what exercise to do in yoga to help me with pms?

Question

I am 33 and started having strong pms symptoms but before I go to the doctor or take any medication I want to try to minimize it with yoga .I heard it there are some poses or exercise which can help ...are there other things I can do to help me with symptoms..my symptoms ae usual ...mood swings ,irritability, sadness ,short tempered ,breast swelling and they start 10 days before my periods ..

Answer 1

Try the child pose:
Child calms the body, mind and sprit and stimulates the third eye point. Child pose gently streaches the low back, massages and tones the abdominal organs, and stimulates digestion and elimination.
From table pose, exhale and lower the hips to the heels and forehead to the floor.
The arms can be overhead with the palms on the floor, the palms or fists can be stacked under the forehead or the arms can be along side the body with the palms up.
Breathe slowly and deeply, actively pressing the belly against the thighs on the inhale.
Breathe and hold for 4-12 breaths.
To release: place the palms under the shoulders and slowly inhale up to a seated position.
(http://www.yogabasics.com/)

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Has a list of 10 poses that are supposed to help with cramps

Answer 2

I took a yoga class on my doctor's recommendation and the teacher told me that most poses were fine as long as you don't go upside down (obliviously this affects the natural flow of things). During meditation you should concentrate on relaxing your lower back and stomach ("core" muscles)

I also checked out this book from the library and it helped a LOT!
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Yoga%20for%20a%20Healthy%20Menstrual%20Cycle:3001512262;_ylc=X3oDMTB1c21tcDhkBF9TAzk2NjMyOTA3BHNlYwNmZWVkBHNsawNib29rcw--
See if you can find something like that.