{"id":349,"date":"2021-04-23T10:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T10:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:14:38","slug":"best-for-asthma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/exercises\/best-for-asthma\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Qigong Exercises For Asthma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"ose-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube ose-youtube-single-video aligncenter\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5iRN8tJc54?controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1\"\n\t\t        allowtransparency=\"true\"\n\t\t        allowfullscreen=\"true\"\n\t\t        frameborder=\"0\"\n\t\t        width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\n\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>The first health &#8216;problem&#8217; I ever wanted to overcome with Qigong\/Chi Kung was asthma. I had been labeled as having it at the age of 12. I was given an inhaler to prevent it, and another inhaler to relieve it. Over the years these came in all manor of different shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I&#8217;ve found it difficult taking regular medication and at about age 16 (can&#8217;t remember when exactly) I remember waking up one morning and thinking, \u201cwhy have I woken up?\u201d. I suddenly realised that I couldn&#8217;t breathe. Panic kicked in pretty quickly as you can probably guess. Flailing around on the landing at home, my dad came out to see what all the fuss was. Thinking I was choking on something he smacked me hard on the back between my shoulder blades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, whether it was the shock of being &#8216;attacked&#8217; by my dad or what, I don&#8217;t know, but it did the trick and long story short, after the ambulance arrived I was given some pretty strong steroids for my asthma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazingly, my practice of qigong exercises did not go to work on my asthma for quite some time. I think the first improvement noticed from qigong was that I was far nicer to be with, less volatile and not so quick to temper. Then I noticed that I felt happier, naturally. And seemed to get far fewer coughs, colds and sneezes than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t tell you that my asthma is completely healed, on the rare occasions I get &#8216;man flu&#8217; as my wife calls it, I still get a little wheezy. But compared to where I was the improvement is incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 18 qigong exercises of the 18 Lohan Hands, the one I made the focus of my practice for 6 months was <a title=\"Green Dragon Separating Water\" href=\"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/exercises\/18-lohan-hands\/green-dragon-separating-water\/\">Green Dragon Separating Water<\/a>. This exercise works on the heart and the lung meridians and is brilliant for overcoming problems with the lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally when I got bored with practicing just one qigong exercise, I would substitute Green Dragon with <a title=\"Shoot Arrows Left Right\" href=\"https:\/\/qigong15.com\/exercises\/18-lohan-hands\/shooting-arrows\/\">Shoot Arrows Left Right<\/a>. This is another pattern that benefits the heart and the lung systems and helps to improve all respiratory problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always &#8211; these patterns only work when practiced as Qigong and not just qigong form &#8211; but then I&#8217;m sure you know that by now =)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindest regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcus James Santer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first health &#8216;problem&#8217; I ever wanted to overcome with Qigong\/Chi Kung was asthma. I had been labeled as having it at the age of 12. I was given an inhaler to prevent it, and another inhaler to relieve it. Over the years these came in all manor of different shapes and sizes. 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