Buteyko Breath Therapy

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By Dr. Artour Rakhimov, Buteyko breathing teacher and educator

Learning the Buteyko method by blocks
(some manuals and guides are not free)

Introduction

Q: What is it: learning the Buteyko breathing method by blocks, and why to have them?
A: A Buteyko student does not need to know all details and peculiarities of the method to restore their own health. The student can select, with my help, their main breathing exercises and relevant blocks in relation to lifestyle factors. This will lead to more focused approach and faster learning. Hence, it makes sense to create such selective form of learning.

Normalization of breathing and consequent disappearance of asthma, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many other conditions are serious and fundamental personal projects. Follow all required paragraphs, sentences and links. Each idea here is important for your ultimate success. Some links are optional. They have the sign " * ". Follow these links, if relevant or if you want to learn more or are uncertain about the topic.

Level 1: Blocks 1-4 (all materials are free)

Level 1: The student is able to eliminate the main symptoms of own health problems (e.g., asthma, heart disease, epilepsy, sinusitis, eczema, insomnia, constipation, etc.) using the Emergency Procedure so that the Emergency Procedure can substitute the use of medication or significantly reduce the dosage (e.g., twice). Such students have low morning CPs (usually about 5-15 s ), while elimination or reduction in medication is their main practical result. Only about 10% learners or less are satisfied with this level. It takes from about 1 hour to about 1-2 days to learn.

Block 1. Crucial preliminary conditions
Imagine about 200 medical professionals who have taught some health therapy to over 200,000 patients during several decades. Obviously, Russian doctors accumulated huge clinical experience in relation to teaching the Buteyko method, chances of success of their patients, final outcomes, etc. They also found that there are preliminary conditions, of social and psychological nature, which are linked to the final results of a typical Buteyko student. Your chances of later success depend on:
A. Voluntary hyperventilation or deep breathing test
B. Theoretical studies (at least 2 hours)
C. Your social environment and attitude of surrounding people (at least 10 minutes + your respect, discretion, tactfulness, and love)

"Such patients who have undergone deep breathing tests and assimilated the theory with an excellent mark are allowed to proceed with the second stage of training. Those who have not understood the theory will continue the studies..." Buteyko KP, The method of volitional elimination of deep breathing [Translation of the Small Buteyko Manual], Voskresensk, 1994.

 
Block 2. Your initial health state and plans or intentions
A. Select your goals and own pace for learning
B. Your rate of progress (uncontrollable and controllable factors)

 

Block 3. Learn how to measure the CP (Control Pause), your index of oxygenation
Review the webpage from the Education Section: You can easily measure your tissue oxygenation using the stress-free BHT (breath holding time) test (with GoogleVideo clip). Measure your CP many times per day and observe the effects of stress, meals, exercise, posture, thermoregulation, and many other life-style factors on your CP, breathing, and health.
Contraindications: Most people do not have any problems with measuring the CP. However, some people with heart disease, panic attacks, migraine headaches, and few other, exceptionally rare conditions, may experience unpleasant symptoms, which can appear soon after measuring the CP. If this happens, do not measure your CP for a while. Later, when your breathing will be about 2-3 times lighter and the CP 2-3 times longer, these unpleasant symptoms after the CP test will not appear.

 

Block 4. Learn the Emergency Procedure (free)
“Practically, a human can change own breathing using will power and experience how the disease relates to breathing. Reduced breathing can alleviate, in 1-5 minutes, all the symptoms we were talking about: bronchial spasms (attacks of asthma or bronchitis), blocked nose (to unblock the nose), eliminate spasms of brain vessels – migraine or headache, spasms of heart vessels, spasms of blood vessels of arms and feet (endarteritis), ulcer pains (spasms of vessels in the stomach), spasms of bile ducts (holecistitis), to prevent an epilepsy attack… during frost to warm up the arms or the nose is simple – decrease breathing. Blood vessels dilate and you are warmed up! You are frightened, excited, you have a nervous shiver – slow down the breathing and in 1-2 minutes you will get peace. Using these mechanisms you can control your own body!” Buteyko KP, Carbon dioxide theory and a new method of treatment and prevention of diseases of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, and some other diseases [in Russian], Public lecture in the Moscow State University on 9 December 1969 [in Russian], published in Science and life [Nauka i zshizn’], October 1977.
Follow these links, if relevant:
A. The Emergency Procedure during acute or life threatening situations (heart attack, stroke, asthma attack, epilepsy attack, etc.)
B. The Emergency Procedure for blocked nose, cold hands and feet, insomnia, panic attacks, constipation, skin itching, morning fatigue and other situations
C. The Emergency Procedure to prevent sneezing, sighing, yawning, hiccups, deep inhalations, sniffing, bouts of coughing, and other deep breathing activities

Levels 2 and 3: *** Under construction ***

 

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