Yoga for Asthma

By way of yoga breathing exercises can help people with mild asthma and may help reduce the use of low-dose inhalers in wheezing attacks.

This has been evidenced from research Respiratory Medicine Unit, City University, Nottingham, calls for more studies of ways to improve the control of breathing which they say has been ignored by Western medicine.

While yoga practitioners have long believed in the benefits of pranayama breathing exercises for asthma sufferers, it is difficult to learn formally. But, using a Pink City lung - a device that sets the breathing slow and users can mimic pranayama breathing exercises - it is possible to measure the effects of controlled breathing in hospital trials.

Seven Chakras

Seven Chakras

Chakra comes from Sanskrit word meaning wheel spinning. It is a system of seven energy centers located along the spine. Chakra respectively correspond to the areas of the body, there are behavioral characteristics and stages of spiritual growth. Practicing yoga and focusing your energies during different postures can help you to align your chakras and get all the wheels spinning in the same direction and speed. Understanding how to fine tune and control your chakras through yoga and meditation can help bring balance and peace of mind, body and soul.

In our body there are seven chakras, each chakra is associated with different body parts along the spine from the perineum to the crown of your head. Each chakra is associated with a particular body site, color, emotional / behavioral center, as well as many other personal aspects including identity, purpose, rights, etc.

Breathing and Relaxing

With breathing and relaxing then you can get out of the stress in your life. You can use the breath to relax, rather than stress, your mind and body. Yoga helps you to relearn that natural state of body and mind want to be in: relaxation.

In a good breathing will calm and energy. The energy you feel from a few minutes to breathe the liver was not nervous or hyper, but that energy, steady calm that we all need. Breathing slow, steady, and give a message to calm the nervous system: Be calm.

Entire books have been written on yoga breathing. Here is one of the 5-minute Breath Break. (Read the instructions several times before you try to practice.)

Astanga Vinyasa Yoga

Astanga, or sometimes spelled ashtanga Yoga is actually taught today by a man named Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore, India. He has brought astanga yoga to the west about 25 years ago and still teaches today at 91 years of age. Astanga yoga began with the rediscovery of the ancient manuscript Yoga Korunta. It describes a unique system of Hatha yoga as practiced and created by the ancient sage Vamana Rishi. It is believed to be the original asana practiced intended by Patanjali.

The Yoga Korunta emphasizes vinyasa, or breath-synchronized movement, where one practices a posture with specific breathing patterns associated with it. This breathing technique is called ujayyi pranayama, or the victorious breath, and it is a process that produces intense internal heat and a profuse sweat that purifies and detoxifies the muscles and organs. This also releases beneficial hormones and nutrients, and is usually massaged back into the body. The breath ensures efficient circulation of blood. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body and a calm mind.

There is a proper sequence to follow when practicing Astanga yoga. One must graduate from one sequence of postures to move onto the next. The Primary Series (Yoga Chikitsa) detoxifies and aligns the body, purifying it so that toxins do not block. The Intermediate Series (Nadi Shodhana) purifies the nervous system by opening and clearing the energy channels, allowing energy to pass through easily. The Advanced Series A, B, C, and D (Sthira Bhaga) integrate the grace and stamina of the practice, which calls for intense flexibility.

It is best to find a trained and knowledgeable teacher to assist you through this discipline. It is an intense practice that is rigorous, six days a week. You are guaranteed to find inner peace and fulfillment with each breath you take.