Yoga-Meditations

If you have asthma, you don’t need me to describe it for you. It can be stressful. But it doesn’t have to be. You may not have known before, but yoga can be a safe remedy for people who suffer from asthma. Yoga has really become a huge part of cures for various human ailments. You can add asthma to a long list of problems yoga can fix. Yoga has many specialized breathing techniques that can help with asthma. The two most popular of those techniques being the Anuloma Viloma and Kapalabhati, both of which use a combination of both shallow and deep breaths. This triggers your body to use a more healthy rhythm when breathing, which would even continue while you slept.

These breathing techniques are very commonly combined with such yoga postures as the Pada Hasthasana, Ujjayi, and Suryabheda, all of which only furthers to help your body re-achieve its natural inner harmony that is required for a fully functioning and healthy system. These poses are relatively easy, and can be compared to the ease of such poses as the Salutation of the Sun, Simple Shoulder Lifts. (Those poses can also be very complementary to breathing techniques).

But remember, they’re only beneficial if you do them correctly. You cannot just learn these from a book or video.

You MUST consult a certified yoga instructor before beginning any sort of yoga-related regime. A certified instructor will be the only person who can give you advice on which poses would be best for you, and exactly how you do the poses and control your breathing. You must also consult a doctor before you begin, as there are some health risks involved.

And please be sensible – if your doctor and yoga instructor gives you the go ahead for a routine, do NOT stop taking your medication just because you feel better. You must wait for your doctor to take you off of whatever asthma-related medicines you’re on. Keeping that in mind, yoga usually cures asthma in as little as a week, though you still have to practice yoga daily for at least twenty minutes. This ensures that your symptoms will not return.

You should also watch what you eat. As shocking as it might be for many asthma sufferers, your grain and fiber intake could be agitating your asthma. You should also stay away from the usual things like dust, humidity, stress, and anxiety. Eventually you will be able to quit your medication, and once yoga has healed your asthma, you will even be able to tolerate supposed triggers. Just remember, you must keep at yoga, even after you are cured.