1. YOGA FOR A S T H M A

2. STRUCTURE OF LUNG

3. - A DISEASE WITH REVERSIBLE
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA & NASAL ALLERGY
WHAT IS ASTHMA ?
- A DISEASE WITH REVERSIBLE
AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
TIGHTNESS IN CHEST
WHEEZING
COUGH
PHLEGM
SEASONAL / PERENNIAL

4. WHAT IS NASAL ALLERGY ? RUNNING NOSE SNEEZING BLOCKING
HYPER REACTIVITY OF NASAL LINING
RUNNING NOSE
SNEEZING
BLOCKING

5. MASTERY OVER SNEEZING REFLEX

6. ASTHMA HOW ? BRONCHO SPASM INFLAMMATION SWELLING OF THE LINING
THICK STICKY SPUTUM
BRONCHO SPASM
INFLAMMATION

7. ASTHMA BRONCHO SPASM PARASYMPATHETIC HYPER- REACTIVITY
SYMPATHETIC HYPO- SENSITIVITY
ASTHMA
BRONCHO- CONSTRICTION
PARASYMPATHETIC
BRONCHO- DILATATION
SYMPATHETIC

8. PSYCHE
SYMPATHETIC
PARASYMPATHETIC

9. IMMUNE HYPER REACTIVITY
ASTHMA
IMMUNE HYPER REACTIVITY
PERCEIVE
DANGER
TRAINED
KILLERS
ATTACK
INVADERS
IMMUNO GLOBULIN
TAILOR MADE KILLERS
HELPER CELLS
LYMPHOCYTE FACTORY

10. MAST CELLS IN LINING OF BRONCHUS
CHEMICALS
RELEASED
MAST CELLS IN LINING OF BRONCHUS
POLLEN
IMMUNO GLOBULIN E

11. B T CAUSES ALLERGY PSYCHO NEURO IMMUNOLOGY STRESS & ALLERGY THYMUS
BRONCHUS B
THYMUS T

12. NON SPECIFIC GENE IDENTIFIED
CAUSES OF ASTHMA
HEREDITY D N A
PERSONALITY TYPE
ALLERGIES COMMON IN FAMILIES
NON SPECIFIC GENE IDENTIFIED

13. CAUSES OF ASTHMA
HEREDITY
TRIGGERS:
EXTERNAL
INTERNAL
EMOTIONS
NON SPECIFIC
SPECIFIC
PERENNIAL,
SEASONAL
ELDERLY

14. CAUSES OF ASTHMA NON SPECIFIC DUST SMOKE, VAPOURS STRONG SMELL, SCENTS
CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY
WEATHER - WINTER, SUMMER EXERCISE
INFECTION

15. FOOD- FISH, EGG, MILK, PULSES etc., FUNGI
SPECIFIC:
ANTIGEN PROTEINS
ANTIBODY - IMMUNOGLOBULINS IgE
HOUSE DUST MITE
POLLEN
FOOD- FISH, EGG, MILK, PULSES etc.,
FUNGI

16. “ IF SHE CANNOT CRY WITH TEARS, SHE WHEEZES AND SNEEZES”
CAUSES OF ASTHMA
TRIGGERS
INTERNAL
PERSONALITY -thin built, intelligent, emotionally sensitive, inability to express, suppressed feelings
“ IF SHE CANNOT CRY WITH TEARS, SHE WHEEZES AND SNEEZES”

17. ÁDHIJA VYÁDHIS Vijòánamaya Kôùa Pránamaya Kôùa PRÁNÁYÁMA
MANÔMAYA KÔÙA
PSYCHE
HYPER
SENSITIVITY
DHYÁNA
BHAKTI
Vijòánamaya Kôùa
PERFECT
HEALTH
SILENCE IS HAPPINESS
Ánandamaya Kôùa
BLISS & FREEDOM
KARMA YOGA
ÁDHIJA VYÁDHIS
Annamaya Kôùa

18. DIET - SÁTVIK SIMPLE VEGETARIAN
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
ANNAMAYA KÔSA LEVEL:
DIET - SÁTVIK SIMPLE VEGETARIAN
AVOID LATE, HEAVY SUPPER
AVOID SENSITIVE FOODS WHEN ASTHMA IS AGGRAVATED
DESENSITISE TO SENSITIVE FOODS DURING INTERVALS OF GOOD SEASON OR REMISSION
LIFE STYLE OF MODERATION
YAMA, NIYAMA

