Maria Villella – Yoga for Women’s Health

Maria Villella – Yoga for Women’s Health

Check it out: Maria Villella – Yoga for Women’s Health

Tired of feeling on edge, in pain, or out of sync during your menstrual cycle? Dealing with dramatic mood swings, cramps, or insomnia in the days before your period? Trying to conceive—or avoid pregnancy altogether? Join Maria Villella, E-RYT, LAc, and co-owner of Elysia Life Care wellness center in Santa Monica, for a 6-week online course that will dive into the physiology of your reproductive cycle—from both the medical science and Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectives—along with yoga practices, acupressure meditations, meal plans, and more, tailored to the phases of your cycle, to help you feel your best every day of the month.

The menstrual cycle profoundly impacts women’s bodies and lives. After all, up to 90 percent of us are no stranger to the symptoms of PMS; plus, 14-25 percent of menstruating women have had an irregular period. Of course, you’ll visit your doctor for the all-clear on serious issues, but beyond that, an ongoing action plan isn’t always readily available. That changes now. This online course empowers you to find a path to hormonal balance and a healthy menstrual cycle through: clear discussions that break down what, exactly, is happening throughout the menstrual cycle; simple lifestyle advice that, whether or not you want to get pregnant, helps you accomplish your reproductive goals; and tools from Western medicine, TCM, and yoga that help you better experience—and sync with—this natural process with ease. Whether you are a teen or in your mid-30s, if you want bliss at any stage of your cycle, you may be surprised that these simple tools and practices can make such an enormous difference.

Course objectives:

• Study reproductive anatomy, hormonal processes, and thyroid function as they relate to the menstrual cycle
• Explore the fundamentals of reproductive physiology from a TCM perspective
• Identify (and shift) lifestyle patterns that cause hormonal imbalance
• Understand the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle
• Discover powerful yoga asana practices and the best types of yoga poses for each phase of your menstrual cycle
• Discover subtle yet powerful acupressure meditations for each phase of your menstrual cycle
• Enjoy meal plans and recipes that nourish your body based on where you are in your cycle
• Learn how to ease PMS symptoms and other uncomfortable aspects during your cycle
• Get helpful hints on conceiving or avoiding pregnancy
• Learn how to chart your body basal temperature and cervical mucus, and use the data to track ovulation and your health over time

Each week you’ll get:

• Lectures, additional reading materials with information and helpful tips, meal plans, recipes, asana practices, acupressure meditations, and homework

Curriculum:

Each week you’ll get a video lecture, additional reading materials with information and advice, meal plans, an asana practice, an acupressure meditation, and homework.

WEEK 1 | Your Reproductive System: Physiology Fundamentals

• Intro to anatomy, hormonal processes, and thyroid function
• Lifestyle causes of hormonal imbalance
• Why blood sugar plays a big role in hormonal balance
• Diagnostic quiz to learn about your symptoms
• Asana practice and meditation to tune in to yourself

WEEK 2 | The Energetic You: Traditional Chinese Medicine Physiology

• Fundamentals of TCM physiology
• Causes of imbalance from a TCM perspective
• Diagnostic quiz to discover your imbalances
• Foods and herbs promote balance
• How to track your body basal temperature and cervical mucus—and why it’s important
• Asana practice and meditation that taps into your meridian system for balance

WEEK 3 | Your Cycle, Phase 1: Menstruation

• What’s happening in the physical and energetic body right now
• Common issues that arise
• Meal plan with recipes
• What your period can tell you about your health
• A gentle, detoxifying asana practice
• An asana practice and acupressure meditation tailored to this phase

WEEK 4 | Your Cycle, Phase 2: Follicular Phase

• What’s happening in the physical and energetic body right now
• Common issues that arise
• Meal plan with recipes
• Helpful hints to conceive—or avoid pregnancy altogether
• An asana practice
• An asana practice and acupressure meditation tailored to this phase

WEEK 5 | Your Cycle, Phase 3: Ovulation

• What’s happening in the physical and energetic body right now
• Common issues that arise
• Meal plan with recipes
• Helpful hints to conceive—or avoid pregnancy altogether
• An asana practice and acupressure meditation tailored to this phase

WEEK 6 | Your Cycle, Phase 4: Luteal Phase

• What’s happening in the physical and energetic body right now
• Common issues that arise
• How to manage PMS symptoms
• Fundamentals of implantation
• Meal plan with recipes
• 2 asana practices: one for women who hope to conceive, and one for women who want to avoid pregnancy
• Acupressure meditation tailored to this phase