Yoga breathing exercises, called “pranayama” in Sanskrit, are an important part of developing a yoga practice. When practicing Ujjayi, you completely fill your lungs, while slightly contracting your throat, and breathe through your nose. This breathing technique is used throughout Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga practices.

4-7-8 Breathing

1. Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
2. Hold your breath for a count of seven.
3. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
4. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.

The “three parts” are the abdomen, diaphragm, and chest. During Three-Part Breath, you first completely fill your lungs with air, as though you are breathing into your belly, ribcage, and upper chest. Then you exhale completely, reversing the flow. The full name comes from two Sanskrit words.

Practice these yoga postures to strengthen the muscles of the chest and improve the health and functioning of the lungs:

• Sukhasana (Cross-legged Sitting Pose):
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• Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose):
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• Matsya Asana (Fish Pose):
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• Padma Sarvangasana (Lotus Shoulder Stand):
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There are various techniques that can cure anxiety and stress.

• Shitali pranayama, which is a cooling form of pranyama, is great for calming the mind and body, resulting in lower hypertension and relaxed nerves.
• Kapalbhati pranayama instills energy even if performed for just five minutes.

Yoga for Anxiety: 11 Poses to Try

• Hero pose.
• Tree pose.
• Triangle pose.
• Standing Forward Bend.
• Fish pose.
• Extended Puppy pose.
• Child’s pose.
• Head-to-Knee Forward Bend.

Proper breathing starts in the nose and then moves to the stomach as your diaphragm contracts, the belly expands and your lungs fill with air. “It is the most efficient way to breathe, as it pulls down on the lungs, creating negative pressure in the chest, resulting in air flowing into your lungs.”

The practice of holding your breath as a part of a breathing exercise is one of the most effective ways to increase your lung capacity (9).

Tips for keeping your lungs healthy

1. Stop smoking, and avoid secondhand smoke or environmental irritants.
2. Eat foods rich in antioxidants.
3. Get vaccinations like the flu vaccine and the pneumonia vaccine.
4. Exercise more frequently, which can help your lungs function properly.
5. Improve indoor air quality.

Warm water with lemon in the morning is one of the most used and very effective remedies to get rid of belly fat. All you need is warm water, a few drops of lemon, and if you would like, you can add a dash of salt. You even add a teaspoon of honey.

Swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), also known as immersion pulmonary edema, occurs when fluids from the blood leak abnormally from the small vessels of the lung (pulmonary capillaries) into the airspaces (alveoli). SIPE usually occurs during exertion in conditions of water immersion, such as swimming and diving.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, a new study has found.