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Do pulmonologists endorse yogic breathing for lung diseases?

Lung Health | Last Active: May 20, 2016 | Replies (6)
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@alysebrunella

Hi @pd02, and welcome to Connect. I found information from Mayo Clinic on lifestyle and home remedies for obstructive lung disease (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/basics/lifestyle-home-remedies/con-20032017). It mentions two things - controlling your breathing and exercising regularly, which come from practicing yoga.

I also found this article from the Lung Institute that highlights the benefits yoga has for people with COPD. (https://lunginstitute.com/blog/how-can-yoga-help-copd/)

I'm tagging a few members - @Paula_MAC2007 and @katemn - who may be able to offer some advice and support.

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pd02 | @pd02 | May 14, 2016

Thank you for the quick and concerned reply to my query. I will go through<br>both the articles.<br>Wishing you the best,<br>pd02<br><br>

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pd02 | @pd02 | May 15, 2016

Hi Alyse Brunella, the second article from the Lung Institute posted by David Ebner is positive about the role of yoga in enhancing the quality of breathing in COPD patients. It makes me feel good that I have not wasted four years doing kapalvati, anulome bilome, bhastrika and bhramari. Bhramari, for instance, is done by exhaling A-U-M (all the vowel sounds you can think of in between) slowly and for as long as one can do it. I have often wondered if the vibration produced in this process of exhalation can break up mucous in the airways or the lungs like a lung flute is supposed to do so.

Furthermore, I have found a mixture of yogic postures and other exercises such as stomach crunch, squatting or push ups better than just these or just the yoga. I wonder what others think about this.

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