Yoga Asana To Relive Asthma
January 7, 2009
As in all fields, yoga has proved beneficial in healing and managing asthma. Here are some yoga exercises recommended for asthma :
Dandasana: Sit with your back, chest and shoulders in a straight line and the knees bent. Place your palms on the ground next to your hips. Stick both legs together while straightening one leg at a time. Stretch the leg muscles and toes and keep them straight. Now stretch the hand muscles with the palms on the ground. Take a deep breath and hold this position for a minute. For starters, 30 seconds in this position is good.
Benefits: It improves digestion, tones up the kidneys, activates the muscles of the legs and prevents tiredness in the feet.
Baddhakonasana: Bend the knees and join the soles of the feet together, while sitting on a mat. Pull the heel inside as much as possible. Now push your knees apart and lower them slowly on the ground. Hold this position for at least 1 minute and slowly increase the time to 5 minutes.
Benefits: It improves the blood circulation and stimulates the heart. It tones up the spine and the other organs. It also prevents hernias. It is good for irregular periods and menstrual pain.
Upavista konasana: Against a wall, sit in a dandasana position. Now push the palms on the floor. Spread the legs apart as far as possible while exhaling. Use the hands to push your legs apart one by one. Now move the hands behind the back and place the palms on the floor. Lift your torso sides and the waist and press the thighs and heel on the floor and make sure the knees are facing the ceiling. Shift the body weight to the pelvic bone from the buttocks. Hold this position for about 40 seconds.
Benefits: Helps in arthritis of the hip bones and provides relief from sciatic pain. It also helps in the prevention hernia. It makes the ovaries active and regulates the menstrual cycle. It also treats a prolapsed bladder or uterus.
Virasana: Keep two bolsters next to each other on the floor. With your knees together, kneel down on the bolsters. Place a rolled blanket on your fore legs and a folded blanket under your hips. And with your back upright, sit straight with your chest stretched out. Put your palms on the knees and look in front. Hold this position for 30seconds to a minute.
Benefits: Reduces the stiffness from the hip joints and inflammation in the blood vessels caused by long hours of standing. It tones up the hamstring muscles and provides relief from rheumatic and gout pain.
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