Introduction to butterfly movements for treating dysmenorrhea

I like butterflies because of the book "Swallowtail Butterfly", and I like butterfly pose because of a yoga class.

On that day, the students who came to class arrived early, but the time for class had not yet arrived. The teacher said,"Let's do a simple warm-up first, butterfly pose." After saying that, the teacher sat on the floor, bent his knees, faced his feet, and held the toes of his feet with both hands. "Pay attention to when doing this action, your back should be straight, your knees should vibrate rhythmically to the floor on both sides, and your knees and outer thighs should be as close to the ground as possible. Students with soft legs can gradually speed up."

In fact, the butterfly pose is a relatively basic and easy-to-learn posture in yoga. It corrects irregularities in the lumbar spine and pelvis to achieve the effect of treating dysmenorrhea. I believe many female friends are no stranger to this position. I also practiced continuously for some days, but later, because this movement was so simple and I didn't have dysmenorrhea, I gradually got tired of it over time and forgot it.

In order to facilitate concentration, the light in general yoga classrooms is not turned very bright. The classroom we were in at that time had turned off the lights. The light that came in from somewhere was reflected by the mirror on the wall into the only light source, but it was just an aperture, and the teacher happened to be sitting within the aperture, like a silhouette. I saw that the legs of this "silhouette" were vibrating faster and faster, and two hazy "gas fields" were formed around the legs. A light butterfly was about to take off...

In a trance, I thought of the work of Japanese writer Shunji Iwai-"Swallowtail Butterfly". Shunji Iwai's works have always been known for their exquisite and rich emotions, and are known as the most promising new "image writer". "Swallowtail Butterfly" describes the story of a group of stowaways. Each of them has a small dream in their hearts. Some just want to have their own store, and some just want to be with the woman they like. However, when the rights to survival cannot be aboveboard, these meager wishes are so far away from them... Fortunately, the end of the story is not cruel. The name of the store where everyone finally lives is called "MY WAY", just like the path everyone chooses: persistence and clarity. Everyone is like a butterfly about to break out of its chrysalis, waiting for the wings to dry out and the high spirits when they spread their wings.

Life is life. Of course, the teacher did not turn into a butterfly and fly away, but I began to look forward to the myth from that time. I hope that one day, when my legs are soft and light enough, they can turn into the wings of a butterfly and take me. fly. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)