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Inverted Pose|Non-Supported Backbend|Free-Standing Pose Are Not Recommended During The Menstrual Period

By Patricia | December 26, 2008

During Menstrual Period Which Yogasanas Females Should Avoid
All Inversions, Yogasanas (poses) to be avoided during menstrual period.
During the menstrual period a woman is not advised to do inverted poses for physiologic as well as philosophic reasons. During menstruation, a woman’s pelvic vascular bed has more blood than otherwise. This blood supply enters her uterus from [...]

Avoid Inverted Posture During Menstruation As They Arrest The Normal Menstrual Flow

By Patricia | December 11, 2008

Why Women Who Are Menstruating Should Avoid Doing Inverted Poses
Many yoga experts do recommend that women who are menstruating should avoid inverted yoga postures. These postures include the Baka Asana (Crow Pose), Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand Pose), Vrischikasana (Scorpion Pose), Adho Mukha Vriksasana (Handstand Pose), Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose), Sirsha Asana (Headstand Pose), and the [...]

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