Q.Explain role of yoga in Asthma management. (150-200 words)

Yoga's role in managing asthma, as this unit presents it, is to expand lung capacity, open the chest, and train controlled breathing -- supporting easier breathing rather than treating the underlying trigger. …

Asthma narrows the airways, making it harder to move air in and out. This unit's asanas target this mainly by physically opening the chest and ribcage: Urdhvahastottanasana explicitly lists "asthma control" among its benefits by stretching the chest region to increase lung intake capacity; Ushtrasana's backbend is "helpful for asthmatic people"; Bhujangasana and Dhanurasana both expand the chest through backward bends. Matsyasana gives relief from respiratory disorders by encouraging deep breathing. On the pranayama side, Kapalabhati's fast, forceful breathing is credited in its benefits with curing "sinusitis, asthma, and hair loss" -- though its own precautions elsewhere say asthma patients should avoid it, which is a genuine internal contradiction in the source text worth flagging honestly rather than resolving it ourselves. Anulom-Vilom, this section's designated calming pranaya …