Meditation
Studies have shown that mindfulness helps normalize the body despite the presence of stressors in the environment. However, for some people, stress can trigger asthma attacks. Some people panic when asthma attacks become apparent because they feel helpless when their chests constrict and they can’t breathe properly. For some doctors, a natural way to address such cases without prescribing medications is to conduct meditation or yoga exercises.
Meditation is key to mindfulness and helps reduce perceived stress, triggering asthma symptoms and attacks. Medical and wellness practitioners advise that once a person with asthma perceives the onset of an attack, they begin to focus on their breathing to regain control and induce normalcy. They recommend staying in a comfortable place devoid of any triggers and breathing calmly and deeply. Some would suggest staring at an open flame or reciting a one-word mantra to help find the center and meditate for at least five minutes or until they feel normalcy come back.
The process has shown that it is possible to control the onset of an asthma attack and reduce dependency on medications. It also presumes that the person knows the beginning of an asthma attack.
