It also opens your hips and is also known to relieve the body of stress and anxiety. The Pigeon pose stretches the entire lower part of the body, stimulates the abdominal organs and relieves the body of menstrual discomfort. When you are comfortable in this position start to walk your hands around so. Try and keep you chest up nad your belly and back tight as you try and touch your butt to the ground. One-legged Pigeon pose is a very simple and a suitable posture for the intermediate Yoga practitioners. Lunge out with one of your legs and use the opposite hand to block the heel and keep the leg bent at 90 degrees. One of them is One-legged Pigeon pose - Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana. There are some simple Yoga poses which are effective in bringing down the pain without interrupting your daily life routine. Opting for exercise instead of popping down painkillers is obviously a better option. While many say that the menstrual pain occurs due to unhealthy diet and most importantly due to lack of exercise. Some say that menstrual pain is more prevalent in the adolescent girls and the pain starts to decrease with the increase in the age.
Extreme pain or menstrual cramps caused during a woman's period are clinically known as Dysmenorrhea.
The pose Eka Pada Galavasana is assumed as an advanced variation of the Pigeon pose. It focuses on strengthening arm, shoulder, and core muscles.
Eka Pada Galavasana is an arm balancing pose practiced in Hatha and 3rd series of Ashtanga Yoga. The abdominal and pelvic pain that often spreads to the lower back and thighs sometimes leads to vomiting, headache, dizziness, constipation, fatigue and the list goes on. Bring right shin forward, as close to parallel to the front edge of the mat as it can get, with right knee toward right wrist and right ankle toward left wrist. Pyramid pose, Intense side stretch pose, side flank intense stretch, single-leg forward bend. Is it that time of the month? Well, menstrual cycle is a very painful and irritating affair for any woman.