Yoga for Menopause
Menopausal or perimenopausal? Read on…
If you’re a woman experiencing menopause, you’ll know it marks a significant life transition that isn’t without its challenges. For example, symptoms like hot flushes, sleep disturbances and mood swings can all profoundly affect your sense of well-being. Menstrual cycles may be similarly erratic and energy levels or mental clarity affected too
However, equipping yourself with tools that enable you to take control and embrace the change can also be hugely empowering. As a qualified yoga for menopause and perimenopause instructor, this is where I’m trained to help.
Health and Balance yoga for menopause – what to expect
When you attend my yoga for menopause classes, you can expect a nurturing, women-only environment. One that’s perfect for menopausal and perimenopausal women, from beginners to experienced yogis.
In addition to this, our focus will be upon specific ‘asanas’ (yoga poses). For example, energising movements can help release built-up heat and tension from the body. Cooling poses, however, are also used to help avoid over-stimulating the sympathetic nervous system. This is because too much heat in the body can cause issues ranging from irritability and anger to physical inflammation. In yoga we describe this as an imbalance of rajasic energy.
This adapted approach not only helps put you back in charge of your physical health, but therefore supports mental well-being too. Effectively, if you’re looking for a safe yoga environment to help you confidently embrace this transformative time, get in touch.
At Health and Balance yoga for menopause, I’m here to offer you expert, accessible instruction on your journey to renewed energy, health and balance.
Health and Balance yoga for menopause – tips
We live in such a fast-paced world and menopause isn’t always so openly discussed. This means that sometimes symptoms can creep up, affecting both our physical and mental health without us realising the cause.
If you’re dealing with menopause or perimenopause right now, I’d therefore like you to read on.
Below I’ve compiled a few tips to help you develop the perfect yoga for menopause mindset.
Through doing so, you can begin to attain more awareness of how your mind and body might be affected. In turn, this can enable you to behave more compassionately towards yourself and even develop an action plan if you’re struggling:
- Begin to track your menstrual cycle (if you still have one).
- And if you don’t consider looking into lunar cycles to support you and connect with your natural body rhythm once more.
- Start keeping a note of sleeping patterns. We often sleep less well when cortisol release is heightened.
- Keep a journal of when hot/cold flushes happen.
- Be aware too of reactions and energy levels after eating certain foods or interacting with certain people and environments.
- Note how long recovery from different types of exercise takes.
- Take quiet moments during the day to listen to inner guidance.
- Make time for self-care.
Your body and your reactions may alter day to day, sometimes from hour to hour. These are just a few suggestions. See what more you can add as your own.
Also, if you’d like expert support along the way, click here to read about my professional Health Coaching services.
And, if you’re interested in attending a Yoga for Menopause class, get in touch.