Hi Mary:
The gang here has been a little slow in responding to your polite request. Let me jump in.
The SFQ Level 1 exercises will certainly help your asthma. The reverse breathing is used for all the SFQ exercises so you are constantly working your lung channel whenever you do SFQ.
For asthma you can focus on the Breathing of the Universe exercise (page 14 of level 1 manual) and this helps to open up the lung channel which will also help your skin and balance energy inside and outside the body. You come back to this exercise again as it is incorporated into Harmony of Universal Energy (one of my favorites on page 16 of level 1 manual).
Have you noticed how runners after sprinting a race will put their hands on their head to rest their arms and "catch their breath?". By raising the arms over your head you are easily opening the lung channels. You can even do this in bed while you are sleeping and Master Lin says this results in excellent and beautiful meditation so practice falling asleep like this and you are on your way.
Love,
Agent B
