Personal reflections and assumptions about menopause

Please reflect on then briefly describe how you personally view the menopause, including feelings and intuition. You may wish to create time to meditate upon this, to see what comes up. There are no right or wrong answers, just your personal reflections, whether or not you have experienced your own menopause.

Please list any positive or negative aspects of the menopause – this could be for the woman involved but also for the people around her and wider society. Again there are no right or wrong answers, just your personal opinions.

Who or what do you think has had the most influence on your views of menopause? This could include personal background and experience, individual people or groups, or wider society and culture.

How do you think your views and expectations of menopause have/may influence the way your experience of menopause?

If you are a yoga teacher or health professional working with women, how do you think your views of the menopause have/may impact on the way that you teach/work with menopausal women?