Poses for Your Lungs
Yoga breathing begins with strong, healthy lungs. Poses like Bridge, Cobra, Wheel, and Upward-Facing Dog open and stretch the chest, stimulate the lungs, and can even be therapeutic for asthma.
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Cat Pose
This pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs.
Cow Pose
Bitilasana is an easy, gentle way to warm up the spine before a more vigorous practice.
Upward-Facing Dog Pose
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, a well-known backbend, will challenge you to lift and open your chest.
Staff Pose
It might look straightforward, but there's more to Dandasana than meets the eye.
Handstand
Adho Mukha Vrksasana boosts energy and confidence, and can literally give you a new perspective on life.
Warrior III Pose
A standing posture centered around balance, Virabhadrasana III will strengthen your legs, ankles and core.
Easy Pose
Don't let the name fool you. If you're used to sitting in chairs, Easy Pose (or Sukhasana) can be quite challenging.
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.
Extended Side Angle Pose
Find length in your side body, from your heel to your fingertips with Extended Side Angle Pose.
Warrior I Pose
Virabhadrasana I is a foundational yoga pose that balances flexibility and strength in true warrior fashion.
Revolved Side Angle Pose
This revolved variation of Utthita Parsvakonasana requires a lot of flexibility to twist so deeply and ground the back heel.
Sequence for Strengthening the Lungs and Boosting Respiratory Health
Incorporate these practices to help your body recover from the effects of COVID-19 or to simply strengthen your lungs and boost your immunity.
Low Lunge
Low Lunge, or Anjaneyasana in Sanskrit, stretches the thighs and groins and opens the chest. It provides recovery post-workout, and boosts energy while consciously working to improve posture.
Learning to Breath Again: An Asthmatics Guide To Retraining Breathing Patterns
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Extended Puppy Pose
A cross between Child's Pose and Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Puppy Pose lengthens the spine and calms the mind.
Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose
Can you practice Wheel with straight arms and Headstand without strain? Then, you're ready.
Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose
In Extended Hand-to-big-toe Pose, maintaining solid grounding through the standing foot helps keep you steady.
King Pigeon Pose
Kapotasana invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. This extremely deep backbend is appropriate for advanced practitioners only.
Sphinx Pose
Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.
Big Toe Pose
This pose gently lengthens and strengthens even stubbornly tight hamstrings.