19. ACUTE EPISODES - CHAIR BREATHING
VOLUNTARY CONTROL OVER INVOLUNTARY NERVOUS SYSTEM
PANIC REDUCED
RELAX BODY- MIND COMPLEX REDUCE DEMAND
WHY 8 STEPS IN CHAIR BREATHING?
TO MAINTAIN STEADY AWARENESS OF BREATHING FOR minutes

20. ÁSANÁS
AVOID NONE
GRADUALLY BUILD UP TO DIFFERENT POSTURES AND DYNAMIC ASANAS
COMPLEMENTARY POSTURES -
DRAINAGE OF SECRETION - FORWARD BEND

21. ÁSANÁS HOW ?
OPEN UP CHEST I MPROVE LUNG CAPACITY BACKWARD BENDS BHUJANGA, DHANUR,UÚTRA
GENERAL STAMINA DYNAMIC ASANAS ÙITHILÈKARANA, SÜRYA NAMASKÁRA
BALANCE OF PRÁNA

22. ÁSANÁS HOW ? BETTER TOLERANCE TO EXERCISE- STIMULUS-RELAX
GRADED GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF EXERTION TOLERANCE
PRÁNIC BALANCE

23. KRIYÁS CLEAN THE PASSAGES -NÄTI
CLEAR THE DIGESTION - DHOUTI ÚANKHA PRAKÚÁLANA
ALLERGY - HYPER-REACTIVITY

24. MASTERY OVER SNEEZING REFLEX
JALANÄTI

25. GRADED CRADUALLY INCREASING STIMULUS ON BACKGROUND OF DEEP REST
KRIYÁS
STAMINA BUILDING-
JALANÄTI - WATER
NON SPECIFIC IRRITANT - ACCEPT
SÜTRA NÄTI - RUBBER TUBE
STRONGER NON SPECIFIC IRRITANT
GRADED CRADUALLY INCREASING STIMULUS ON BACKGROUND OF DEEP REST

26. PRÁNAMAYA KÔÙA: RIGHT - LEFT BALANCE. SAV MAY HELP
PRÁNA BLOCKS - IMBALANCE REMOVED
RIGHT - LEFT BALANCE. SAV MAY HELP
IDEALLY RECOGNISE THE NASAL DOMINENCE MOMENT TO MOMENT AND CORRECT THE IMBALANCE

27. ABDOMINAL BREATHING -
TRAINING DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING HELPS REDUCE EFFORT OF BREATHING
* RELEASES PRANIC BLOCKS IN CHEST
* IMPROVES DIGESTION
e) BHASTRIKA - IMPROVES GENERAL STAMINA

28. MANÔMAYA KÔÙA:
MEDITATION - DIRECT METHOD TO REST ANS AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
STRESS REDUCTION

29. DEVOTIONAL SESSION EMOTION CULTURE
REPLACE EMOTIONAL SENSITIVITY BY EMOTIONAL MASTERY
CONFLICTS ARISE BECAUSE OF EMOTIONAL HYPER SENSITIVITY

30. VIJÒÁNA MAYA KÔÙA:
YOGIC COUNSELLING
* SURRENDER TO DIVINE ACCEPTANCE
JOY IN JOY OF OTHERS WORK IN RELAXATION
ACTION IN CONTENTMENT etc.,
HAPPINESS ANALYSIS
REDUCE RUSH AND SPEED

31. ÁNANDAMAYA KÔÙA:
SWITCH OFF TO DWELL IN INNER BLISS FREQUENTLY
RECOGNISE THAT YOU ARE MADE OF THAT STUFF ÁNANDAMAYA
YOU CAN EXPAND AND SLOW DOWN

32. YOGA FOR BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
- A CONTROL STUDY BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 1985 VOL PP
S VYÁSA

33. N = 53 PAIRS TO 54 MONTHS BMJ

34. N = 53 PAIRS TO 54 MONTHS BMJ

35. N = 53 PAIRS TO 54 MONTHS BMJ

36. HB: HAEMOGLOBIN l: LYMPHOCYTE%, E: EOSINOPHIL%,
HB: HAEMOGLOBIN l: LYMPHOCYTE%, E: EOSINOPHIL%, AEC: ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL COUNT

37. % IMPROVEMENT AFTER 2 WEEKS OF IAYT
N = AGE:
% IMPROVEMENT AFTER 2 WEEKS OF IAYT
SS: Symptom score, med S : Medication score, AEC: Absolute Eosinophil count, BLI: Bronchial Liability Index, PPC: Psycho physiological checklist, SRAS: self rating anxiety scale, BRS: Bortner’s rating scale(type A personality)

38. N = TO 54 MONTHS
JOURNAL OF ASTHMA 1986

39. T H A N K Y O U