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By Dr. Artour Rakhimov, Buteyko breathing teacher and educator

Here are all four typical breathing patterns in one diagram.

 

 

Note. There are, of course, many irregular breathing patterns. Some people sigh every 3-5 minutes. Others cough a lot, or sniff sporadically. Often, breathing through the mouth is a part of the picture. All these irregularities usually are signs of low oxygenation and short BHT.

 

Here we see that deep and/or fast breathing leads to reduced oxygenation of body cells and corresponds to worse health. That’s right! The more you breathe, the less oxygen is provided for the cells! If we learn how to have light, shallow, slow and relaxed breathing pattern, oxygenation and the BHT will be much longer.

   

Based on over 40 years of medical research conducted by Russian Medical Doctor Konstantin Buteyko and over 200 his medical colleagues, it was found that over 60 s BHT is incompatible with many modern health problems. As a result, Buteyko suggested that 60 s BHT should be a standard for excellent health.

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