| Yoga is a very ancient science which has helped in | | | | taking care of the problem of asthma to a large |
| treating the body, mind as well as the spirit. Different | | | | extent in most people. The constriction of the bronchial |
| kinds of yoga postures, breathing techniques and | | | | tubes in asthmatics can be controlled to a large extent |
| meditation techniques are a part of Yoga and they will | | | | when yoga postures and pranayama are practiced |
| help a person in attaining a complete sense of | | | | regularly. When pranayama is practiced by an |
| happiness and well-being. These yoga postures have | | | | asthmatic regularly, all the uncontrollable aspects of the |
| also helped in curing many kinds of medical problems | | | | human breathing can be brought within the control of |
| and diseases which have not been cured using | | | | the person. The energy which is present in the body |
| medicines. Yoga Asanas along with meditation can | | | | will get refreshed when a person decides to practice |
| help in making the basic life of the person a lot easier. | | | | pranayama on a regular basis. The levels of oxygen |
| Arthritis, spondylitis and diabetes are some of the | | | | and carbon dioxide which are present inside the body |
| medical conditions which can be treated easily by | | | | will get balanced in the right manner when pranayama |
| doing Yoga Exercises on a regular basis. Asthma is | | | | is practiced regularly. |
| another medical condition which has found a cure in | | | | But pranayama also needs to be practiced in the right |
| yoga. A lot of people suffer from a respiratory | | | | manner in order to attain all the benefits. The process |
| problem known as asthma where the bronchi will | | | | of inhalation and exhalation will have to be performed |
| become narrow and start swelling. The bronchi are the | | | | properly in order to achieve the right balance which will |
| mode of transportation of air inside the lungs as well | | | | help in dealing with all situations. Pranayama yoga will |
| as outside the lungs. It is possible to treat and cure | | | | perform the process of purifying all the internal parts of |
| asthma completely by doing yoga exercises regularly. | | | | the body which include the lungs and the linings of the |
| A lot of breathing techniques in yoga can help in curing | | | | bronchioles. The air will be allowed to flow in and out of |
| asthma and some of these are the kapalbhati and the | | | | the air sacs and bronchioles which are present inside |
| anuloma viloma. Both these breathing techniques | | | | the lungs. Dirga pranayama yoga is a form of slow |
| involve a mix of deep breaths as well as shallow | | | | and deep breathing. Ujjayi pranayama will help in curing |
| breaths in order to regularize the breathing system of | | | | asthma which has been caused due to a cold. Any |
| the person. | | | | congestion in the form of mucus can be cured by |
| Pranayama as well as many yoga asanas can help in | | | | doing kapalbhati. |