r/yoga

Hi beautiful people! Really need some advice.

My current workout routine is I walk 30 minutes with light dumbbells about 3 days a week, and I want to add yoga mainly for mental health (anxiety, depression, OCD, intrusive thoughts and rage). Menopausal female here. If you know, you know. 😢

My mental health this at an all time low and I’m hoping this helps. 😢

My plan would be one 30 minute workout in the morning, 6 days a week alternating:

- 3 days 30 minutes of walking with light weights

- 3 days 30 minutes of vinyasa or power yoga

I’m already at a healthy weight, so I’m not trying to lose, just maintain, feel better mentally, and get a bit more toned and I can’t do heavy weights for medical reasons. I just want to stick to lighter.

I may do a longer sessions of 60 minutes on the weekend if I have time but right now the above is the time I have in the mornings before work.

My questions:

- Is 30 minutes 3 days per week enough for vinyasa or power yoga to get mental health benefits and some toning?

- Does this seem like a good balance overall with walking and yoga?

These are all home workouts.

Thanks in advance! 🧘🏽‍♀️

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it's not a flexibility issue, my hamstrings are used to it— rather, it feels like all the blood starts pooling into my head and the pressure is genuinely horrible.

Has anyone else experienced this and found a way to mitigate it?

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