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Yoga for Women's Health

Healing poses for menstrual pain, fertility, pregnancy, and stress relief

🧘‍♀️ Why Yoga for Women?

Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and offers specific benefits for women's health. It can help regulate hormones, reduce menstrual pain, support fertility, ease pregnancy discomfort, and promote mental well-being. Always listen to your body and modify poses as needed.

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Child's Pose

Balasana
Hold 1-3 minutes

A gentle resting pose that relieves lower back tension and calms the mind.

Benefits
  • Relieves lower back pain
  • Gently stretches hips
  • Calms nervous system
  • Reduces fatigue
  1. Kneel with big toes touching, knees apart
  2. Sit back on heels
  3. Fold forward, arms extended or by sides
  4. Rest forehead on mat
  5. Breathe deeply into lower back
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Cat-Cow Stretch

Marjaryasana-Bitilasana
5-10 rounds

Gentle spinal movement that massages reproductive organs and relieves cramps.

Benefits
  • Massages abdominal organs
  • Increases circulation to pelvis
  • Relieves back tension
  • Calms the mind
  1. Start on hands and knees
  2. Inhale: Drop belly, lift chest (Cow)
  3. Exhale: Round spine, tuck chin (Cat)
  4. Move slowly with breath
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Reclined Butterfly

Supta Baddha Konasana
Hold 3-5 minutes

Opens hips and groin while relaxing the entire body. Great for cramp relief.

Benefits
  • Opens hip flexors
  • Stimulates reproductive organs
  • Reduces anxiety
  • Relieves menstrual discomfort
  1. Lie on back
  2. Bring soles of feet together
  3. Let knees fall open
  4. Place hands on belly or arms overhead
  5. Use pillows under knees if needed
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Supine Twist

Supta Matsyendrasana
1-2 min each side

Gentle twist that relieves lower back pain and massages internal organs.

Benefits
  • Relieves lower back pain
  • Aids digestion (reduces bloating)
  • Releases spinal tension
  • Calms the mind
  1. Lie on back, arms in T position
  2. Bring knees to chest
  3. Drop both knees to one side
  4. Turn head opposite direction
  5. Hold and breathe, then switch sides

🩸 Period Cramp Relief Routine (15 minutes)

1
Child's Pose

2 minutes - Start here to ground yourself

2
Cat-Cow Stretch

10 rounds - Gentle movement to warm up spine

3
Supine Twist

2 minutes each side - Release lower back

4
Reclined Butterfly

5 minutes - Final relaxation with hip opening

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Legs Up the Wall

Viparita Karani
5-15 minutes

Restorative inversion that increases blood flow to reproductive organs.

Fertility Benefits
  • Increases blood flow to pelvis
  • Reduces stress hormones
  • Calms nervous system
  • Balances hormones
  1. Sit sideways next to a wall
  2. Swing legs up the wall as you lie back
  3. Scoot hips close to wall
  4. Arms relaxed by sides
  5. Close eyes and breathe deeply
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Goddess Pose

Utkata Konasana
30-60 seconds

Powerful hip opener that energizes and opens the pelvic area.

Fertility Benefits
  • Opens hips and groin
  • Strengthens pelvic floor
  • Increases circulation to reproductive organs
  • Builds strength and confidence
  1. Stand with feet wide, toes turned out
  2. Bend knees over ankles
  3. Lower hips toward floor
  4. Arms out to sides, elbows bent
  5. Keep spine tall
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Frog Pose

Mandukasana
2-5 minutes

Deep hip opener that releases tension in the groin and inner thighs.

Fertility Benefits
  • Opens inner thighs deeply
  • Stimulates reproductive organs
  • Releases emotional tension stored in hips
  • Increases flexibility
  1. Start on hands and knees
  2. Slowly widen knees apart
  3. Flex feet, inner edges on floor
  4. Lower to forearms or chest
  5. Go only as far as comfortable
⚠️ Note During Two-Week Wait

If you might be pregnant (after ovulation), avoid deep twists, inversions, and hot yoga. Gentle, restorative poses are best during this time.

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Cat-Cow (Pregnancy Safe)

Marjaryasana-Bitilasana
5-10 rounds

Safe throughout pregnancy. Relieves back pain and prepares for labor.

Pregnancy Benefits
  • Relieves lower back pain
  • Helps optimal fetal positioning
  • Strengthens core gently
  • Prepares for labor
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Wide-Legged Child's Pose

Modified Balasana
1-3 minutes

Modified with knees wide to make room for belly.

Pregnancy Benefits
  • Makes room for belly
  • Relieves back tension
  • Calms anxiety
  • Gentle hip stretch
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Supported Squat

Malasana (Modified)
30-60 seconds

Opens pelvis and prepares body for birth. Use support as needed.

Pregnancy Benefits
  • Opens pelvis for birth
  • Strengthens legs
  • Encourages optimal baby position
  • Builds birthing stamina
🚫 Avoid During Pregnancy

Deep twists, lying flat on back (after 1st trimester), hot yoga, inversions, poses lying on belly, and any pose that causes discomfort. Always check with your doctor before starting exercise.

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Corpse Pose

Savasana
5-15 minutes

Ultimate relaxation pose that activates the parasympathetic nervous system.

Stress Relief Benefits
  • Reduces cortisol levels
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Calms racing thoughts
  • Promotes deep relaxation
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Standing Forward Fold

Uttanasana
1-3 minutes

Calms the brain and relieves stress. Let tension drain from head.

Stress Relief Benefits
  • Calms the brain
  • Releases neck tension
  • Stimulates liver and kidneys
  • Relieves headaches

💪 Pelvic Floor Yoga

These poses help strengthen and relax the pelvic floor muscles, important for bladder control, sexual function, and recovery after childbirth.

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Bridge Pose

Setu Bandhasana
30-60 seconds

Strengthens pelvic floor, glutes, and lower back. Can add Kegels.

Pelvic Floor Benefits
  • Strengthens pelvic floor
  • Tones glutes and hamstrings
  • Opens chest and hip flexors
  • Calms the brain
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Happy Baby Pose

Ananda Balasana
1-3 minutes

Gently opens hips and releases pelvic floor tension.

Pelvic Floor Benefits
  • Releases pelvic floor tension
  • Opens hips gently
  • Stretches inner groin
  • Calms the mind

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