international womens day yoga
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WOMEN’S DAY
SRI MADHWAYOGASHRAMA
CHENNAI
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Benefits Of Yoga For Women
Yoga for young girls
Typical day in the life of young girls
• 6-12 yrs – Kids • 13-17 yrs - teenagers•Live in a ‘hurry-up world’• Busy parents•School/college pressures•Highly competitive environment•Sedentary lifestyle, diet mostly comprising of unhealthy fast food
Influences and activities
• Developing Muscles & Bones
• Most receptive in the ages between 6 & 10
• Pre teens & teens undergoing rapid physical and physiological changes
• Under immense peer pressure
• Poor body image
How could yoga help ?
Physical Benefits• Better growth & physical • development • Stronger, flexible bones &
muscles = Better posture & functioning of the body
• Help prevent stress injuries from other sports, helps loosen tight muscles & joints
• Create body awareness & healthy eating habits
• Physical Strength = Increased emotional strength
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Physiological & Psychological Benefits
• Boost self confidence, acceptance of rapid changes during puberty
• Helps build self-esteem, concentration, better body-mind connection, healthy mind set
• Stress relieving• Overall feeling of well-being
Yoga for working woman
Typical day in the life of a Working Woman
05 :30 am 6:00 to 7:00 am 7:00 to 8:00 am 8:00 to 9:00 am
Day 2,3,………
9:00 am to 6:00 pm 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Common Challenges of modern working women
Severe headaches, blurred vision, fatigue or confusion, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, palpitation or irregular
heart rate and pounding in the chest, neck and earsHypertension
Insomnia
Back Ache
Obesity
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Difficulty falling asleep, wake-up frequently during nights, Wakeup too early in the morning, Lie awake at nights,
tossing and turning, Regularly tired on waking, Day time sleepiness
Upper, Lower or Middle Back pain, Night Time Back Pain, Mild to Severe
Breathlessness, increased sweating, snoring, difficulty sleeping, inability to cope with sudden physical activity,
feeling very tired every day, back and joint pains.
Menstrual disturbances and elevated levels of male hormones (androgens)
Common Ailments Symptoms
Calming and Restorative Yoga Techniques to Lower Hyper Tension
2. Paschimottanasana
1. Badhakonasana
3. Nadishodhana
4. VeerasanaYoga postures tend to switch on the
parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for rest and repair, and turn off the sympathetic nervous system, used for the fight-or-flight
stress response. Increased parasympathetic activity has a
beneficial effect on many systems in the body, and allows the nervous
system to become more balanced, freeing up the body’s inherent
healing responses
Yoga Asanas For Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Yoga has several poses that aids in weight loss, relieves stress and improves blood
circulation to the ovary thus naturally curing PCOS.
1. Suptavirasana
2. Upavishtakonasana3. Prasarita
padottanasana
4.Savasana
Yoga: Pregnancy
Pregnancy: Common complaints
• Morning sickness• Backaches• Heartburn• Breathlessness• Hormonal changes and imbalances• Weight gain and Oedema• Prenatal and postnatal problems • Etc.
Problems Associated during Pregnancy and Symptoms
A growing baby will exert increasing pressure on your diaphragm. This makes it harder to take deep breaths as
your pregnancy progresses.Breathlessness
Backaches
Weight Gain
Constipation and Incontinence
PTSD
Your body undergoes significant changes to endure pregnancy and the extra weight that needs to be
compensated for. This is a common complaint aggravated by poor posture.
Weight gain is normal during a healthy pregnancy though some undue hormonal fluctuations can increase your
weight disproportionately. This can also be a post natal problem.
During pregnancy, hormonal changes result in a relaxing of the gut wall which can make it more difficult for you to
move your bowel. The weight of the baby can also weaken the pelvic floor muscles
onstipation.
Increasingly common amongst new mothers that find the challenges of having a child mentally hard to cope with.
Common Ailments Symptoms
Prenatal Yoga
• Encourages gentle stretching• Focus on breath to relax the mind.• Emphasizes good posture• Strengthens and conditions the vital
muscle groups to ease pregnancy, labor and recovery.
