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Teaching Yoga for the Menstrual Cycle

An Ayurvedic Approach
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Menstrual cycle awareness is crucially important when trying to understand the needs of your yoga students and this guide will give you the knowledge you need to confidently address the menstrual cycle when teaching students in group and one-on-one settings via the principles of both western and Ayurvedic approaches. This book addresses the importance of the menstrual cycle and how Ayurvedic principles can best be applied to understand the anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes that take place during different stages and weeks throughout the menstrual cycle.
Anja Brierley Lange highlights the purpose and importance of each phase of the menstrual cycle and how yoga teaching can and should be tailored accordingly to your students menstrual needs.

 

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.

oreword 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
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