Petra Coveney is the founder and creator of Menopause YogaTM, the world's first specific style of yoga practice and teacher training course to support women and people on their journey from peri-menopause to post-menopause. Petra is a qualified Yoga Therapist, Senior Teacher and Trainer for the British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance Professionals and Yoga Australia, and has been a member of the British Menopause Society for health practitioners since 2017. She lives in the UK but trains teachers and supports women worldwide in her weekly public classes and monthly courses.
Description
This handbook builds on the wisdom shared in Petra's first book, 'Menopause YogaTM - a holistic guide to supporting women on their menopause journey' by providing tools and techniques for home practice or as part of yoga therapy. This self-help book is written with a friendly, inclusive tone and offers evidence-based advice on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing during perimenopause to post menopause, as well as curated 15-30 minute yoga home practice classes for symptoms such as cooling hot flushes, easing anxiety, soothing menopause irritability, clearing brain fog, improving sleep, pelvic floor health, and many more. The classes are accompanied by 18 class videos, illustrations and written instructions including modifications and how to use props. With a wealth of contributions from leading experts in menopause wellness, this is a trusted guide for professionals as well as anyone looking for a holistic approach to management their own menopause symptoms. It includes information on Hormone Replacement Therapy, nutrition, exercise, CBT psychology, herbal remedies and supplements, Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, as well as a section on diversity of experience from ethnicity, LGBTQX, trauma, neurodiversity and ADHD, to premature ovarian insufficiency and medically induced menopause.