• Certain series like the modified Cat-Cow can position the baby for delivery
• Twists encourage blood flow to reproductive organs to correct hormonal imbalances
Benefits of Yoga during Pregnancy
• Quicker muscle recovery after childbirth
• Strengthens muscles for easier labor• Keeps you calm and reduces anxiety
and stress• Decrease lower back pain, nausea,
carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches and shortness of breath
• Decrease the risk of preterm labor, pregnancy-induced hypertension and intrauterine growth restriction — a condition that slows a baby's growth
Yoga for Pregnancy
Seated twistsUtkatasana Warrior Series
Bridge Pose Cat-Cow
Modifications
Props are your friends
Wide leg forward bend Twist in an open position
Pregnancy No-Nos• Inversions• Ab-Workouts• Deep twists• Deep forward bends• Hot Yoga and Power Yoga• Extreme backbends• Over-exertion
Yoga for menopause
Typical menopause symptoms
Hot flushes
Vaginal atrophy
Depression/Mood swings
Common Challenges of women going through menopause
Are sudden surges of heat in the chest, upper back, throat and head, sometimes accompanied by patchy redness in
he skin. When caught in one the these heat waves one perspire profusely and afterwards may feel chilly and weak.
Occurrs in night
Hot flushes
Vaginal atrophy
Weight gain
Menopausal syndrome
Mental attitude
Is the medical terms for dryness and loss of elasticity in the vagina, resulting from greatly reduced secretions of vaginal
walls. It occurs in the later part of menopause
Is not necessary outcome of the menopause, but at this time the appetite is disrupted and may increase.
It covers a range of other symptoms that include symptoms that include headaches, digestive upset, dizzy spells, palpitations, blood pressure irregularities, insomnia,
lethargy irritability and depression.
Negative attidude towards the distressing life changes
Common Ailments Symptoms
Yoga for hot flushes
2. sarvangasana
1. Viparita Karini
3. Chakrasana
4. Kandharasana
Yoga postures like inversion process helps us to accept the changes more
openly, back bends works on the heart chakra makes a woman feel
confident. Overall yoga helps in balancing the hormones and thus
improving the health.
Yoga Asanas For menopausal syndrome and calming mind
Pranaymana, bandhas and mudras and several asana
poses that aids in managing the menopausal symptoms and also calms mind. Yoga
nidra is used a very relaxative technique
1. Pranayama
2. Bandhas 3. Mudras
4.Savasana and Yoga Nidra
Yoga for old age
Life style of the old age women
• Age group of the old age varies from 60 and above.• As people get older, physiological changes occur in
their body as a natural part of aging.• Physical changes due to aging can occur in almost
every organ and can affect seniors' health and lifestyle.
• Some diseases and conditions become more prominent in the elderly.
• Psychosocial issues can also play a role in physical and mental health.
• A balanced diet and regular exercise help influence the well being of an individual.
Common Challenges of women during old age
Inflammation Of Joints Due To Wear And Tear.Arthritis
Diabetes and Hyper Tension
Alzheimer or Parkinson’s
Osteoporosis
Impaired Control Of Blood GlucoseObesity , Improper Diet.
Strokes, Poor Vision, Hearing Impairment, Balance Problem.
Common Ailments Symptoms
Calcium deficiency resulting in bone density de-generation, leading to fragile bone
susceptible to injury
Common Challenges of women during old age
Relaxation of the joints and gentle, regular stretching and loosening to improve use of all joints. Sukshma Vyayama practices
Arthritis
Diabetes
Alzheimer or Parkinson’s
Osteoporosis
Sukshma Vyayama practices to relax the body. Dhanurasana, Balasana Pranayama
Sukshma Vyayama. Asanas to be practiced gently without strain. Vakrasana, Bhunamasana, Bharadwajasana, Marichasana
Common Ailments Yoga Practices
Hyper Tension Sukshma Vyayama, Nadishodhana Pranayama, Paschimottanasana, Baddhakonasana, Ushtrasana, Janusirsasana Gomukhasana
Sukshma Vyayama, Bhujangasana, Simhasana, Ushtrasana. Kapal bhati
SUMMARY
• Yogic practices of Shatkarma, Asana, Pranayama and Dhyana support and nurture the overall health of women from childhood to old age.
• Many lifestyle issues that lead to lifestyle chronic diseases are also resolved through regular yoga practice. The primary of these being stress.
• Stress at any age affects the mind body complex negatively and is the root of all health disorders in one way or another.
• Yoga provides a way for us to relieve ourselves of stress. A positive lifestyle with regular practice of Yoga can ensure that people can live healthier and happier lives without the onset of disease and degenerative ailments.
THANK YOU
Yoga Guruji
V. SATYANARAYAN