From the Heart with Rachel Brathen Living With Asthma, Using Meditation to Heal and Learning How to Breathe with Bee Bosnak
Jun 16, 2017
Bee Bosnak, a meditation expert and yoga teacher from Turkey, shares her transformative journey from battling asthma to embracing breathwork. They discuss how meditation can reveal inner truths and the importance of integrating yoga with emotional healing. Bee reflects on reframing illness as part of her story and the delicate balance between physical practice and true self-reflection. The conversation also touches on the value of silence, community in practice, and the challenges new yoga teachers face.
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Meditation Is Yoga's Core
- Asana is only the visible tip of yoga; meditation and other practices hold the deeper transformative nectar.
- Integrating Eastern traditions into Western lives requires adapting practices, not abandoning their roots.
Asthma Led To A Yoga Path
- Bee Bosnak grew up with severe asthma, often hospitalized and dependent on inhalers, which shaped her childhood and sense of isolation.
- Discovering pranayama and later yoga transformed her breathing and eventually led her to teach those practices to others.
Breathe From The Diaphragm
- Learn to breathe from the diaphragm rather than the chest to access deeper, calmer breath patterns and reduce wheeze.
- Practice pranayama and belly breathing to expand capacity and ease asthma-related breathlessness.