hamstrings. Supta Padangusthasana I or Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose I is for you.
Head-to-Knee Pose
Janu Sirsasana, or Head-to-Knee Pose, is appropriate for students of any level and melds a forward bend with a spinal twist.