
Yoga poses and menstruation
When instructing the class to do an inversion pose, my yoga teachers always offer the same warning, “Those who are menstruating should sit this one out”. But, why?
Speculation has lead some westerners to believe that this advice is just residual dogma imposed by the sexist culture that invented yoga. And, they ignore the warning, flinging themselves athletically into a headstand or shoulder stand.
This article from yoga.com sets the record straight. And, spoiler alert – the truth has more to do with physiology than cultural tradition.