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Personal Narrative-Vocabulary Analysis

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Sarah,

I usually sit up straight and at times, lean forward during my asthma attack. I try to take deep breathes as possible and at times, it is difficult. Mccall (2007) showed an experimental exercise, “Ujjayi Breath.” Sit in any comfortable position or lie on your back, inhale and exhale through your mouth while imitating the deep, sibilant breath (Mccall, 2007). By taking slow, deep breaths with open mouth and then exhale. You can perform this exercise for one or two minutes. Mason & Colleagues (2013) stated that slow breathing increases cardiac-vagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), improves oxygen saturation, lowers blood pressure, and reduces anxiety. This corresponded with a significant improvement in oxygen saturation without increase

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