It is not a medical treatment nor procedure. It does not involve any medication, homeopathy or herbs. It is a series of lectures on breathing which enables people to understand a concept of 'normal breathing' according to physiological norms. It contains simple breathing techniques and logical instructions to follow. It also gives the means of controlling breathing parameters without any technical appliances.
Buteyko method brings physiological parameters of the body to the norm.
Buteyko method can be easily incorporated into the daily life of any contemporary person. It does not require you to interrupt your everyday activities to perform any sophisticated procedures similar to yogi's 'asana'. You can use the concept of the method at any time in any situation. It is also called hyperventilation. The significance of Buteyko's discoveries hinges on the diagnosis of what he termed hidden hyperventilation.