Hormone Balance Through Yoga: A Pocket Guide for Women over 40 by
Claudia Turske is a 72-page, 4-color pocketbook illustrating and
explaining yoga exercises that will help women with hormone balance and
production for energy and stress reduction during perimenopause,
menopause and postmenopause. Hormone Balance Through Yoga is organized
in a clear format with instructional pictures and illustrations and also
includes breathing exercises; mudras, or hand positioning for
relaxation; techniques for energy retention; and a hormone calendar at
the back for charting progress.
Menopause is a controversial time for many women. The transition to
menopause affects women in many ways. Some women will experience great
loss as they prepare for menopause, and others will feel liberated. But
most women will experience physical and hormonal change that may dictate
one's difficulty or ease at moving through the process. Hormone Balance
Through Yoga: A Pocket Guide for Women over 40 is a tool for women to
redress these hormonal fluctuations in a holistic and natural way, aimed
at preventing or eliminating the symptoms of menopause by reactivating
hormone production.
Trained by Dinah Rodrigues in Hormone Yoga Therapy, Claudia Turske
improves on the therapy by adding principles of biomechanical alignment.
She outlines Hormone Yoga Therapy's most effective exercises in an easy
to understand and clear format. The yoga positions, breathing exercises
and energy-retention techniques act directly on the pituitary gland,
thyroid, ovaries and adrenal glands, increasing estradiol levels, which
help in the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease and
eliminate the many symptoms of menopause. Common symptoms of menopause
include: anxiety, depression, mood swings, hair loss, libido loss,
vaginal dryness and itching, among others.
Research done on the effectiveness of Hormone Yoga Therapy showed 100%
of subjects had no symptoms after practicing 3 to 4 months. In addition,
there was a 254% average increase in hormone level in 4 months for those
doing 30 minutes of exercise every other day. Although Hormone Balance
Through Yoga: A Pocket Guide for Women over 40 focuses on women over
40, it is also of benefit to the increasing number of women entering
premature menopause, in some cases reestablishing fertility. It can also
help women under 40 with strong symptoms of PMT and polycystic ovary
syndrome.
Hormone Balance Through Yoga: A Pocket Guide for Women over 40 is a
doable yoga ritual and easy commitment with clear benefits. Small enough
to fit in a woman's purse, it should be every woman's guide for
navigating change of life with ease, comfort and balance.
