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The Buteyko Method of breathing re-training is about self-care. You are enabled to take an active role in managing your condition. Buteyko has no negative side effects and it does not require ever-increasing doses of medication to stay in control. The knowledge you gain means you can decrease and eliminate the symptoms of breathing disorders. You can -
Reduce or completely eliminate symptoms of asthma
"This course has proved what I've always known instinctively, that we are capable of curing our asthma."
Alexandra Turner, Shurdington (09.08.02)
Normalise the body's functions and be able to reduce asthma medication
"I am able to reduce medication and am no longer dependent on oral steroids. I have now lost 3 stones in weight and am sleeping through the night, in my bed, instead of sitting in a chair. I can taste my food and my appetite is normalising. The condition of my hair and skin are beginning to restore. Linda has shown me there is life after asthma."
June Cook, Hengoed, S.Wales (12.07.03)
Since doing the Buteyko training I have reduced and then stopped using any asthma medication.
"I sleep soundly every night, no longer suffer from headaches and my appetite has stabilised. I am 29, this the only way my asthma/hayfever has been controlled."
Sarah Daniel, Redditch (27.07.02)
"For the first year in I can't think how long, I have needed no inhalers. Linda told me at the beginning of the course in Birmingham to hold on to them until the hay fever season started, just in case, but I didn't need them. Nor did I need my usual anti-histamines."
Trudy Harris Wolverhampton 2005
Get the benefit at any age
"Approaching 65 I was truly amazed at the positive results in a matter of 6 weeks. I could do without my reliever medication and coughed a lot less, in fact I have just looked through my stock of medication to see what I can throw away."
Peter Wood, Kidderminster (08.05.02)
This course has given me the way to help my son regain his health.
"I am now also able to be confident about his condition and our ability to understand and deal with it. Needless to say, my stress levels are no longer going off the scale!"
Anita Finnerty about John, aged 11 (29.03.04)
Eliminate Hyperventilation Syndrome
"Just fantastic! I feel so much better and more relaxed just after 4 days. Thanks, Linda".
Ruth Livermore, Birmingham (17.05.05)
Take charge of, and improve the quality of, your life
"Luke (9) has only had to use one puff of Ventolin since the course 3 weeks ago. He easily completed 14 laps of a walking circuit of which last month he could only complete 3 laps. His teacher was amazed. He is sleeping through the night and looks so much better."
Davina Eaton (mother), Birmingham (05.05.05)
I now feel more confident about taking a remote holiday in the jungle!
"The fear of an asthma attack has often prevented me from travelling if a hospital wasn't close to hand. I am 36 years old and have just spent my first 5 days in living memory, without needing a puff of Ventolin! Brilliant course and a great trainer, very helpful and patient!"
Mel Edmonds, Bristol (24.01.03)
Three weeks after the course I feel, and apparently look, quite different.
"My eyes are less puffy, maybe because I am sleeping better. My chest is clearer and I am producing less mucus. My body feels more buoyant when swimming. My feet and leg muscles are less stiff and I have so far had none of my usual night time episodes of cramp in my toes."
Isobel Palmer, Rugby (August 2005)
I was diagnosed with asthma when I was two and it steadily got worse over the years. After 35 years of it I was thoroughly disheartened. I never went out without my inhalers but despite my efforts it was becoming difficult to control. I felt I was fightin a losing battle. I Googled Buteyko and went to see Linda Meads in Stratford-upon-Avon. Changing my breathing habits was quite difficult but after my first day of breathing exercises I only needed half of my normal dose of reliever medication.
Gradually I found I needed less and less of my medication and after a couple of months I stopped using it completely - although I still keep my inhalers nearby in case I need them. Before I started Buteyko colds always went to my chest and I'd need antibiotics. Last winter, however, I had a cough and a cold with no hint of a wheeze. I still do the exercises when I feel I need to. They are also a good way of dealing with stress. I hoped the technique would improve my asthma - I never dreamt it would cure it. I now tell people I am an ex-asthmatic!! The course fee was the best value I've ever had. My family can't believe it. I think my Dad thinks I'm still secretly using an inhaler!" Michael Sanders, Oxford (April 2008)
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