Do you feel miserable during that pre-period week?  There are yoga poses that alleviate aching, crankiness and more for relieving PMS.  Yoga poses boosts circulation, which can relieve fluid buildup that causes bloating, and the paced, deep breathing also increases oxygen flow to tissues, decreasing discomfort induced by cramps.  Using yoga poses with focused breathing could help relieve sugar, and…

 Wall Push: grounding, strengthening, stretching, thoracic extension hamstring stretching, and back strengthening. Moving into the position. (general precautions: Do not push the knees backward while pushing the wall.  keep the chest in line with the hands, arms, and sacrum and lengthen rather than push the chest downward.  Do not hyper-extend the shoulder joints!) 1. Stand facing the wall, and place…

Cat Stretch: Relaxing and Restoring Moving into the Pose: 1. Inhale, keep your arms and thighs straight and vertical.  Exhale and let your back become concave as it moves down toward the floor. 2. As you inhale, lift between your shoulder blades to push your spine upward toward the ceiling. 3. Continue moving your spine on each inhalation and exhalation…

Child’s Pose: Relaxing and Restoring Parasympathetic Response, Cooling, Stilling, Grounding, Closing.                 Moving into the child’s pose: 1. From Cat Stretch, sit back onto your heels and lay your chest on your legs placing your head on the floor. 2. Put your arms and hands on the floor with your palms facing up.  Be…

Neutral Spine (The spine in neutral): Strengthens and tones the muscles of the lower spine and abdomen. Its affect are: Grounding, Toning, and Stretching. Technique: 1. Lie on your back. Bend your knees placing your feet close to your buttocks, hip distance apart. Turn the toe in slightly. The feet are firmly on the floor. Knees always remain directly over…