At the age of 13, Menka Purswaney moved with her family from India to Hong Kong. She developed severe asthma, and tests showed her lung capacity was extremely diminished.
“I could not climb up a set of stairs without panting, and taking several pauses to get air. Doctors told my parents that my asthma was incurable,” says Purswaney, who was prescribed a treatment plan with inhalers and steroids.
“My parents could not bear to see me so heavily medicated,” says the now 41-year-old. They decided to take her to Jindal Naturecure Institute, a naturopathy and yoga centre in Bangalore, India.
The centre takes a holistic approach to the prevention and cure of chronic diseases through detoxification and lifestyle modification, and says it is a pioneer of “modern, drug-less healthcare in India”.
For Purswaney, treatment came in the form of instruction in yoga poses, or asanas, to improve her respiratory system, and in pranayamas, or yogic breathing techniques.
She also followed a vegan diet and went to bed early and woke up early.
“I spent a few weeks at Jindal waking up at 6am every morning and going to bed by 9pm. Under the guidance of a teacher, I practised asanas to improve my lung capacity and open up the chest.”
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