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Standing Poses for Peri & Post Menopause

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This class, hosted by Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics, is part of a 6-part therapeutic series on teaching to women either going through menopause and those who are Post-Menopausal. This class focuses on Standing Poses and the main recommendation is to practice supported for those going through menopause and to sharpen the practice once women are Post-Menopausal. We use head support during menopause and also can use a wall for support. Bobby recommended facing towards the wall for moral support during menopause and facing away from the wall for stability in post-menopause. 

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Adho Mukha Virasana
Credit:  Scuola Yoga Camerino
English name: Downward Facing Hero Pose
Practice type: Forward Bends
Practice level: Beginner
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Model: Dawn F. Cala Nova, Ibiza, Spain
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more
Uttanasana
Cora Wen in Uttanasana
English name: Intense Stretch of the Spine Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
"Inhale the arms over head, palms forward, place hands beside the feet. Once the body stretches correctly, there is no need to extend the arms overhead first." - Geeta Iyengar, Yoga, A Gem for Women  Take... more
Supta Padangusthasana
Model: Erich Schiffmann
English name: Reclining Big Toe Pose
Practice type: Core Poses
Practice level: Beginner
Utthita Parsva Hasta Pandangustasana
English name: Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Intermediate
Stand near a wall with standing leg hip at wall. Use your standing leg hand on the wall to balance. Work with the knee bent at first if you are unable to straighten the leg.
Vrksasana
Darlene Bink in Vrksasana
English name: Tree Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
The pelvis is level.Spread the front of the pelvis.Lengthen the inner groin to bring the bent knee in line with the hips.Toes point towards the floor.Draw the abdomen towards the spine. Release the tailbone... more
Utthita Trikonasana
Utthita Trikonasana Model: Lois Steinberg, PhD
English name: Extended Triangle Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Extend the Sides of the Waist.Take the shoulderblades into the back.Rotate the chest towards the ceilingDraw the outer hip underneath you.Back foot presses as much as front foot.Lengthen the underside of the chest and... more
Ardha Chandrasana
Bobby Clennell in Ardha Chandrasana at Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga 2010
English name: Half Moon Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Those who find it difficult to balance can use the support of the wall. During pregnancy, keep the hand elevated on a block to keep the pelvis broadened which makes breathing easier for the mother and space is... more
Virabhadrasana II
Virabhadrasana II  Photo Credit: Iriartin
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Warrior Virabhadra
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Extend through the outer edge of the back heel.Press into the inner and outer edges of both feet. Do not allow the trunk to lean towards the bent leg while bending the right knee and vice versa. Both sides of... more
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Angela Kukhahn in Utthita Parsvakonasana
English name: Extended Side Angle Pose
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Learn to keep the structure of the thoracic chest broad.Do not put dead weight on the bent leg.Outer edge of back foot presses into the mat.Tuck the right buttock in so that it remains in line with the outer right knee.... more
Virabhadrasana I
Virabhadrasana I
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Warrior Virabhadra
Practice type: Standing
Practice level: Beginner
Learn to bend the knee to 90 degrees, without allowing the trunk to lean to the front. While bending the right leg to 90, do not bend the left knee. Keep the quadriceps tight. Beginners and those who find it... more
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Model: Sara Agelasto Credit: Peter Agelasto
English name: Whole Body Bridge Formation Pose
Practice type: Backbends
Practice level: Beginner
Stretch the spine towards the neck, keep the heels firmly on the ground. 

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