| Yoga is a form of exercise which covers both mental | | | | the spine must always be straight and relaxed; |
| and physical faculties. It is gaining popularity all over | | | | breathings must always be slow and steady; and the |
| the world. In fact, yoga is even used to treat | | | | mind must not be pro-occupied with other thoughts. |
| asthma. Yes, yoga is one of the alternative therapies | | | | Now, asthma and yoga can go together in the sense |
| found to effectively manage asthma. | | | | that a person with asthma can still do yoga. What |
| Asthma is a disease characterized by inflammation of | | | | are the different Pranayama breathing exercises that |
| the air passages. People with asthma experience | | | | can treat asthma? |
| coughing, shortness of breath, breathing difficulty, | | | | Dirga pranayama encourages deep, slow breathing |
| and wheezing during an attack. Certain anti-asthma | | | | patterns. This breathing exercise is great for all types |
| drugs are prescribed to treat the disease. | | | | of asthma. Naadi Shodhana is great for asthma and |
| But alternative therapies are famous among asthma | | | | stress which are triggered by emotional problems. If |
| sufferers because these can effectively reduce the | | | | the asthma trigger is cold air, the best Pranayama |
| amount of drugs that they need as well as the | | | | breathing exercise is Ujjayi pranayama. Here, the |
| number of times an asthma attack occurs. Because | | | | person is taught to breathe through his or her nose |
| of this, the link between asthma and yoga was | | | | while the throat is tightened. This is described as the |
| established. | | | | feeling of "sipping air through a straw." For allergic |
| Asthma and yoga were seen to have a link because | | | | asthma, Sit Cari or Shitali pranayama is the best |
| yoga is all about relaxation, proper breathing, and | | | | breathing exercise. Kapalabhati pranayama |
| meditation. And people suffering an asthma attack | | | | strengthens the lungs and reduces mucus congestion. |
| can very well benefit from yoga because of what | | | | In Kapalabhati pranayama, the asthma sufferer is |
| the latter teaches. Furthermore, Pranayama is | | | | taught to exhale forcefully while the abdominal |
| practiced in yoga. These are breathing exercises | | | | muscles are contracted. |
| established to effectively treat asthma. Pranayama | | | | Although yoga has been established to effectively |
| breathing exercises are another link between asthma | | | | treat asthma, the use of anti-asthma medications |
| and yoga. In these exercises, there are three phases | | | | must not be discontinued unless recommended by |
| known as puraka or inhalation, kumbhaka or | | | | the doctor. Yoga is used in conjunction with |
| retention, and rechaka or inhalation. Inhalation brings | | | | anti-asthma medications to effectively manage the |
| fresh air into the lungs. Retention increases internal | | | | disease. |
| temperature and oxygen absorption. Exhalation brings | | | | Do you have asthma? Try these Pranayama |
| the diaphragm back to its original position and air that | | | | breathing exercises and see that asthma and yoga |
| is filled with impurities and toxins is expelled. | | | | can be indeed together. |
| When performing the Pranayama breathing exercises, | | | | |