Murli Manohar

Yoga benefits asthmatics. The integral yoga approach to asthma includes correction of distorted posture and faulty breathing habits, methods for the expectoration of mucous, teaching a system of general muscle relaxation, techniques for the release of suppressed emotion and for reducing anxiety.

Physical and mental stress should be avoided.

Exposure to chemicals is to be avoided

Other yoga related aspects like yoga-nidra, antar-mouna, meditation and relaxation techniques are useful to remove the source of nervousness.

The duration of exhalation should double the inhalation.

During the process of breathing, you must learn to relax.

To treat mental stress, you begin by managing mental activity. Secondly, you can take measures to pacify praana vaata.

Sleep well, minimum eight hours a day.

With emotional stress, the treatment is

To stabilise emotional stress, always favour pitta-pacifying foods and routine.
Eat sweet juicy fruits.
Favour pitta-pacifying foods—ones with sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.
Drink a cup of warm milk with Gulkand (rose petal preserve) before going to bed.
Try sweet lassi with gulkand in the noon meal.
Cook with cooling spices such as cardamom, coriander and mint.
Massage with coconut oil or chandanaadi taila.
Go to bed before 10.00 pm.