The Magic of Deep Breathing

Asthma is a debilitating condition that affects the health of the lungs. It causes the airways to be inflamed causing those with asthma to be much more sensitive to the particles they breathe in.

Symptoms of asthma can include things like a shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing or even a tightness of the chest. Symptoms can be mild or very severe. Severe attacks are known as asthma attacks.

Many alternative treatments like deep breathing, meditation, relaxation or even yoga have been found to be highly effective in managing asthma, and breathing deeply in meditation can help you take back that control and give you a reassuring sense of control over your condition.

Research shows that negative emotions such as depression, or even panic, can affect the respiratory system, in effect bringing on an asthmatic episode for those with the condition. Meditation and relaxation however, can help lower stress, a common trigger of asthma - because the power of the mind can influence those physical processes. Meditation can also help improve immune function and anaesthetize pain - which is beneficial for those with a desire to ease asthma.

Relaxing deeply can help you feel more comfortable during an asthmatic trigger because you can retrain your subconscious mind to minimize episodes feeling instantly freer from asthma symptoms.

Deep breathing has many amazing health benefits including:

• Helps relieve stress
• Serves to detoxify the body
• Relaxes the mind and body
• Can help with emotional problems
• Can help relieve pain
• Massages your organs
• Strengthens the immune system
• Helps improve posture
• Can help increase digestion and assimilation of food
• Strengthens the lungs
• Can make the heart stronger
• Boosts energy levels
• Improves cellular respiration
• Many other things

Breathing deeply can help you live your life in a much healthier manner, helping you feel more relaxed and peaceful throughout your day.

Deep breathing done in meditation can be very beneficial for those with asthma because it can help retrain the body to use the diaphragm as opposed to taking shallower breaths. Deep breathing also helps correct problems commonly associated with chronic asthma while helping to increase the flexibility of the chest wall.

Consistent practice can also increase the lung's airflow, and air capacity, helping improve both stamina and efficiency.

Techniques like diaphragmatic breathing can be very beneficial for those with asthma because it helps strengthen the diaphragm and decrease the work of breathing.

While it's important to always follow your doctor's orders and take medications as prescribed, mind-body techniques can be very beneficial for those with asthma because they help relax the mind and body.

One of the best things about deep breathing is the fact that it helps eliminate stress, which can go a long way to helping one feel better.

If asthma has gotten in the way of your healthy lifestyle, get relief today with our Asthma Relief Meditation session.