Comments on: Yoga for Asthma – Advise Your Teacher http://innerlightouterpeace.com/home/2008/01/28/yoga-for-asthma-in-the-news/ From the bright light of our hearts, we can spread peace across the universe. Sat, 19 May 2012 14:33:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Richard Friedel http://innerlightouterpeace.com/home/2008/01/28/yoga-for-asthma-in-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-1596 Richard Friedel Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:30:41 +0000 http://innerlightouterpeace.com/home/2008/01/28/yoga-for-asthma-in-the-news/#comment-1596 Yoga breathing and asthma To doubt the accepted etiology of asthma would apparently seem to be a sacrilege, like accusing all medical doctors of being involved in a giant conspiracy or worse. However because of the vast dimensions of the asthma problem, one aspect should be considered. It is established in research (Dr. Gwen Skloot) that an asthmatic has difficulty in inhaling. However eastern breathing techniques for improving the ability to inspire are not considered. Consider the mechanism of inhaling in “The Circulation System” by J. Steven Alexander Ph.D (http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/intragrad/slides/212/alexander/L15_alex.ppt). When the Power Point file is on screen, depress the right mouse button and load slide 18. It is clear that on inhaling pressure in the abdomen is increased. It would therefore be logical to suppose that increasing such pressure would aid an inhale. This technique is a fundamental part of eastern breathing routines which refer to putting pressure on the Tanden (in Japanese) or the Dantian (Chinese) during an inhale. The fact that the Tanden cannot be anatomically recognized should not cause difficulty in view of the substantial circumstantial evidence of beneficial effects on breathing. Slide 18 refers to: "Respiratory (Abdominothoracic) Pump * Inspiration * decreased intrathoracic pressure * increased transmural pressure in thoracic cavity * distends vessels * decreased resistance and effective ‘suction’ of blood * enhanced venous return” Assuming that the changes in pressure are linked together, the beneficial effect of increasing abdominal pressure (Japanese technique) might well promote suction in the chest and the distension of its blood vessels. and hence improvement in blood supply to the lungs. Asthmatic narrowing of airways might well be due to an attempt to balance air supply to the lungs, which are not getting enough air. A further difficulty with accepted asthma etiology is that the extremely thoracic or collar-bone breathing in attacks might well be a failed but intelligent tactic of the body which in principle is correct but flawed by lack of abdominal pressure. I would recommend the videos of Ramdev on Youtube, particularly bhastrika, emphasizing drawing the navel towards the spine during an inhale. To me asthma itself can not be a mystery as long as an obvious scientific approach is ignored. Richard Friedel. s3e0101@mailin.lrz-muenchen.de Yoga breathing and asthma
To doubt the accepted etiology of asthma would apparently seem to be a sacrilege, like accusing all medical doctors of being involved in a giant conspiracy or worse. However because of the vast dimensions of the asthma problem, one aspect should be considered.
It is established in research (Dr. Gwen Skloot) that an asthmatic has difficulty in inhaling. However eastern breathing techniques for improving the ability to inspire are not considered.
Consider the mechanism of inhaling in “The Circulation System” by J. Steven Alexander Ph.D (http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/intragrad/slides/212/alexander/L15_alex.ppt). When the Power Point file is on screen, depress the right mouse button and load slide 18. It is clear that on inhaling pressure in the abdomen is increased. It would therefore be logical to suppose that increasing such pressure would aid an inhale. This technique is a fundamental part of eastern breathing routines which refer to putting pressure on the Tanden (in Japanese) or the Dantian (Chinese) during an inhale. The fact that the Tanden cannot be anatomically recognized should not cause difficulty in view of the substantial circumstantial evidence of beneficial effects on breathing.
Slide 18 refers to:
“Respiratory (Abdominothoracic) Pump
* Inspiration
* decreased intrathoracic pressure
* increased transmural pressure in thoracic cavity
* distends vessels
* decreased resistance and effective ‘suction’ of blood
* enhanced venous return”
Assuming that the changes in pressure are linked together, the beneficial effect of increasing abdominal pressure (Japanese technique) might well promote suction in the chest and the distension of its blood vessels. and hence improvement in blood supply to the lungs. Asthmatic narrowing of airways might well be due to an attempt to balance air supply to the lungs, which are not getting enough air.
A further difficulty with accepted asthma etiology is that the extremely thoracic or collar-bone breathing in attacks might well be a failed but intelligent tactic of the body which in principle is correct but flawed by lack of abdominal pressure.

I would recommend the videos of Ramdev on Youtube, particularly bhastrika, emphasizing drawing the navel towards the spine during an inhale.

To me asthma itself can not be a mystery as long as an obvious scientific approach is ignored. Richard Friedel. s3e0101@mailin.lrz-muenchen.de

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