Professor Buteyko could clearly see, as can anyone else, the effects of over-breathing to a level of 30 litres of air per minute. During an attack, the rate increases to 10 to 20 litres per minute. A series of regulated breathing exercises is used to teach the person who over-breathes to breathe a normal volume of air for the rest of his or her life. The Buteyko Method is already being used in the area of sport to achieve gold medal results for its users. Witness rower Jaime Fernandez, swimmer Matthew Dunn, walker Dion Russel, ironman Craig Riddington, squash champion Carin Clonda and footballer Con Barrell who, as reported in the Courier Mail and other newspapers, have had their medal winning performances enhanced through breathing retraining.
Correct breathing can also be of benefit in other fields such as singing, dance and speaking.
Jennifer brings 30 years of performance experience to the task of superimposing the Buteyko Method into the lifestyle and performance endeavors of her pupils. We breathe 20-30,000 times a day. Performance is, after all, the way we are judged in the arts and sport. We are only as good as the particular performance we have just done. By reprogramming the way we breathe and learning to apply our new skills to our particular performance needs, we can improve our techniques manifestly.