subject: Free Yourself From The Pains Of Menopause With Yoga Postures [print this page] Menopause affects women subjectively and yoga does not zero in on particular targets like modern medicines. No matter what yoga postures are done, it is not bound to cure the symptoms of menopause.
Rather, Yoga is a subject that has the capacity of modification as it is used to help the woman's body go through the biological disruptions in this phase of her life. The relevance of Yoga to menopause is its ability to a woman's mind and emotions, showing her how the process is, while it is happening. Numerous women facing this condition have gained physical and less obvious assistance from yoga.
As a beginner, it would most help you to learn Yoga in a class. Actually seeing an instructor do a posture and walking you through the breathing exercises and giving you information on how your body is affected by these positions cannot be surpassed by video or book learning. Doing the postures in class will also allow you to adjust what you may read or view to your own requirements.
Here are some important notes about Yoga postures. The forward bend pose can ease your stress and anxieties and the back bends help bring your moods to a good one and boost your energy level. However, there is more than one type of forward and back bend in yoga poses.
Every new pose is performed after a preparatory pose. There are also what are called counter postures. These are valuable follow up to some postures and help you avoid getting injured, in the same manner as the preparatory postures.
Here is a valid illustration of the subjectivity of the effect of positions on each menopausal performer. Some reading materials encourage the gentle or therapeutic poses for menopause. But some female instructors who performed yoga at menopause discovered that too much reliance on these postures only aggravated some symptoms. They also discovered that more movement was better, at times.
So it really depends on the particular condition of each woman. In addition, the symptoms of menopause vary as time goes by. If you experience a lot of fatigue, in that instance you would be best served by restorative positions. Or, if you're feeling energetic a lot of times, you might be needing some other postures.
Inversion yoga is one example. Postures of this type, like headstand, shoulder stand, standing forward bend, etc. benefit the hormonal systems. The preparatory and counter postures are important for this type of postures. If you're suffering from a stiff neck, don't do a shoulder or head stand; the angle of your shoulders plus the weight put on them would worsen the stiffening.
You can also try standing poses like the triangle pose, half moon, and extended side angle pose. These positions expand the front of the body and the hips which are common locations for tension in many women's bodies.
Whatever posture you may decide to practice, you must be flexible in your choices. In this stage of your life your body goes through many changes, in its needs, areas of tension, and symptoms being manifested. Ascertain the best response to these changes while you continue to cope with life's challenges, so you could devise the postures that would best meet your needs.
