Asthma and the Alexander Technique
I do not claim to have discovered any new method of breathing, but to understand the only true one – Nature’s
F. M. Alexander
Here is an excellent blog about how the Alexander Technique can help the symptoms of Asthma (and breathing issues in general).
It has been written by Beret Arcaya, a New-York-based Alexander-Technique teacher (and incidentally the one who introduced me to the Alexander Technique in 1998!):
Asthma gives a feeling that you cannot inhale air. In reality, the sufferer cannot exhale. But it does not feel that way (unreliable kinesthesia).
For asthmatics, the ease of air in and air out which is normal for all creatures is totally disrupted. It is a horrible condition and can cause death. It feels as if you will suffocate as the airways in the lungs spasm preventing you from breathing and causing a panic and then more spasm and more fear.
»Click here to go to Beret's blog and read the full post. Very recommended!
[via http://habitandchoice.com/blog/breathing-fitness-sports/asthma-management]
