Your lower back aches, your head hurts, you feel sad, and your poor sleep isn't helping your mood swings either. Then you realize it is that time of the month again. Your mind starts wondering why some women have it so easy, and you struggle every single month, am I right?
Not to mention the times you feel anxious about being pregnant since your period is late once again.
These are all symptoms many women struggle with every month. The menstrual cycle is not something we talk about even though it is a very natural cycle of the female body.
I have some good news!
Yes, the menstrual cycle is natural, but NO the painful and annoying symptoms are not.
Imagine having a smooth flow, no physical or emotional symptoms. Doesn't that sound like a dream come true? Well, it is possible, and I am going to explain to you how.
Let's break it down into why Vata- symptoms occur. What the symptoms are like and how to prevent them.
The role of vata dosha
Vata plays a significant role in your menstrual cycle. Vata creates the movement of the menstrual flow. When Vata is out of balance, the flow will be blocked or inhibited and will cause discomfort. Blood will stay behind and cause pain and discomfort.
Vata dosha is made of the air and space element; its qualities are cold, dry, light, mobile, and clear. It tends to be cold and brings dryness. You can imagine that an excess of these qualities can translate into irregularity, lightness of flow, dark-colored blood, etc. The pelvis is the home of vata dosha, which is why most symptoms occur around this area. For example, the lower backache.
Like attracts like
When you are in a cold or dry climate and eat cold and or even raw foods, your body's coldness will increase.
Since vata is responsible for the movement in the body and you choose to go running or traveling, you will be adding extra movement resulting in excess vata dosha. The characteristics of excess vata dosha will be seen in your cycle the following month. You can tell whether you have pushed your vata dosha out of balance through the symptoms below.
Symptoms of imbalance
Physical symptoms:
- Low backache
- Constipation
- Headache
- spaciness
- Ringing in the ears
- Dizziness
- Painful cramps
Emotional symptoms:
- Depression
- Sadness
- Hopelessness
- self-deprecation
- Edginess
- Loneliness
- Overwhelm
- Anxiety
- Disturbed sleep
- Agitation
Menstruation
- Thin
- Frothy
- Dry (absence of mucous)
- Dark in color
- Lightening of the flow
- Irregular cycle
- No menstruation
If you recognize the above symptoms don't worry, understanding is a significant step towards healing.
Healing painful vata period
The following steps will help you heal your period symptoms, but always remember that everybody is unique. So feel free to schedule a free 15 min call with me if you have any questions, on your journey to a natural flow and not having to struggle each month.
1. Create consistency in all parts of life
Modern living is often ungrounding; we are running around doing multiple things at once, eating while driving, or watching tv, rushing out the house in the morning with a cup of coffee in one hand and a sandwich in the other. This aggravates the normal movement in our body, creating the imbalance.
2. Boost your metabolism
Your health depends on the ability to digest the nutritional, emotional, and sensory information we consume. When you have a stable and robust digestive power, you will be able to create healthy tissues, eliminate waste properly, and produce enough energy.
3. Abhyanga oil massage
Abhyanga is an ancient practice that nourishes the body from the outside in, while also balancing the doshas. When struggling with a vata imbalance, use a warming oil like organic cold-pressed sesame seed oil or specific vata herbal oil.
4. Warming foods
When we have too much vata in our body, we tend to feel cold inside and out. Especially cold hands and feet. To counter this cold, focus on eating warming foods, spices, and plenty of healthy oils. Avoid dry, light, rough, cold, raw, and airy foods. (like chips, crackers, popcorn, dehydrated food). Warming foods are properly cooked, fresh and full of flavor
5. Castor oil pack for belly or back cramps.
Soak a cloth with warm castor oil. Lay down and place the fabric on the belly or back if you have put a warm water bottle on top to keep the cloth warm. Make sure to cover the rest of your body with a blanket.
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