What is Buteyko

Dr. Konstantin Buteyko was a Russian Physician in the 1950s, who noticed that unhealthy people tended to breath through their mouth, using their upper chest, tending to take big breaths, resulting in a higher respiratory rate and volume. More commonly known as breathing pattern disorder or Hyperventilation syndrome.

I offer 1:1 session (either online via ZOOM, or in person in Sheffield) to assess your breathing, discuss the biomechanics, biochemistry and psychology of breathing, and offer a tailored breathing exercise plan for you to follow. Even though my training has been with Buteyko international, I have also been influenced by the work of The Bradcliffe Breathing Method.

Breathing should be through the nose, low (belly/abdominal breathing) slow and light. Overall we need to learn to breathe slower and less.

Benefits of breathing correctly

Improves:

  • Exercise tolerance

  • Sleep

  • Concentration

  • Calmer mind

Breathing Pattern disorders/Hyperventilation Syndrome

At least 10% of the population has a breathing pattern disorder.

How would I know if this is me?

  • Breathing through the mouth

  • Hearing breathing during rest

  • Frequent yawning and sighing

  • Regular sniffing

  • Taking large breaths prior to talking

  • Upper chest movement

  • Generally visible movement from breathing

  • Feeling breathless after low level exercise

  • Difficulty co-ordinating breathing and talking and/or eating

  • Pins and needles in hands/arms/around mouth

  • Palpitations

  • Unexplained tiredness

  • Poor concentration

  • Muscular aches and tension around the neck/shoulders/jaw

  • Bloated feeling in the stomach

  • Light-headedness/dizziness

 Health conditions which may benefit from breathing re-education:

  • Respiratory conditions such as Asthma/COPD and breathlessness due to covid 19

  • Rhinitis

  • Anxiety and panic disorder

  • Sleep disorders and insomnia

  • Pain Syndromes (low back pain, Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, Fibromyalgia)

  • Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

  • Long-COVID

  • ME/CFS

““Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it”
— Joseph Pilates