Purpose: 

To alleviate menopause anxiety and feeling overwhelmed.

Theory:

Ayurveda: Rebalance an excess of vata energy (air and space) with a flowing graceful asana sequence that becomes like a moving meditation, arriving in restorative yoga poses and meditation to calm the mind and restore energy.

TCM: Anxiety, worry and nervousness are associated with an imbalance of the spleen and stomach. It can also cause fatigue and low mood as we are unable to nourish ourselves. The spleen is connected with the earth element, so balancing the spleen can help us feel grounded – at ease in our body and in the world around us.

Hatha yoga: Includes forward folding poses and restorative inversions to draw mental focus inwards The use of the blanket or head-wrapping scarf and covering the ears is to encourage sense withdrawal (pratyahara), to reduce sensory overload

Restorative yoga poses restore depleted nervous energy

Props: 

1 bolster; 2 blankets; 2 bricks or blocks (ideally 1 cork brick);

1 yoga strap or belt; 1 eye pillow; optional: 2 sandbags