Studies have shown that yoga enhances pulmonary functions, even reducing the frequency of drug use in asthma patients. The bulk of yoga poses that work focuses on deep breathing.
Bhujangasana – more readily known as the cobra pose – helps enhance blood circulation, consequently facilitating the transportation of oxygen around different body sectors.
Just like the bridge pose, the cobra pose clears your lungs (opening your chest as well) and overall enhancing digestion.
Other yoga poses like the Easy Pose (Sukhasana) have proven their value in regulating breathing-related stress by enhancing chest expansion and brain relaxation.
Ultimately, this improves your demeanor, keeping you calmer and preventing the infamous unsettledness that causes asthma flare-ups.
Have you considered pursed-lip breathing?
The pursed-lip breathing technique is fantastic, especially when you are short of breath. How?
By trapping air in your lungs, pursed-lip breathing increases your exhalation, facilitating breathing. This technique can be relieving when you have asthma attacks.
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A technique, yes, but there is almost nothing technical about this as the pursed-lip breathing is so easy to execute. It simply starts with you slowly breathing in via your nostrils with your lips sealed.
Now purse your lips (as if whistling) after the count of five and breathe out through your mouth. Match every inhalation with two exhalations.