• 116 Yoga for Menopause & Beyond: Community Conversations with Niamh Daly

  • Aug 15 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
  • Podcast

116 Yoga for Menopause & Beyond: Community Conversations with Niamh Daly

  • Summary

  • Perhaps you’ve heard that menopause is having a moment. But while menopause is more present in the media, there’s still a lack of balanced, nuanced, and honest information around this stage of life.

    In this episode, host Rachel talks with yoga and Pilates teacher and teacher-trainer Niamh Daly about her passion project: yoga for the late reproductive stage, perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

    We discuss the lesser-known physical and mental implications of this menopause, and how we can fine-tune our yoga practice to support our changing needs.

    Show Notes:
    • The challenges of measuring the effects of yoga with research [3:00]
    • What inspired Niamh’s fascination with this life stage [5:14]
    • The new stigma around menopause [10:28]
    • Perimenopause can trigger existential angst [14:57]
    • Less discussed impacts of menopause: changes in perceived capacity [19:48]
    • Rage and menopause [24:54]
    • Changes in self esteem [28:47]
    • The medicalization of menopause & health worries [31:01]
    • Shifts in purpose, career, relationships & libido [33:35]
    • Yoga asana through late reproductive stage, perimenopause & menopause [38:32]
    • Differences in approach: perimenopause vs menopause [47:58]
    • The vital importance of Satya in media coverage & in our teaching [51:58]
    • Research on menopause and pranayama [58:00]
    • Meditation, self-judgement, CBT & Pratipaksha Bhavana [1:02:46]
    • Wrap up & more resources [1:05:07]

    Links Mentioned:
    • Watch this episode on YouTube
    • Female Health Yoga Teacher Training
    • Previous Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episodes:
      • 63: Yoga & Osteoporosis with Michaela Smith
      • 91: Balance Myths Busted with Sava Papos
    • Connect with Niamh Daly:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Yinstinct Yoga

    You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-116.

    And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

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