Welcome to the site of the
AsthmaCare UK
based in Stratford-upon-Avon
we are professionally trained, experienced practitioners working full-time in Buteyko, offering you ButeykoClinic breathing retraining
in a one-2-one or GROUP format in
Bristol, Stratford-upon-Avon, SW London
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RESULTS to expect from your course with us ...
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50% less coughing, wheezing and breathlessness within two weeks
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90% less need for reliever medication and 50% less need for preventer medication within three to six months
Michael's story
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 fighting a losing battle. I am an IT consultant, between jobs and depressed. Three people mentioned Buteyko to me so 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)
One to one courses are also available in Stratford-upon-Avon on weekdays by appointment ... contact us to arrange your personalised course.
to book a place at a clinic CALL US on
01789 298290
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On this website you will find information on the Buteyko Method, our courses and what the drug- free Russian breathing method will do for you.
Buteyko is not just a highly effective treatment for asthma, it can be used for any breathing related illness. Professor Buteyko identified over 150 illnesses that can be resolved by correcting the breathing including
childhood & adult onset asthma hay-fever allergies
snoring/sleep apnoea emphysema COPD/COAD bronchiectasis
migraine ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Are you an asthmatic and concerned about the long-term use of drugs and their side effects?
Have you an asthmatic child and are worried that they maybe on asthma medication for the rest of their lives?
Do you sometimes feel that you are taking more medication now than you have ever done?
Would you like to reduce your medication, and possibly eliminate it altogether?
Would you like to have a better quality of life?
Are you looking for a natural way to combat your asthma, sleep apnoea, snoring, migraine and stress-related symptoms?
If you have answered 'Yes' to any of these questions..... then please explore this website to discover and learn more about this drug-free therapy. Find out how you can experience
- quiet, refreshing sleep.
- feelings of calm and well-being.
- increased energy, vitality and
- improved physical performance.
- natural reduction in need for medication
- easy gentle breathing.
- safe, gradual, elimination of symptoms
What Buteyko does
Most people think they breathe shallowly and people suffering the above conditions will tell you they often cannot get enough air in or out. Their breathing centre has re-set itself so that they are, in fact, breathing up to three or more times the normal volume. This leads to protective mechanisms in the body producing changes manifesting as uncomfortable, sometimes life-threatening symptoms.
Professor Buteyko discovered how to restore health by using a series of special breathing exercises and techniques which he developed and tested over many years, to retrain the complex involuntary mechanisms governing our breathing. This moves the breathing from the state of Chronic Hidden Hyperventilation or (overbreathing) to nearer normal, in the process reducing unpleasant symptoms and reducing the need for allopathic medication.
The Method - who can use it?
Buteyko breathing re-training is suitable for children from 4 years of age and adults of any age. It has been clinically proven to provide significant benefits for people with all types and degrees of severity of asthma, other respiratory disorders such as emphysema and sinusitis, for Hyperventilation Syndrome or panic attacks and for conditions such as sleep apnoea and snoring. It is very beneficial for people wishing to improve their sports performance or breathing generally. The Buteyko Method must only be taught by a qualified practitioner.
How we teach the ButeykoClinic Method
The ButeykoClinic Method is taught on an individual assessment basis, either in a small group or on one-to-one basis. Your practitioner will identify each patient's respiratory pattern, symptoms and conditions to enable her to devise an individualised programme of Buteyko exercises. As the response to breathing retraining is rapid, the Method is taught in tfour/five seminars of about 2 hours. This is followed-up on an individual basis to ensure the client's correct practice of the core techniques and to allow for ongoing assessment and adjustment of the exercise programme to individual needs. Improvements start to occur within 24 hours.
Why is it better to take a Buteyko breathing retraining course in a group?
- Professor Buteyko always chose to teach and to train his practitioners in a group setting. He found by experience, and you will observe, that this format of teaching achieved far greater results than one-to-one teaching.
- The peer reviewed and published Clinical trials measuring the effects of Buteyko on Asthma at the Mater Hospital, Brisbane (1995) and in Gisborne (New Zealand) (2000), were taught by experienced Buteyko Institute practitioners to groups of asthmatics, those participants having commmitted to a minimum of 9 hours tuition over 5 sessions.
- When you OBSERVE SIX or more people getting GOOD RESULTS within two weeks, there is no doubt in your mind as to the negative effects of Chronic Hyperventilation and the positive effects of Buteyko.
- You SHARE EXPERIENCES and work with people of all ages and stages of life, children, businesspeople, etc. and you learn from each others mistakes and triumphs! AND you get SUPPORT from the knowledge that you are not alone in having to put time and work into correcting your breathing.
- You MOTIVATE each other and learn HOW TO MOTIVATE your kids/parents!
- Discussions cover a wide variety of topics than in a one-to-one course. You gain EXTRA INFORMATION - useful stuff for now and useful as your health improves.
- It is more FUN learning in a group! When you come back for follow-ups in the future you can see how other people have improved.
- EXPERIENCED Buteyko practitioners can teach GROUPS. Inexperienced practitioners tend to teach on a one-to-one basis, so LOOK OUT for a ButeykoClinic or a Buteyko Institute qualified practitioner.
ONLY ButeykoClinic trained and Buteyko Institute trained practitioners have been trained by observing groups (minimum of 50 clients) being taught. ALSO these practitioners are only considered qualified once they themselves have taught 50 asthmatic clients.
to speak to a practitioner NOW just call us on 01789 298290
