Yoga for asthma

Learning to breathe, opening the chest, strengthening self-efficacy

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which the airways repeatedly constrict - triggered by allergens, stress, physical strain or infections. Many sufferers know the feeling: tightness in the chest, the need to "not be able to breathe properly" and a constant vigilance of their own breathing.

What many people don't know: Yoga can be an effective complement to medical treatment for asthma. Through targeted breath control, posture work and physical awareness, self-regulation of the breath can be improved and the anxiety-breathing pattern can be broken.

After surgery, many patients report feelings of tension, relieving posture, limited mobility, a changed abdominal sensation - and often also insecurity in dealing with their own midsection.