Hot Flashes, Night Sweats & A Low Sex-Drive
Hot Flashes, night sweats and a low-sex drive are all signs of a major hormonal change. But while our modern culture has accepted menopause as kind of "drying up" of our hormones and fertility, that doesn't have to be the case.
Our ovaries can be nourished and replenished, creating a functional fertility that is about more than having a monthly cycle. Fertility includes giving birth to children, but it can also mean giving birth- at any point in life- to an idea, a movement, or a dream.
The unpleasant side effects of menopause are exacerbated by the pace and stressors of modern life, which can trigger a chronic "fight or flight" response, taxing the adrenal glands and pulling blood away from our digestive and reproductive systems.
As we enter perimenopause, our reserves of life energy become much less, so we are more affected by loss of sleep, poor nutrition, and unrelenting stress.
10 Minute Practice for Hormonal Blance
Connect Yin & Yang
This mini practice connects Yin and Yang in the body- to soften the edges a little. Tree pose especially - imagine that you are like an acupuncture needle channeling yin energy up from the earth and yang energy down from the cosmos.
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Move through this 10-minute sequence to support hormonal health, stronger bones, and a robust sex drive.
Deviasana (Goddess Pose)
Intention: Bring yang energy into your roots: ground yourself with the earth.
With a wide stance, extend your arms out from your shoulder, palms up, and take three deep belly breaths. Move hands to knees and apply pressure with your thumbs, pressing just inside and above your knees. Revitalize the lower pelvic tissues with a long, forceful exhalation, followed by a passive inhalation through the nose. Exhale, then take one deep inhalation as you lift your chest, and breathe out with simhasana pranayama (lion's breath), exhaling with a roaring sounds, mouth open, tongue extended, and rolling your eyes up toward the center of your forehead. Repeat three times.
Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
Intention: Connect yin with yang through the body; balance active and calming energy.
Stand with feet together and arms by your sides. Feel your left foot sink as your right foot floats upward to rest at the ankle or upper thigh. Join your hands at your heart center, press them to the sky, interlacing pinkie, ring and middle fingers. Find a passive gaze at a still point. Here, feel your return to nature and remain for 5 to 10 breaths.
Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclined Bound- Angle Pose)
Intention: Bring yin energy up to your mind; calm your mind.
While seated, draw the soles of your feet together and butterfly your knees open. Place a bolster behind you. Take a strap and form a loop, wrapping it around your waist and feet. Slowly lower yourself over the bolster, and tighten the strap until you feel your inner thighs (your hormone meridians) become active. Lie back and rest, releasing all the tension from your face, jaw, neck, shoulders and heart center. Spread your arms out from your shoulders and rest your elbows and hands on the earth, palms facing up. Cover your eyes with an eye pillow. Rest here for 3 to 5 minutes longer.
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