Yoga For PCOD: 5 100% Effective Yoga Poses For Women Stuggling With Hormonal Issues

Yoga for PCOD: One in two women struggle to balance the hormones in her body. PCOD or PCOS has become one of the biggest lifestyle problems in a woman’s reproductive health. Here are 5 super effective yoga poses to help women with hormonal imbalance.

Yoga and PCOS: Today, PCOS is affecting an increasing percentage of women. Diabetes and high blood pressure are two additional health problems that polycystic ovarian syndrome (or PCOD)-affected women are more likely to experience. But don’t worry, maintaining a healthy weight is the key. Yoga for PCOS is widely recognized as a natural and healthier technique for losing that extra weight.

So you can yoga treat PCOS? To make sure that yoga is effective, you need to familiarize yourself with its principles. Here are five yoga techniques you can do to lose weight while treating PCOS-related issues.

YOGA POSITIONS TO BALANCE HORMONES

1. Bridge pose

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your legs and hips straight.
2. Place the palms down next to the body.
3. Raise your lower, middle, and upper back off the floor in sequence.
4. Draw chest to chin and roll shoulders back.
5. Breathe normally and hold the position for a few seconds.

2. Salutation to the Sun or Surya Namaskar: The Surya Namaskar is one of the recommended yoga poses for PCOS. Sun salutation yoga poses help you lose weight, eliminate fat from the waist and hips, and control your menstrual cycle.

1. The first step is to stand, with your feet together and distributing the weight equally on both. The second is to relax the shoulders and open the chest.
2. As you inhale, raise both arms out to the sides. Then as you exhale, bring your hands together in front of your chest to form a prayer.
3. Inhale deeply and extend your entire body, from your toes to your heels.
4. Keeping your spine straight, exhale and lean forward and touch your toes.
5. Extend your right leg as you push it back. Look straight. Do a push-up and hold it for a couple of seconds.
6. Get into the cobra pose (bhujangasana).
7. Keep breathing in and out while doing this yoga pose.
8. Stand up straight and touch your feet.

3. Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana: Cobra Pose, also known as bhujangasan, helps relax the body and reduces stress. This pose is frequently mentioned on yoga lists for PCOD problems. This position is known to calm the stomach and promote the health of the ovaries by allowing them to function normally.

1. Lie down on the floor. With your palms facing down, keep your elbows close to your body.
2. As you inhale, begin to straighten your arms to lift your chest off the floor, and lean back as far as you can.
3. The ground should be below your belly button.
4. Stay in this position for 15 to 30 seconds before slowly breathing down.

4. Boat pose or Naukasana: A yoga pose known as Nukasana focuses on the abdominal organs and muscles. Furthermore, it is known to regulate thyroid function. It is known to strengthen the organs and muscles of the abdomen. In addition, it reduces stress levels and improves ovulatory performance.

1. Lie down on the floor. Keep your arms parallel to the ground and palms down.
2. Begin to raise your arms and legs as you inhale to resemble a boat.
3. Hold this position for 15-30 seconds before slowly breathing down.

5. Breathing exercise or Kapal Bharti Pranayama: This method mainly involves breathing and aims to balance gland production, reduce oxidative stress and improve blood circulation in the body. It has a positive effect on the pancreas and helps to lose weight. increase. It is one of the best PCOD exercises because of this.

1. Sit in Padmasana with your hands on your knees and your eyes closed.
2. Close your right nostril with your right thumb, then inhale slowly and deeply through your left nostril.
3. Slowly release your thumb from your right nostril, then exhale. Exhale through the right nostril and close the left nostril with the middle finger.
4. Repeat this exercise for 15 minutes. Focus on your breathing.

— Input from Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Founder, Akshar Yoga Institutions, Himalaya Yoga Ashrama, World Yoga Organization