Every New Year brings some new beginnings. From eating and drinking to staying healthy, many tips and trends go viral. With the beginning of the New Year, you can also include many things in your routine to keep yourself healthy. In the changing years, women can practice some yoga asanas to get relief from period pain. Let us know about them.

Baddhakonasana

To get rid of period pain, you can do Baddhakonasana easily. It is also known as butterfly posture. This provides relief from stomach and back pain. Doing this asana mainly benefits the lower back, hips and pelvic issues.

How to do Baddhakonasana?

  • Spread a mat in a quiet place and sit.
  • Keep your legs straight and relax.
  • If you want, you can also sit in the Dandasana posture to do this yoga.
  • Now bend both knees and bring the soles of both your feet together.
  • Now bring your heels closer to each other and hold the feet with both palms.
  • Now move both the knees upwards together like a butterfly and then bring them down.
  • Do this process as per your capacity.

Ustrasana

You can also do Ustrasana to relieve period pain. It is also known as Camel Pose. It is also beneficial for an easy reproductive system. Apart from this, when you bend backwards while doing this asana, it stimulates the spinal cord, which provides relief from back pain during periods.

How to do Ustrasana?

  • To do this asana, first of all, sit in Vajrasana.
  • Now stand on both knees and rest your feet on your toes.
  • In this position, the heels should be upwards.
  • Then bend backwards from the waist and try to hold the heels with both hands.
  • Turn your neck backwards and feel the stretch.
  • Staying in this posture, breathe 5 to 6 times and straighten up comfortably.
  • After a few seconds you can do this asana again.

Paschimottanasana

By doing this asana, the cramps occurring in the lower part of the stomach during periods go away. Blood flow also remains regular. It also provides relief from fatigue and irritability during menstruation. The body also remains fresh.

How to do Paschimottanasana

  • To practice this asana, first of all, sit in Sukhasana and take a deep breath.
  • Now sit with both your legs straight in front.
  • Both heels and toes will remain together.
  • Now while exhaling, bend forward and try to hold the toes of both feet with both hands.
  • Touch your forehead with your knees and both stories will remain on the ground.
  • Keep yourself in this position for 30 to 60 seconds.
  • Take a slow breath and come back to the previous posture.

Dhanurasana

By doing this asana, one gets relief from menstrual problems. Helps in strengthening the back as well as abdominal muscles. Helps in stimulating the reproductive organs. Increases flexibility in the back and also helps in reducing back pain.

How to do Dhanurasana

  • To do this asana, lie down on your stomach and keep a little distance between your legs.
  • Keep your arms parallel to your hips.
  • Slowly bend your knees upward and hold your ankles with your hands.
  • Breathe in and lift your chest off the ground.
  • Lift and spread the legs also, during this, you should feel a stretch in the arms and thighs.
  • Stay in this posture for 12 to 15 seconds.
  • Now slowly take a deep breath and place your chest and feet back on the ground.

Malasana

Malasana is very helpful in reducing period pain. By doing this yoga, one gets relief from the cramps occurring in the lower part of the stomach. Doing this asana brings flexibility to ankles and knees. Stretch is created in the lower back i.e. hips and pelvic area due to which these organs become stronger.

How to do Malasana

  • To do Malasana, first of all, you bend your knees and sit in the posture of defecation.
  • After this, fold both your hands and rest them on your knees.
  • Now join the palms of both your hands together and make a Namaskar posture with folded hands.
  • In this asana, you have to breathe in and out slowly.
  • Sit in this position for some time and do deep breathing.

Viparitakarani Asana

Viparitakarani Asana can also provide relief from menstrual problems. Doing this asana provides relief from back pain. Legs get relief and muscles become stronger. Mentally you remain worry-free

How to reverse

  • To make Viparita Karani easier, spread a mat and lie down on your back.
  • Now while breathing, raise both legs.
  • You have to keep your body on the mat only.
  • The legs have to be raised at 90 degrees.
  • support your body with your hands
  • Now stay in this position for at least 5 minutes and then come to a comfortable state.

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