How Can Yoga Help?

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Yoga is a fantastic exercise for the entire body. It can also improve some of the symptoms of the menopause, including sleep disturbance, fatigue, low mood and aniexty.

Our muscle tone and bone density reduce during the peri menopause and menopause so doing regular yoga practice can also be beneficial for these. Some women find its helps reduce hot flushes too. 

Regular yoga practice helps strenthen muscles, improve flexibility and reduce aches and pains, and can also relieve stress and anxiety.

I use yoga as part of my own menopause treatment.

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Depending on the syle of yoga practiced, these techniques can be effective in managing

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Symptoms of stress and anxiety by calming the nervous system and managing sleep disturbance and fatigue, restoring depleted energy, releasing anger and irritability, cooling hot flushes and soothing hot emotions. Helping women feel more in control.

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Weight gain, toning the body, increasing flexibility and mobility and supporting postive body image

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Risk of osteoprosis through weight bearing yoga poses that also promote balance to prevent likelihood of falls in older age

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Resistance to change - mindfulness and meditation encourage us to live in the present moment and observe our thoughts and physical sensations. They offer women a different perspective on the changes occurring in their bodies and minds, so they feel less anxious and start to accept this as a natural transistion in their lives. 

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In Menopause Yoga, we encourage women to see menopause as a postive opportunity for self study ( Swadhyaya) Self awarness and self care.