Some Yoga Poses that Help in Combating Asthma

Regular practice of these workouts for asthma helps you combat asthma attacks better. There have been debates on how asthma relate to each other. But studies show that certainly there are definite health benefits of yoga.

Easy Yoga Pose asthma goes. Sitting erect on the floor, cross your legs and clasp your knees easily and that's it. Breathe easy for 5 minutes.

Shoulder Lifts

Lie down flat on floor on your back with your hands stretched above head. Relax for a couple of breaths and slowly lift up shoulders towards front together with head crouching abdomen as in curls. Inhale as you get up and exhale when retracting.

Sun Salutation Yoga sun salutation (Surya namaskara) is a combination of 12 poses in a sequence beginning and ending in stand-at-ease pose, the 5th and 6th of them being standing on four limbs with body horizontal to the ground while forehead and nose touches ground. The sequential breathing series during the Sun Salutation prepares respiratory mechanism for the asthma combats. This is also helpful for asthma.

Kapalbhati Breathing Technique Asthma cannot distance themselves from pranayama, a highly meditated breathing technique. Kapalbhati requires that you breathe rapidly in short sequences and consciously control the movements of the diaphragm (a membrane separating abdomen from chest.) This exercises the entire respiratory system.

Anuloma Viloma Breathing Techniqueion of the breath in between. This brings breathing a much needed rhythm.