Taking us through gentle moves that can ease menopause symptoms is yoga teacher Justine Thompson, who runs workshops for perimenopausal women. Rest assured, there's no headstands or mantra chanting involved. Studies have proven that simple yoga moves and yoga-style slow, deep breathing can help us with the physical and emotional upheavals around midlife. You'll want to try these simple moves at home!

For more details about Justine and her workshops click here.

Here's what research has shown about the benefits of yoga:

Less hot flushes and better quality of life

Slower breathing lowers heart rate and creates calm

Deep slow breathing creates greater clarity and better decision-making

Taking us through gentle moves that can ease menopause symptoms is yoga teacher <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048098891402">Justine Thompson,</a> who runs workshops for perimenopausal women. Rest assured, there's no headstands or mantra chanting involved. Studies have proven that simple yoga moves and yoga-style slow, deep breathing can help us with the physical and emotional upheavals around midlife. You'll want to try these simple moves at home!
For more details about Justine and her workshops click<a href="https://justinethompsonyoga.com.au/"> here.</a>
Here's what research has shown about the benefits of yoga:
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16932242/">Less hot flushes and better quality of life</a>
<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201905/longer-exhalations-are-easy-way-hack-your-vagus-nerve">Slower breathing lowers heart rate and creates calm</a>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167876018303258">Deep slow breathing creates greater clarity and better decision-making</a>

At Prevention we know how confusing and truly overwhelming the changes caused by menopause can be. That’s why we’ve enlisted some of Australia’s best health experts to share simple ways to make midlife easier in our new podcast, Thriving in Menopause. We cover it all, from minimising those awful hot flushes, to easing mad-eyed mood swings, to managing sudden weight shifts, to handling your relationship. If you’re a woman in midlife, this series just for you!

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