Shoulderstand for Menopause Relief: Calm Your Nervous System, Boost Energy & Restore Balance

Shoulderstand is one of the most supportive poses for women navigating peri- and post-menopause — when done safely and with proper preparation.
In this tutorial, I’ll guide you step by step through a calm, strengthening, and accessible shoulderstand practice designed to ease common menopause symptoms and support long-term wellbeing.

🌟 Why Shoulderstand Supports Menopause So Powerfully

This gentle inversion helps to:

⭐ 1. Calms the nervous system

The gentle inversion stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping reduce feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, and irritability — common during peri- and post-menopause.

⭐ 2. Supports emotional balance

Shoulderstand encourages stillness and inward focus, helping regulate mood swings, tension, and mental restlessness.

⭐ 3. Reduces stress + lowers the body’s “stress load”

This is key during menopause because chronic stress can intensify symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep disruption, and fatigue.
Shoulderstand helps break that stress cycle.

⭐ 4. Improves circulation + lymphatic flow

The inversion enhances the flow of blood and lymph toward the heart and upper body, which may help with swelling, heaviness in the legs, and overall vitality.

⭐ 5. Helps with hot flashes by promoting cooling + grounding

Inversions shift blood flow away from the legs and can create a subtle cooling effect in the body, supporting temperature regulation.

⭐ 6. Supports thyroid health energetically

By placing gentle pressure around the throat area, shoulderstand is traditionally believed (in yoga philosophy) to support the throat chakra and bring balance to energetic centres associated with hormone regulation.

⭐ 7. Eases fatigue + boosts natural energy levels

Because it enhances circulation and activates the deeper core and back body, many women feel more awake, refreshed, and mentally clear afterwards.

⭐ 8. Relieves tension in the shoulders, neck, and upper back

Menopause often comes with tightness from stress and poor sleep.
Shoulderstand (when supported properly) helps soften those areas and restore openness.

⭐ 9. Encourages better sleep

The calming, cooling, grounding effects help prepare the body for rest, making evening practice especially supportive.

⭐ 10. Supports pelvic floor awareness

Lifting into the pose naturally engages the deep core and pelvic floor — essential for post-menopause support - important as estrogen declines.

⭐ 11. Strengthens the deep core + stabilisers

This helps counteract the weakened abdominal tone that often appears in midlife, improving posture and easing low-back tension.

⭐ 12. Improves focus + mental clarity

The inward, steady nature of this inversion helps clear busy thoughts and enhance concentration.

⭐ 13. Encourages a sense of confidence + empowerment

Energetically, shoulderstand is a “queen pose” — literally lifting yourself up, supporting yourself, and inhabiting your strength.

These benefits make shoulderstand a beautiful practice for both easing menopause symptoms and preventing the common discomforts linked to stress, fatigue, and hormonal shifts.

💛 Important Contraindications

Shoulderstand is not recommended if you have:
• neck pain or injury
• shoulder injury
• uncontrolled high blood pressure
• active menstrual bleeding (traditionally inversions are avoided during strong flow)

But you are absolutely not excluded from this class.

🌿 This class includes safe alternatives

If shoulderstand isn’t right for your body today, I guide you through:
• supported variations
• gentle inversions
• restorative options
• strength-building exercises

All of them are equally powerful for menopause support, offering the same calming, cooling, circulation-enhancing and core-strengthening benefits — without any strain.

This practice is accessible, nurturing, and designed especially for women 40+ who want to feel strong, energised and balanced again.

Save this video for your weekly menopause support routine. 💛

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