Hi Neil, your symptoms sounded just like my long covid experience! The long covid created a terrible insomnia. The breathing exercise you posted 8 months ago cleared it up!!! Loved this video as it shows once again this AMAZING technique!!!!🙏🏻
Thank you @michelefinizio6520, the method should help with your asthma too. If this one feels too strong, then the small breath holds is a great place to start for both asthma and sleep apnea: ua-cam.com/video/ZZvgKzySOgU/v-deo.html
I’ve been practicing this plus the short breath holds about eight months now. in the beginning it really made a big difference for me but then it seemed like the positive effects waned. I’m wondering if maybe my body got used to it and I need to increase the amount that I practice now?
Hey @johndalglish440, personally I like to pepper lots of mini 5-minute breathing sessions during my day. Before and after every client session, and every 30 mins when doing tasks like video editing. Also, 10 mins before bed and when I wake up in the morning.
@ thanks for letting me know , I got pneumonia 4 years ago through Covid but unfortunately my lungs haven’t fully recovered , I read about Buteyko method 25 years ago and I practiced long breath holds but gave up after I got double pneumonia but I’m hoping to practice the light breathing hoping it helps my sleep and breathing , and thank you very much you have gave me some hope
Hey @pietbiertappertje4529, great question. So the most important thing is to focus on gently softening and slowing the breath. Ideally the out-breath will be a little bit longer than the in-breath but only if that feels good. If making the out-breath longer results in a sharper in-breath then just let the out-breath be natural. Make sense?
@thebuteykomethod yes it does. I'm using the 4 sec in 6 sec out with gentle breathing to fall (back) in sleep. That helps a lot already. Thank you for the fast answer.
I developed sleep apnea suddenly over over a year ago. And I have apnea episodes usually in my dream sleep. And I was told the reason is unstable breathing control similar to what you stated about breathing faster and then pausing. My body is overreacting to the CO2 fluctuation. I have tried this method but not religiously three times a day. How long did it take you until you started sleeping through the night? And have you tested yourself with another sleep study or a pulse oximeter to see if you desaturate in your sleep anymore? Thank you.
Yes. They make a wireless constant pulse oximeter. In the morning, it will sync with the app and show you a graph and all the stats. This is what I use: Wellue O2Ring Pulse Oximter, Bluetooth
Thanks for tgis realky useful advice, Neil. First heard about the Buteyko method in James Nestor's Breath book and glad to see all your videos demonstrate the lessons. Namaste!
This breathing is definitely relaxing, but shallow breathing can also be associated with a stress response. How does this type of breathing differ from the shallow breathing that can come from fight or flight?
Thenk you🙏💖
You’re welcome 😊
Im 76, go to bed at 11pm but NEVER, EVER get to sleep before 7AM. NEVER!. Terrible insomnia. I will try this exercise. Thank you.
Good luck with it Daniel 👍
They say don't lie in bed if you can't sleep, get up and read a book or do something boring..
Do you know what's causing this issue? That sounds terrible 😮
Thank you very very helpful
Hi Neil, your symptoms sounded just like my long covid experience! The long covid created a terrible insomnia. The breathing exercise you posted 8 months ago cleared it up!!! Loved this video as it shows once again this AMAZING technique!!!!🙏🏻
Thank you for this video and the PDF which is really helpful
Thank you Paul, I really appreciate your kind words 🙏🏻
AWESOME!! THANK you!
😊 thank you I need this I deal with sleep apnea and Asthma and my sleep is not good
Thank you @michelefinizio6520, the method should help with your asthma too. If this one feels too strong, then the small breath holds is a great place to start for both asthma and sleep apnea: ua-cam.com/video/ZZvgKzySOgU/v-deo.html
thank you
You are very welcome @boriskobal6954 🙏🏻
❤, thank you
You're welcome 😊
Really helpful video, thank you 😊
You’re welcome 😊
I’ve been practicing this plus the short breath holds about eight months now. in the beginning it really made a big difference for me but then it seemed like the positive effects waned. I’m wondering if maybe my body got used to it and I need to increase the amount that I practice now?
kindly explain some breathing tech in case of chronic long sinusitis, its hard to do so....
Neil how many times a day do you practice, thanks fro the great videos much appreciated
Hey @johndalglish440, personally I like to pepper lots of mini 5-minute breathing sessions during my day. Before and after every client session, and every 30 mins when doing tasks like video editing. Also, 10 mins before bed and when I wake up in the morning.
@ thanks for letting me know , I got pneumonia 4 years ago through Covid but unfortunately my lungs haven’t fully recovered , I read about Buteyko method 25 years ago and I practiced long breath holds but gave up after I got double pneumonia but I’m hoping to practice the light breathing hoping it helps my sleep and breathing , and thank you very much you have gave me some hope
Should there be a difference in the time breathing in vs out?
Hey @pietbiertappertje4529, great question. So the most important thing is to focus on gently softening and slowing the breath. Ideally the out-breath will be a little bit longer than the in-breath but only if that feels good. If making the out-breath longer results in a sharper in-breath then just let the out-breath be natural. Make sense?
@thebuteykomethod yes it does. I'm using the 4 sec in 6 sec out with gentle breathing to fall (back) in sleep. That helps a lot already. Thank you for the fast answer.
I developed sleep apnea suddenly over over a year ago. And I have apnea episodes usually in my dream sleep. And I was told the reason is unstable breathing control similar to what you stated about breathing faster and then pausing. My body is overreacting to the CO2 fluctuation. I have tried this method but not religiously three times a day. How long did it take you until you started sleeping through the night? And have you tested yourself with another sleep study or a pulse oximeter to see if you desaturate in your sleep anymore? Thank you.
Does a pulse oximeter record for overnight though?
Yes. They make a wireless constant pulse oximeter. In the morning, it will sync with the app and show you a graph and all the stats. This is what I use: Wellue O2Ring Pulse Oximter, Bluetooth
So ive been doing your coherent breathing timer video 6/6 every morning and evening. Is this video somewhat the same as this technique?
Thanks for tgis realky useful advice, Neil. First heard about the Buteyko method in James Nestor's Breath book and glad to see all your videos demonstrate the lessons. Namaste!
Thank you for your kind words and support @Lagaloggie 🙏🏻
This breathing is definitely relaxing, but shallow breathing can also be associated with a stress response. How does this type of breathing differ from the shallow breathing that can come from fight or flight?
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