Buteyko Method -> Please have a read of this 👇😁
Most people think stress relief comes from more breathing.
Bigger inhales. Longer exhales.
Fill your lungs. Let it go.
But what if I told you that for some people…
breathing less is what actually heals?
I know, it sounds backwards.
That’s exactly what I thought the first time I heard about Dr. Konstantin Buteyko, the man who told the world that deep breathing is death.
At first, I laughed.
How could less oxygen possibly be good for you?
But then I saw what his students were experiencing…
Asthma disappearing.
Allergies calming.
Anxiety melting away.
Even blood pressure stabilizing, without medication.
That got my attention.
The Discovery That Changed Modern Breathing
Buteyko was a Ukrainian doctor who suffered from severe hypertension.
He tried everything, nothing worked.
Then one night, he noticed something.
Whenever his breathing got heavier, his symptoms got worse.
When he slowed it down, really slowed it, something shifted.
His pressure dropped. His pain eased. His body started to heal.
That’s when he realized:
Maybe over-breathing wasn’t just a symptom…
Maybe it was the root cause.
He discovered that when we breathe too much, we lose carbon dioxide, a natural vasodilator that keeps our blood vessels and airways open.
Too little CO₂ = constriction = chaos in the system.
His answer was simple but radical:
Train yourself to breathe less.
Quiet. Shallow. Through the nose only.
The Rules of Less
Here’s what he taught, and what I still practice today:
→ Close your mouth. All breathing through the nose. Always.
→ Make it silent. If you can hear your breath, you’re doing too much.
→ Pause after the exhale. Build your tolerance for stillness. Start small, 10, 15, 20 seconds, and work your way up to 45.
→ No big “recovery breaths.” Come back gently, slowly.
→ Add light movement. Once it’s easy at rest, try walking with pauses.
You’re not forcing the breath.
You’re retraining your chemistry, and your nervous system, to relax into less.
Why It Works
This method balances CO₂, oxygen, and nitric oxide, the triad behind energy, focus, and calm.
It helps you sleep deeper, perform better, and regulate anxiety at the source.
And for anyone with asthma, eczema, or allergies, it’s a game changer.
Many people don’t realize how unconscious over-breathing fuels stress and fatigue. The Buteyko Method teaches awareness, to slow down, soften, and restore balance.
The Paradox of Breath
I used to teach people to expand, to breathe more.
And I still do, in the right context.
But there’s also power in restraint.
In the quiet space between breaths.
In knowing that less can be medicine.
If your system feels over-revved, your mind overstimulated, or your breath constantly heavy, start here.
This is the doorway back to balance.
Through consistent practice, the Buteyko Method can rewire your breathing patterns, calm your nervous system, and restore natural energy levels from within.
So what else?
Because while the Buteyko Method teaches us to breathe less…
Conscious Connected Breathing teaches us to let go.
One method calms the body.
The other frees the spirit.
If you want to experience that release for yourself, the energy, the emotion, the deep reset that comes from full connected breathing,
Join me on Wednesdays for Midweek Mindshift, my live online breathwork session.
It’s one hour. One link. One breath that might change everything.
Your breath is your bridge to spirit.
