Regulate Menstrual Cycles: Yoga Poses For Irregular Periods

Yoga is increasingly recognized as a complementary approach to managing irregular periods and promoting menstrual health. While it’s not a standalone treatment, incorporating yoga into one’s routine may help alleviate symptoms and promote overall well-being. Here’s explores different yoga poses for Irregular Periods those experiencing menstrual cramps and discomfort.

Titli Asana or Baddha Konasana (Butterfly pose)

There is pain in the lower part of the body during periods. At this time the stomach often feels heavy and bloated. But Titli Asana (Butterfly Pose) helps relieve your periodontal problem by opening the vaginal area and stimulating your abdominal organs, ovaries and bladder.

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How to do Baddha Konasana (Butterfly pose)

• First of all, sit in Dandasana with your legs extended straight in front of you.
• Now bend both the knees so that the soles of your feet touch each other.
• With the help of hands, hold the legs together.
• After this, flap both the legs up and down like butterfly wings.
• Practice for a few minutes.

Malasana (Garland pose)

Malasana is the best way to treat the problem of PCOS or irregular periods. This asana resembles the shape of a rosary and it plays a very important role in promoting fertility and stimulating the abdominal organs.

The pose also stimulates the reproductive organs and helps reduce the symptoms of menstruation and menopause.

How to do Malasana (Upavesasana)

• Stand in Mountain Pose (Tadasana), keeping a distance of 2 to 2.5 feet between both the feet.
• Now make Anjali Mudra (prayer pose) by bending your elbows and ensure that your hands are near the chest.
• After this, bend your knees and slowly sit down.
• Keep your thighs wider than your torso.

Audho mukha savasana (Downward-Facing Dog)

In Audho Mukha Shavasana, full emphasis is given to the abdomen, which strengthens the abdominal muscles and reproductive organs and provides relief from the discomfort of menstruation and irregular periods.

How to do Audho mukha savasana

• Lie down on your stomach on the yoga mat.
• After this, while inhaling, lift the body up with the help of your legs and hands and slowly raise the hips upwards.
• Make sure the body is in the shape of an inverted ‘V’.
• Press your hands down and try to stretch the neck longer.

Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

In Dhanurasana, the lower and upper parts of the body are completely stretched, the abdominal organs get relaxed and the body gets rid of the problems of menstruation.

How to do Dhanurasana

• Lie straight on the mat. Then put your chin on the ground.
• After lifting both the knees, raise your legs. When the toes of both the feet come on both the hips, hold the ankles of both the feet with your hands.
• Stretch both legs backwards. And along with this, try to lift both thighs and hips above the ground.
• Keep lifting your chest and neck above the ground.

Ustrasana (camel pose)

In camel pose, the front part of the body is stretched, this reduces lower back pain and also reduces menstrual pain. This asana is extremely beneficial in removing the problems related to irregular menstrual cycle of women.

How To Do Ustrasana

• Sit in Vajrasana.
• Now stand on your knees, place your hands on your hips.
• Lift your chest while bending your shoulders back and try to place your hands on your heels. As shown in Fig.
• If you feel good in this position then tilt your head back.
• Take calm and deep breaths.

Conclusion

Although all Yogasanas are very effective in healing the body and mind, but keep one thing in mind that it is not advisable to try them in place of medicine and surgery. Practicing yoga asanas under the supervision of the instructor of 7pranayama will be very beneficial.