If you suffer from asthma at work you might enjoy taking a different beat…. The Buteyko breathing method … described by Brandon Keim ... helps some asthma sufferers to breathe easier. Check out the details in Psychology Today Online.
Is your work and well-being affected? “Like more than 20 million Americans, Liv 
Browning suffers from asthma, a lung disease that makes breathing difficult and sometimes impossible. It can be triggered by such unavoidables as exercise, stress and pollen—even changes in the weather.”
Increasingly we grab and inhaler and keep going … but there may be better choices according to this article….
“While living in France, Browning read a newspaper article about a new asthma treatment known as the Buteyko breathing method. Skeptical but tired of her daily ordeals, she traveled to
New breathing results...? "Over five days, Browning learned to breathe shallowly through her nose rather than her mouth, and to wait longer between each breath. At first it felt strange to her—many people quit because of the initial discipline required—but soon seemed natural. Two weeks later, Browning stopped using her inhaler, and has hardly touched it since. "Several months afterward, I woke up and realized that I couldn't remember the last time I had asthma symptoms," says Browning, who eventually became a Buteyko counselor. "I ran my first triathlon that year."
This new breathing method for asthma ... has already spread across Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and
Wow! I read a research report a few months ago on the success of some new breathing techniques for asthma but it didn't give much detail. Your blog post could be, quite literally, a lifesaver! I have asthma as did my mother, who died during an asthma attack when I was younger. I've always believed that just medicating ourselves up isn't the answer. I'm going to look into this and am so appreciative of you posting this info!
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