{"id":9740,"date":"2019-06-11T18:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/?p=9740"},"modified":"2021-08-12T04:27:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T04:27:39","slug":"yoga-on-your-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/yoga-on-your-period\/","title":{"rendered":"How Yoga Can Help When You\u2019re On Your Period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”2px|0px|52.2344px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”0|0px|30px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″]

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Guest post by Emma Lymn <\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, yoga has gained significant popularity. Nowadays you\u2019ll see photos of celebrities in their yoga gear and carrying their mats around after a class on magazines and popular gossip websites. Why? \u00a0Easy, yoga makes you feel good. In fact, most yogis will tell you that they feel better after attending a session, which isn\u2019t always the case with other forms of exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many reasons yoga is a mood booster and has many <\/span>benefits<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, yoga\u2019s effects are so far reaching that many women keep going to their yoga classes even during their periods, \u00a0a time of the month where you might be tempted to veg on the couch. That brings us to the menstrual benefits of yoga. Before we delve deeper into that, let\u2019s address an all too common question.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] \r\n\r\nCan You Do Yoga When You\u2019re On Your Period?<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe simple answer is yes, though there\u2019s a lot of controversy on the topic. <\/span>\r\n\r\nSome yoga experts will tell you to skip class altogether during your period. On the other hand, others will encourage you to attend because yoga has been shown to help alleviate many of your PMS symptoms. <\/span>\r\n\r\nBasically, yoga is a holistic practice that involves three main components. There are poses, breathing, and meditation. While most people are familiar with the stretching and pretzel-like movements, the other two are less know. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThey\u2019re all equally important because the goal of yoga is to provide physical, mental and spiritual well-being. This is why each of these three aspects helps with one or more of your symptoms during this time of the month.<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor example, breathing and the different postures aid in allowing the water in your belly to redistribute throughout your body. Meanwhile, meditation helps you calm down, reduces your moods swings, stress, anxiety, food cravings, cramps and back pain.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat said, everyone is different. It\u2019s for this reason that there is no right or wrong answer as to whether you should do yoga or skip it altogether. <\/span>\r\n\r\nIt all depends on you and how you feel:<\/span>\r\n