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« What yoga does not make you get pregnant, warns Charlotte Muller, yoga teacher and teacher of the method in France. But by reducing your stress and tailoring your physical activity to your cycle, it comes promote your chances of pregnancy “. The practice of yoga indeed supports the endocrine system and makes work the relations between epiphysis, hypothalamus and pituitary gland.
This activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps lower stress levels and regulate hormonal levels. A study conducted by American scientists and presented at the conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has shown that 45 minutes of yoga per week reduces a woman’s stress by 20%, thus increasing her chances of procreation.
Yoga and meditation: different positions depending on the cycle
Fertility yoga has been taught for 30 years in the USA and for several years in France. It is a variant of Hatha-Yoga. It combines low breathing and different positions depending on the woman’s cycle. ” In the first part of the cycle (from days 1 to 14), we will favor a certain number of fairly dynamic positions, opening the hips; and in the luteal phase (from 15 to 28 days) softer positions, for release tensions and thus promote implantation », Details Charlotte Muller.
Problems with infertility or endometriosis: what if yoga was a solution?
« Yoga is practiced in a very small group of women (between 8 and 10) with the same problems, in a climate of benevolence », Assures the specialist. Indeed, Charlotte Muller likes to repeat that she only accompanies patients in their own discovery of their body.
« Yoga is a resilience tool. It is learning and support in connecting to your own body. It helps to become autonomous in its resistance to stress. “Charlotte Muller concludes:” 70% of my clients are women who come for fertility issues, and 30% for endometriosis, because this gentle yoga can help overcome the pain associated with this disease.
Charlotte Muller has written an e-book on the subject: Fertility Yoga & Food, € 14,90 to find on www.charlottemulleryoga.com