“Having heard remarkable reports from my patients who did the Buteyko course, my son and I tried it out. I learned how to eliminate a migraine headache and my son’s asthma, made worse by cold and exercise was noticeably better just by doing the exercises. At the six weeks follow-up everyone had made progress, e.g. from asthma, fatigue from sleep problems, snoring, sleep apnoea, anxiety, panic attacks and improvement in athletic performance. And there was a sense of confidence that the exercises could continue to provide relief of symptoms. I noticed my sleep quality was better too. I feel confident in recommending this course to my patients who have asthma, sleep problems, anxiety and panic attacks and sleep apnoea. I believe every health professional should experience the course for themselves. The theory in itself is well worth hearing as it makes sense and its practical application is the evidence of its efficacy. It’s quite possible that Buteyko breathing could have much wider health applications.”

Dr. Anne O’Reilly MB BCh FRNZCGP, New Zealand 

“Since I have been sharing the Buteyko technique with my asthmatic patients, I have seen an incredibly high degree of disease reversals, let alone reduced inhaler use and hospitalisations. I have also noticed that far more aspects of these people’s lives have improved, not only their asthma. Apart from the powerful improvements in respiratory condition, I believe the time spent in focussing on the breath, in the ‘shallows of thought’, reduce the over-burden of the stress-response in our bodies, hereby allowing a more natural state-of-being, towards optimal health. A liberating tool indeed.”

Dr. Jon Morley MB, ChB, IBCMT 

“The ability to produce marked reductions in asthma-drug utilisation suggests that the pharmacoeconomic implications of BBT (Buteyko Breathing Therapy) merit further study. Clarification of the mechanism(s) underlying the effectiveness of BBT is a further goal, given that BBT appears to represent a safe, efficacious alternative for the management of asthma ……….. All published studies on the Buteyko breathing technique, including one which we performed in Gisborne, have shown positive results. Reductions of reliever medications averaged 85 to 95 per cent and reductions in preventer medication 40 to 50 per cent.”

Dr. Bruce Duncan MB, ChB, MSc, MRCGP, MFPHM, FAFPHM, DCH, Gisborne Hospital, Australia and Dr. Patrick McHugh BMedSc, MB, ChB, Dip GUMed, Dip MSM, Gisborne Hospital, Australia

“I have experienced the Buteyko Breathing Technique both personally and professionally and found it to be a very effective treatment for asthma. I experienced substantial relief and improvement for my lifelong asthma and rhinitis within 3 days of starting my treatment seminar and the results have proved to be long-lasting. I was so impressed that I have now trained as a Buteyko practitioner.”

Dr. Kevin Treacy, New Zealand

“Professor Buteyko’s principles are entirely consistent with the physiological facts established by medical research 120 years ago. The Buteyko system makes use of the person’s own resources and trains them in taking responsibility for their own health. They become less dependent on outside agencies such as hospitals, doctors, and physiotherapists, thereby reducing the costs to the health service.”

Dr. Godfrey Nelson MB, BA, FRAC, United Kingdom

“I’ve been astonished and also very pleased with the excellent result. There is no disruption of their life at all by their disease: normal activities; not waking at night; not needing to use any reliever medications. It’s just great ….. 75 per cent control is about as good as anyone has got in any study of asthma. The neat thing about it is that it has no side effects. It’s very safe. The Buteyko technique certainly has been shown to be an important adjunct to treatment.”

Professor Bob Cowie, lead researcher for Buteyko Technique clinical trial, University of Calgary, Canada

“It changed my life. Before, I could barely walk upstairs, now I can manage a 10 mile hike. I was using my puffer four times a day as well as steroids and now I’m off all drugs.”

Dr. John Stanley, British National Public Health Laboratory

“Over the last two years I have examined many patients before and after the (Buteyko) course and found the improvement to be repeatable to the degree that patients in over 90 percent of cases can stop medical treatment or reduce it to less than half of that which was previously required. I attended the tutorials and found the approach, tuition and the method to be responsible and safe. As a medical doctor and naturopath, I am impressed and surprised at the effectiveness and safety of this natural approach.”

Dr. Paul Ameison MB, BS, MD, ND, United Kingdom

“This method was originally designed to help people overcome asthma, yet the benefits extend to many different maladies. If you have asthma, snoring, sleep apnoea, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, chronic cough, anxiety or panic, insomnia or any other stress-related condition, I would encourage you to learn more about this. If it sounds a bit like snake oil, it is only because breathing, specifically poor breathing technique, is the cornerstone to so many breathing disorders. Learning to breathe properly can result in a dramatic improvement in your health and significantly reduce the amount of medication used for chronic conditions.”

Dr. Larry Greenblatt, Family and Sports Medicine Physician, New Zealand

Buteyko Breathing Clinics (Dublin and County Wicklow)