The Year I Became a Scientist: 1. Inversions

The Rules

During the following year, I am going to discover life. My experiment shall consist of two parts:

1) Learning to be healthy by controlling what I eat and exercising

2) Trying new things, learning new things, and living new things

I will attempt to be healthy and exercise every day. Occasionally I will write about how doing these things, or not doing these things, affects my mood and overall outlook on life.

I will also learn 28 new things this year. These may be skills, like photography, martial arts, or how to play an instrument. I may research interesting topics and summarize my findings on here. I may go somewhere new and learn facts about that place. I may learn to paint or cook something or make a battery.

I am open to suggestions here. If there is something you think I should learn or do, or something you want me to learn about for you, let me know! I am not rich, so please don't ask me to do something expensive. I am simply looking to try new things and experiment with this crazy little thing called life.

Also feel free to have me try out a fad diet or exercise program, just know that I won't stick with it for too long :) Unless, of course, it brings me happiness. Really, I'm just looking to find things that create joy and expand my horizons. That's what life is all about right?

The power is in each of us. Life is too short to waste.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

1. Inversions

Here you go Jules.

Most of the sources I read said that there is no scientifically based reason for woman not to do inversion poses during menstration. Reasons that have been given include:

1. There is a natural flow of energy downward during that time of the month. Inversions reverse the flow, so your natural, energy-flowing movement is disrupted.

2. Periods are a low-energy time for most woman, so high-energy poses are bad simply because they are more taxing. The sources said that the most important thing is to listen to your body and not do anything that is too much, or be aware of being dizzy. Must respect body.

3. There is talk of inversions contributing to endom......itriosis. One article talks about other complications, but it looked old school and no scientific basis. This same article said that inversions are super good during pregnancy.
http://www.yarravilleyoga.com.au/htm/reading/reading-geeta-Iyengar-4.htm

So, most article said that the word now is just to listen to your body, that respecting the flow of energy and not pushing your body beyond what it's feeling is very important. Sorry that's not super in-depth, if you search for something like "inverted poses during menstration" a plethera of articles pop up and you can learn more to feel safe.