Menstrual cycles make many women suffer from severe pain. The period cramps come with sharp, throbbing, burning sensations in the lower abdomen. However, there are some yoga postures that work amazingly for relieving the nauseating cramps.
Utthita Parshavkonasan and Twisted or Extended Side Angle Pose
Extend your left hand stretched toward the ceiling, and then turn the left palm to face toward your head and breathe in while reaching the arm over the back of your left ear, palm facing downwards. It helps eliminate cramping and bloat.
Forward Bend
Stand straight on your toes both the heels touching each other, slowly raise both your arms and bend forward stretching the shoulders, spine, hips, hem strings, calf's and heels. This asana will help your body getting the circulation moving and relieve the cramps.
Marjari Asana
Stand on your hands and knees in a tabletop position. Ensure your knees are aligned with your hips and your wrists, arms & shoulders perpendicular to the floor. Your head should be in a neutral position, eyes looking downwards.
Titli Asana
Sit with your legs relaxed out in front. Breathe out, bend your knees, pull your heels toward your pelvis, stretch your knees out to the sides and press the soles of your feet together.This helps relieve mild depression, anxiety, and fatigue.
Pawanmuktasan
Lie flat on your back, raise your knees to your chest, and hold them in position. Breathe mindfully and let loose of any built up strains throughout your body while relaxing your mind of any anxiety due to cramping.
Markatasan
Lie on your back and take your bent legs over to one side. You can stay and relax for 2-3 minutes then switch sides. This is incredibly helpful in relieving cramps.
Analom-Vilom Pranayama
Sitting in a comfortable position with your spine straight then Bend your first two fingers of right hand making the prana mudra. It relieves the cramps, keeps you calm. It helps to relieve anxiety and fatigue.
Bhrahamari Pranayama
Take a long, deep breath in through the nostrils, bringing the breath all the way into the belly. Drop the chin to the chest and breathe out slowly, making a swift, low-pitched 'hmmm' sound at the back of the throat like the humming of a bee.
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