Forward bending

A person whose name I will not mention because I don't know if it's OK to broadcast her medical issues, commented to me recently that she had read that yoga can lessen the symptoms of menopause and she was interested in hearing about 1) how different poses make me feel and 2) how long it takes to build up to more difficult poses.

I thought I would try to respond, starting with my favorite thing, ( Seated Forward Bending )