Aadi Yoga School Rishikesh India

Learning Yoga ? Know your anatomy better ....

In yoga, menstruation is governed by Apana Vayu.
.the energy responsible for downward movement (elimination, release).
During your period, the body is naturally in a cleansing + releasing phase
Energy is flowing downward

When you practice inversions (like headstand, shoulder stand):

You reverse the body’s orientation
Symbolically, you go against this downward flow

This idea is rooted in classical texts like the
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
which emphasize balancing prana (upward energy) and apana (downward energy).

Simple way to remember:

Inversions = lifting energy up
Menstruation = energy moving down

Instead of opposing it, yoga suggests:
work with your body, not against it

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At Aadi Yoga School, we don’t teach you how to look like a yogi…
we teach you how to be one.

No pressure to be perfect.
No obsession with complicated asanas.
No chasing flexibility for the sake of it.

Because yoga was never about that.

For us, it’s breath before posture,
awareness before alignment,
and presence before performance.

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We believe it.
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If you’re looking for something real…
you’ll find it here.

For us, it’s breath before posture,
awareness before alignment,
and presence before performance.

If you’re looking for something real…
you’ll find it here.