Yoga asanas to combat sleep apnea

Yoga can be the permanent solution to sleep apnea, suggests an expert.

By Bhakti Paun Sharma Published on: March 29, 2017 11:16 am

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Sleep apnea is a serious sleeping disorder that happens when the breathing of the person gets interrupted during the sleep. It can lead to several other health issues like stroke, diabetes, depression, indigestion and high blood pressure. Breathing techniques in yoga keep the lung tissue elastic thereby increasing the oxygen intake of lungs. Meeta Shah, yoga expert and centre head, Retrofit Vadodara shares with us yoga poses that can help combat sleep apnea:

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Tadasana: Tadasana or the palm tree pose calms and relaxes your mind and body while stretching your entire body. The breathing pattern followed is beneficial to reduce the symptoms of sleep apnea.

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