A comprehensive guide for yoga teachers looking to support the practice of students who menstruate, in both group settings and one-on-one sessions. By combining Western medical understanding of the menstrual cycle with an Ayurvedic approach, balance can be brought about, and common symptoms such as pain and PMS can be managed with yoga practice.
A comprehensive guide for yoga teachers looking to support the practice of students who menstruate, in both group settings and one-on-one sessions. By combining Western medical understanding of the menstrual cycle with an Ayurvedic approach, balance can be brought about, and common symptoms such as pain and PMS can be managed with yoga practice.
Anja Brierley Lange (BSc, PGDip Ayurveda) is an experienced yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and teacher trainer. She has specialised in yoga and Ayurveda relating to female anatomy and physiology. Since 2013 she has been training yoga teachers in pregnancy and postnatal yoga as well as Ayurveda. Originally from Denmark she now lives on the Sussex coast. Find out more at www.yogaembodied.com.
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Foreword by Shiva Rea Foreword by Dr Shijoe Mathew Introduction Part 1 Background and introduction 1 Yoga and the menstrual cycle 2 Sa?khya philosophy 3 Understanding Ayurveda and the do?as 4 The Ayurvedic and cultural view of the menstrual cycle 5 Lunar flow and connecting with the moon Part 2 Anatomy and physiology 6 Anatomy awareness 7 Western physiology and hormones 8 Ayurvedic physiology and the menstrual phases 9 From menarche to menopause Part 3 Teaching cycle aware yoga 10 Bringing it all together: yoga, Ayurveda, hormones and the menstrual cycle 11 Practical application of Ayurvedic principles in yoga 12 Yoga for each phase of the menstrual cycle 13 Rest, relaxation and rejuvenation 14 Yoga for specific complaints 15 Hormone therapy, hormonal birth control and the pill 16 Perimenopause leading to change Transitioning beyond the menstrual cycle Final reflections Acknowledgments Glossary References
Foreword by Shiva Rea Foreword by Dr Shijoe Mathew Introduction Part 1 Background and introduction 1 Yoga and the menstrual cycle 2 Sa?khya philosophy 3 Understanding Ayurveda and the do?as 4 The Ayurvedic and cultural view of the menstrual cycle 5 Lunar flow and connecting with the moon Part 2 Anatomy and physiology 6 Anatomy awareness 7 Western physiology and hormones 8 Ayurvedic physiology and the menstrual phases 9 From menarche to menopause Part 3 Teaching cycle aware yoga 10 Bringing it all together: yoga, Ayurveda, hormones and the menstrual cycle 11 Practical application of Ayurvedic principles in yoga 12 Yoga for each phase of the menstrual cycle 13 Rest, relaxation and rejuvenation 14 Yoga for specific complaints 15 Hormone therapy, hormonal birth control and the pill 16 Perimenopause leading to change Transitioning beyond the menstrual cycle Final reflections Acknowledgments Glossary References
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