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The Buteyko Breathing Method


We eat, we sleep and we breathe: The breath is foundational to good health​​

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The Buteyko Breathing Method addresses symptoms of : asthma, congestion, sleep disorders, spasms and anxiety; by correcting poor breathing patterns that result from chronic stress.

​"Over-breathing (hyperventilation) and abnormal breathing patterns (dysfunctional breathing) are commonly associated with anxiety, and breathing-control exercises have long been used as a treatment for anxiety and panic. Hyperventilation and other abnormalities in breathing have also been associated with asthma, implicated as triggers for bronchoconstriction". ​ ​Breathing exercises for asthma, Mike Thomas, Anne Bruton, Breathe 2014 10: 312-322​
​​The breathing training techniques most frequently investigated have been physiotherapist-administered breathing exercises [27–30], as well as alternative techniques, such as the Buteyko breathing method [31–33] and yogic breathing [34, 35].  Of these, physiotherapy and Buteyko have the higher level of evidence and are now mentioned in several guidelines for asthma management.
Breathing exercises for asthma, Mike Thomas, Anne Bruton, Breathe 2014 10: 312-322
Buteyko Breathing Method Training
Portland, Oregon, Spring 2018
The breath has two unique properties with profound ramifications:
  1. It is one of the only ways we can effectively change our autonomic response and shift from a sympathetic to a parasympathetic mode
  2. A decrease in CO2 not only leads to bronchoconstriction and increased inflammation in the airways; it also affects the body's pH balance (respiratory alkalosis) and the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen (oxygen binds more tightly and less of it is released at the tissue level).


​Conditions that have been addressed by the Buteyko Breathing Method include
asthma
sinusitis
nasal congestion
​snoring

sleep apnea
​pulmonary fibrosis
​chronic bronchitis
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hypertension

anxiety and panic attacks 
speech patterns
Raynaud's syndrome
sports performance and endurance
Buteyko Method Breathing Techniques
Patient education sessions


NW Naturopathic Medicine Clinic, Tigard
7000 SW Hampton St, Ste 130


Patients register here, please

The training requires a series of five sessions
in order to reset set points and your reaction to them,
provided over a two-week period


Upcoming Dates, 6pm-8:00pm
(except Sunday, starts at 5:30pm)
May 6, 7, 8 + 14​ (Su, Mo, Tu + Mo)
July 22, 23, 24 & 30 ​(Su, Mo, Tu + Mo)
Sept 16, 17, 18 & 24 ​(Su, Mo, Tu + Mo)
Please note: exact date subject to change to accommodate participants

​Cash price for 4 classes and follow-up $395
Includes all materials


For insurance billing you will need to establish care
as a patient prior to the classes (for medical liability reasons).
Please contact the office.





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Buteyko Method Breathing Techniques

Buteyko Educator training workshop
​(for healthcare practitioners)


Workshop provided over 10 days

Includes materials, 20 hours clinical experience
and review of 50 personal cases

OBNM CE credit pending (general & pharmacology)


Practitioners please register here to receive details
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