Treatments and supplements · Mind-body exercise (yoga, tai chi)

Can yoga or tai chi ease menopause symptoms?

What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.

Thoroughly studied

7 studies, of which 5 bring together the results of several trials in people. This is as strong as evidence gets.

5 Repeated evidence 5 studies

4 Large controlled trial 2 studies

This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.

Appears under: Menopause and hormones · Sleep, energy and the brain

The studies

5 Repeated evidence Effects of mind-body exercise on perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2024 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 1,005 participants
5 Repeated evidence Efficacy of mind-body therapies and exercise-based interventions on menopausal-related outcomes among Asian perimenopause women: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and synthesis without a meta-analysis.
2021 · Journal of advanced nursing
5 Repeated evidence Mind-body interventions for vasomotor symptoms in healthy menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. A systematic review.
2018 · Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology · 7 participants
5 Repeated evidence Efficacy of Yoga Nidra in Managing Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
2026 · Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 244 participants
5 Repeated evidence The impact of mind-body and aerobic exercises on subjective and objective sleep quality in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
2026 · Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
4 Large controlled trial Menopausal quality of life: RCT of yoga, exercise, and omega-3 supplements.
2014 · American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 338 participants
4 Large controlled trial The TU-025 keishibukuryogan clinical trial for hot flash management in postmenopausal women: results and lessons for future research.
2011 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 178 participants