Thank you so much for this class it was magical and I felt revived afterwards. I am going to try to hold each of the poses for 5 minutes each to see what that feels like. I think like the others I was keen for the class to keep going!
Loved the class and your teaching. Thank you.

I too would love a longer class!

Thanks Elena, this was exactly what I needed today. Like the others, I am already excited about the other classes for menstruation.

I find myself coming back to this one each and every month. A longer one would be lovely, as well :) Thank you for all that you do.

Thank you!

Lovely practice, thank-you. Any chance of a longer practice for ones cycle? Pleeease! Just what I neeeded x

Hi Elena,
Thanks for putting together a class specifically for this time, it's really helpful. I'm cautious about doing legs up the wall, however, as it seems so inverted! What's your take on this?

Thanks,
Kelli D.

Thank you for this reminder of how to nourish myself within my yoga practice with honor for these different phases. Question: Which Getta Iyengar book(s) are you referring to? Namaste, jodi

What a wonderful gift. Thank you!

Delicious! Thank you for reminding me to slow down during this time. Special thanks from my family :)

Excellent class! Just what I needed today. Thank you so much!! =)

What a sweet class. Thank you.

I love the concept of this class. The only thing that would have been helpful were modifications for those of us not limber enough to have our legs bent back and lay onto our back and for the one leg back one forward folds.

Thank you Elena, it's not easy to slow down... but it's soooo sooo good! Is there a book from Geita Iyengar you would recommend?

You are just such a lovely instructor! Much love and appreciation to you for this beautiful practice Elena.

Thank you very much. Lovely class.

hi elena! so looking forward to more of these.. they are the best. maybe ones that are longer- 1 hour or 1 1/2 hours? love you.

@Jessica, I'm going to do more classes for when you're on your cycle; in terms of more advanced, this is the way to roll. Slow, steady, mindful, restful. More advanced means we are spending more time going for it, which means we must take this time to intelligently quiet our bodies and relax our nervous systems. Your idea is noted, though, and i will incorporate some more complex standing poses and hip openers.

@Jackie, regarding Downdog as an inversion ~ just not for long periods of time, and not repeatedly in practice during your cycle. In this practice we came into it mostly as a stretch and a return to switch legs, for the exact reason you've noted, it definitely FEELS like an inversion (especially once we've addressed the need for holding the body with gravity).

Thank you both and to all for the comments. Always appreciated, always helpful.

this was awesome. thanks for the encouragement to slow down during my cycle. i somehow always forget to do that.
love,
Brigette

This was lovely, Elena. Usually i hate restorative classes, but i actually did this one twice in a row - guess i really needed it! Thank you :-)

Elena,
While I have heard inversions are contraindicated during menstruation many many times, I have wanted more detailed reasons and support for this, so thank you for what you have shared in this video. Greatly appreciated.
I wanted to ask though--Downward Facing Dog is considered an inversion by many standards (in that the head is lower than the heart, or the uterus, more importantly in this instance)... this is not contraindicated for the same reasons other inversions are? Thanks for anything you can offer.
Beautiful instruction!

Lovely! Thank you
More please!

Much needed, I never give myself time to rest and this was perfect. Many thanks...

:)

brilliant as always my love

Wow, thank you. I so needed this and didn't fully realize it until doing this class. I was sort of crazed yesterday (and wish I did this class yesterday too!)

Thank you so much for this class! I was weepy and scattered feeling immediately before this classed. I feel much more in control and centered now. Namaste

Thank you Elena. I had a huge reminder a month ago, the first day of my cycle, that it is very important to listen and respect the whole being during this time-I ended up in the E.R. ..... all is well:) Just an expensive way to be deeply reminded.

This practice is a wonderful support with great postures and information to help keep steady during this time. I highly highly recommend listening and practicing this.

I have been waiting for a class just like this, thank you so much! I would also love to see a whole series of yoga to do during your cycle (perhaps one for more advanced practitioners).

Lauren - the post-cycle class will post in early June. Regarding class search we're working on that. We'll email you now to get your feedback.

I'm pretty new to YogaGlo and what I love most is that I can choose practices that meet exactly what I need - like alleviation of my cramps and tenderness. So thank you! You also mentioned a post-cycle class, but I can't seem to find it. Can you tell me how to find it? Also, in general, I have not found an easy way to search keywords - am I missing something?

Thank you for taking the time to record this! Here in the west, we lost the ability to nurture ourselves, to honor our bodies and our female cycles. I find that our healing starts when we start listening inward and honoring ourselves as women. Christiane Northrup's book Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is an excellent start toward re-gaining a deep understanding into how we actually work the way we work (we = our bodies).