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Articles: breathing

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A Disorderly Diaphragm

by Joel Carbonnel

Following on from his previous column on the diaphragm as the king of muscles, Joel Carbonnel now looks at the consequences of an 'unhappy' diaphragm.
ABED (formerly BEDA) Method™ - Empowering Clients to Optimum Health

by Michael A Clark

The author, inspired by a TV documentary on the work of Professor Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko, travelled to Russia and had the good fortune to spend some time with Buteyko short...
Breath Taking

by Joel Carbonnel

What is your favourite kind of breathing? Do you prefer upper thoracic or abdominal breathing? Costal or diaphragmatic? Rhythmic or yogic? Buteyko breathing or re-birthing breathin...
Breath Testing for Development Disorders?

by David Taylor

Regular contributor David Taylor discusses dyspraxia, a childhood neuro-developmental disorder that is thought by some to affect around 5% of the population. The disorder is charac...
Every Child Can Grow an Attractive Face - Mouth Breathing Causes Crooked Teeth

by Patrick McKeown

This well-researched article provides a careful explanation of the effects that untreated allergic rhinitis can have, including being a causative factor in the other conditions lis...
Mindfulness and the Breath

by Dr David Beales and Jonathan Nunn

We are usually unaware of our breathing. The authors, a holistic medical doctor and an osteopath, both find that how we breathe is of fundamental importance in maintaining health, ...
Optimizing Breathing Chemistry: Foundation for Healing

by Kim Upton

This feature looks at the impact of dysfunctional breathing on our health. The author states that such breathing methods can upset the body's chemistry and lead to symptoms such as...
The Buteyko Method in AsthmaThe Battle for Recognition

by Dr James Oliver

In this feature we learn about the Buteyko Method – a breathing therapy that can help many asthmatics control their symptoms. The author goes into some details about how it works a...
The Journey of Holographic Breathing

by Martin Jones

The author had a long, undiagnosed illness that was eventually diagnosed as Lymes Disease, and he was told it was incurable and eventually fatal.
The Umbrella Muscle

by Joel Carbonnel

This article by Joel Carbonnel looks at the construction and function of the diaphragm using the analogy first made by the doctor and gymnast, Tissié, of an umbrella. Such similari...