Yoga Therapist, Caroline McCarter,
(E-RYT 500) uses these techniques to create a personal yoga practice just for you. She does this by observing and identifying your special needs or conditions and creates a customized yoga program to meet those needs as well as focus on your personal desires (flexibility, strength, meditation, and more). The program is set to your particular schedule and time frame to practice at home for self-care.

Please use the menu to the right to learn more about the specialized yoga therapies Caroline offers.

Treatment of Asthma

With asthma, our air sacs have air trapped in them, and we can't exhale. In yoga practice we must press an asthmatics exhale to encourage the use of muscular effort.

Asthmatics should follow nutrition guidelines to reduce foods that cause mucus.

Asthmatics should avoid the following mucus-causing foods:

• Dairy products
• Salty, fatty, fried food
• Sour items from natural sources like lime, orange
• Raw food
• Cold drinks

Recommended Asana Guidelines for asthmatics:

• Exercise within your limits – too much can trigger an attack, too little is not beneficial
• Rest between postures
• Diaphragmatic breathing
• Movements to open the chest

Recommended Postures for asthmatics:

• Forward bends
• Downward Facing Dog
• Shoulderstand

Useful Links

American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research.visit site

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is the largest professional medical organization in the United States devoted to the allergy/immunology specialty.visit site

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
AAFA is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergic diseases through education, advocacy and research.visit site