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Buteyko Breathing Aids Healing

Buteyko Breathing Aids Healing

Being sick is no fun. When we are unhealthy, we are constantly aware of our discomfort. When we get sick, getting the right treatment is as important as knowing what is wrong. However, if we are sick and we know that we are sick, it does not help to be told that our lab tests haven’t indicated any signs of disease…

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Breathe 2022 – Virtual Conference

Breathe 2022 – Virtual Conference

There was a wide range of interesting talks at this conference but for now I will focus on COVID, especially Long COVID as that is what many Buteyko educators are likely to encounter. One of the organisers, Dr Rosalba Courtney, had acute COVID during the meeting and shared…

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Book Review

Book Review

One of my clients recommended this book to me.  I wanted to learn more about humming since I had been teaching it routinely for years as part of breathing retraining and my client seemed to know more about it than I did…. “Humming many be one of the most powerful natural abilities that we possess.”

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We’re In The Middle of a Pandemic!!!

We’re In The Middle of a Pandemic!!!

Not the Covid-19 virus and all its variants but something we’ve been unknowingly doing to our children. First, there are over 1 BILLION people in the world with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). How did that happen?  Well, it’s a sad story…..

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What Gets You Thinking

What Gets You Thinking

Reading the journal article referenced in this text made me think just as all research articles intend.  But here, the link with breathing and brain function/ cognition flashed in neon lights, reminding me again of the brain-breath connection.
We have all had the experience…..

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Post Hip Surgery Relief

Post Hip Surgery Relief

The rosy picture painted by the surgeon and the physiotherapist was excellent marketing and the epidural does last into the second day for full pain relief. However, don’t kid yourself, Day 2-4, I felt like I had been hit by a truck. I could not lift my leg and needed assistance to…

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Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

It is well known that medical intervention in the Western world consists mainly of medications, which are often prescribed in unbridled quantity. Increasingly, the numerous side effects of medication are perceived as infuriating and dangerous, and people in turn start…

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