There are no hard-and-fast rules—better to discover for yourself what best serves you. If you do choose to do yoga, skip inversions. During your cycle, your body’s energy is naturally moving downward, and inversions reverse that movement. There is a quietness in our bodies during the menstrual cycle; forward bends, gentle twists, and supported backbends are intelligent choices for your moon
days, as they encourage that exquisite interior inquiry.
De West
Co-founder of Quiet Monkey Therapeutic Yoga Practice, Boulder, Colorado
This article was first published in the print edition of Yoga Journal Singapore, which is now Yogahood Online.
