During (Pitta)
 Avoid Inversions, Adho Mukha V;k@āsana, Pinchā Mayūrāsana, arm balances,
standing āsana-s. and so on.
 Supine postures - Choose those āsana-s in which you do not hold the abdomen
hard and tight
 1) Supta Svastikāsana, 2) Supta Baddha Ko0āsana, 3) Supta Vīrāsana, 4)
Matsyāsana 5) Supta Pādāngustāsana, the abdomen is not hardened but
softened.
 Use bolster under your back
 Dysmenorrhoea, or painful menstruation
 the supine āsana-s help to get relief - Supta Pādā/gustāsana II
(Pārśva Supta Pādāngustāsana) is done with support, Setubandha
Sarvāngāsana done on cross bolsters
 After supine āsana-s one should do forward extensions - Adho Mukha Vīrāsana,
Adho Mukha Svastikāsana, Adho Mukha Baddha Konāsana, Jānu Śīrsāsana, Triang
Mukhaikapāda Paśchimottānāsana, Ardha Padma Paśchimottānāsana,
Marīchyāsana, Adho Mukha Upavistha Konāsana, Pārśva Upavistha Konāsana,
and Paśchimottānāsana
 Jānu Śīrsāsana, Triang Mukhaikapada Paśchimottānāsana, Paśchimottānāsana,
Upavistha Konāsana
 After these forward bends there are a few standing āsana-s- Uttānāsana, Adho
Mukha Śvānāsana, Pārśvottānāsana, Prasārita Pādottānāsana
 sitting postures - Dandāsana, Svastikāsana, Vīrāsana, Baddha Konāsana,
Upavistha Konāsana, Gomukhāsana, Padmāsana, Siddhāsana Ūrdhva Hastāsana,
Ūrdhva Baddhānguliyāsana, Paśchima Baddha Hastāsana, Paśchima
Namaskārāsana, Gomukhāsana
 Lateral twisting- -Bharadvājāsana I and II, Pārśva Vīrāsana, Pārśva Dandāsana,
Pārśva Svastikāsana and Pārśva Padmāsana help to remove rigidity of muscles
 No pranayama
 should not practise Mūla bandha and U__īyāna bandha during menstruation and the ovulation period
After
(D5-12)
begin your practice with Śīrsāsana and Sarvāngāsana
you should stay in inverted postures for at least 8 to 10 minutes.
Baddha Konāsana, Upavistha Ko0āsana in Śīrsāsana and Sarvāngāsana as well as Supta Konāsana.
Padmāsana and Ūrdhva Padmāsana., Halāsana, Supta Ko0āsana spreading the legs
apart and Pārśva Halāsana, Adho Mukha V;k@āsana and Pincha Mayūrāsana.
gradually increase your practice starting with your standing āsana-s, lateral
twisting, forward extensions, backbends
inhalation-pause (Ābhyantara
Viloma) helps you more after menstruation
(D13-16)
do
not do hard work particularly as far as the backbends
concentrate more on
Śīr@āsana, Sarvāngāsana and forward extensions.
should not practise Mūla bandha and Uddīyāna bandha during menstruation and the ovulation period
(D17-20)
Concentrate more on sitting postures such as Upavistha Konāsana, Baddha Konāsana,
Vīrāsana, Padmāsana, Mālāsana and similarly on Supta Pādāngustāsana II
Ardha Chandrāsana, Vīrabhadrāsana II, Utthita Pārśvakonāsana in order to open the
pelvis.
Utthita Hasta Pādāngustāsana with your leg supported to help pelvic opening
Then switch over to back bends such as Viparīta Dandāsana, Eka Pāda Viparīta
Dandāsana, Eka Pāda Rāja Kapotāsana and so on.
PMS
PMS - supine āsana-s, inversions as well as backward inversions
PMS Headache - Jānu Śīrsāsana, Paśchimottānāsana, Upavistha Konāsana by resting
the forehead on blankets. Do chair Sarvāngāsana and half Halāsana. Avoid Śīrsāsana
and backward extension
PMS low energy/ emotional low - back bends, such as Viparīta Dandāsana on the
bench or chair, Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana and Kapotāsana on a chair.
Viloma prānāyāma and especially Viloma II, exhalation-pause, which comes better.
Heavy bleeding - Utthita Triko0āsana, Utthita Pārśvakonāsana, and Ardha
Chandrāsana, using a brick for your hand., Vīrabhadrāsana II. Don’t do Parivrtta
Trikonāsana, Parivrtta Pārśvako0āsana and Vīrabhadrāsana I
Amenorrhoea –
 regular practice of inversions and backbends
 `feet-together‘, followed by the `spreading-legs‘ action, which stimulates the
ovarian glands causing menstrual flow in the patients of amenorrhoea.
Hypomenorrhoea - Forward bends – Malasana, Kūrmāsana
 Less bleeding or sudden stoppage of bleeding, body‘s aches and pains – Vata
 Nausea, vomiting, feeling suddenly hot or cold, excessive bleeding or running a
fever - Pitta keeps continuity of flow
 Slowness, dullness, water retention, swelling in the body and breasts, increased
gap between two periods from 3n to 35 days - Kapha brings stoppage of flow
 Start the practice with inversions.
 It is Sirsasana, along with the variations such as ParSva Sirsasana, Parivrttaikapada
Sirsasana, Sirsa Baddha Konasana, Prasarita Pada Sirsasana and Sarvangasana, with
the variations such as Supta Konasana, Prasarita Pada Sarvangasana, Sarvangasana
Baddha Konasana, which are very important in order to keep hormonal balance.