Yoga is being used by a significant number of people as a way to improve overall health and fitness. For many years, yoga has been used to treat patients with asthma. Even though, “...yoga is promising as a new treatment for pediatric patients, further studies are needed to use this training for asthma management” (Tahan, Gungor, Bicici , 2014). This potential study was conducted on a total of twenty-four children between the ages of six and seventeen with moderate asthma. All children participated in a yoga-training program that included one-hour sessions twice a week over a period of twelve weeks. Each yoga session included a combination of things such as breathing exercises, physical postures, and relaxation. “About fifteen million people in the United States, has used yoga at least once in their lifetimes for both wellness and specific health issues” (Chong, Tsunaka, Tsang, Chan, and Cheung, 2011, p.32).
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Changes in breathing pattern may alter airway hyperactivity. Chronic inflammation observed in asthma leads to airway hyper responsiveness, which is defined as an abnormal increase in airflow limitation following exposure to a nonallergic stimulus, such as exercise.” (Tahan et al, 2014, p.22).
Yoga is an ancient discipline from India, which is considered a mind-body exercise in which both physical and mental disciplines are brought together to achieve peace in the mind and body, resulting in a much more relaxed state to better manage stress and anxiety. (Bidwell, Yazel, Davin, Fairchild, and Kanaley, 2012, 749). During yoga, you must maintain balance with yourself and your environment. A person gains balance during yoga by exercise, meditation and breathing while doing yoga. Asthmatic conditions usually occur when someone goes into a state of panic. Yoga can help asthma patients cope with asthma, since it calms a person and relieves
Changes in breathing pattern may alter airway hyperactivity. Chronic inflammation observed in asthma leads to airway hyper responsiveness, which is defined as an abnormal increase in airflow limitation following exposure to a nonallergic stimulus, such as exercise.” (Tahan et al, 2014, p.22).
Yoga is an ancient discipline from India, which is considered a mind-body exercise in which both physical and mental disciplines are brought together to achieve peace in the mind and body, resulting in a much more relaxed state to better manage stress and anxiety. (Bidwell, Yazel, Davin, Fairchild, and Kanaley, 2012, 749). During yoga, you must maintain balance with yourself and your environment. A person gains balance during yoga by exercise, meditation and breathing while doing yoga. Asthmatic conditions usually occur when someone goes into a state of panic. Yoga can help asthma patients cope with asthma, since it calms a person and relieves