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Exercise Two Reduced breathing for children We use a different method, called ‘Steps’, to help children understand the process of improving their carbon dioxide levels, simply because children may have difficulty using Exercise One. More detailed information on helping children … Continue reading →

How severe is your asthma? When most people with asthma commence Buteyko Breathing a control pause of between ten and twenty seconds will be experienced in between attacks. This means that they are habitually breathing enough air for five or … Continue reading →

A note of caution Now is the time to sound a note of caution. Before Buteyko Breathing is commenced this section should be read carefully. While Buteyko Breathing is a perfectly safe therapy, it can involve an element of risk … Continue reading →

Elixir of life Take a breath now, and think about it carefully. Breathing is the elixir of life. More than that, breathing is life. We humans can live without water for days and without food for weeks, but we cannot … Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE September 2005 Innovative Irish Asthma Book Launches Worldwide Harper Collins are offering asthmatics a unique opportunity to get their breath back through the launch of Patrick McKeown’s new book Asthma Free Naturally worldwide. In the Western world, asthma … Continue reading →

There is no universally accepted definition of asthma. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes it as “a disease of respiration characterised by difficult breathing, cough etc.”. Any good medical book will describe it in more technical terms but ‘difficult breathing’ is … Continue reading →

Asthma Care Ireland was founded by Patrick McKeown in March 2002 to help people with asthma and other respiratory problems to overcome their condition naturally, safely and without any side effects. Patrick conducts clinics in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.