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The Power of Your Breath
2014 Anders Olsson
ISBN 978-91-976151-6-7
What People are Saying about Conscious Breathing
My lung function has increased from 21% to almost 50%
I have been diagnosed with COPD. After regularly using the Relaxator for 18 months my lung function has increased from 21% to almost 50%! Ive got my appetite for life back and can be both husband, father and grandpa in my family again, which is absolutely fantastic. I hope my positive experience can inspire others to also improve their breathing!
Axel, 87
Breathing Retraining has helped me lose weight and gain more energy!
I have been bodybuilding for the past 20 years, working out about three times a week. Since I started practicing the Conscious Breathing Method I have lost about 5 kg of fat and gained about 3-4 kg of muscle mass, so Ive been able to transform my fat into muscle. I have more energy and endurance and nowadays when I go to the gym I can add more weights and do more reps.
Stefan Jonsson, 51
15 years of terrible anxiety vanished with Conscious Breathing
For 15 years I have experienced terrible anxiety, nervousness, and internal stress. I tried everything to get rid of it, even anti-depressive medication and mindfulness. Then I read your book, and started to follow your advice and examples, and breathe through my nose. The anxiety, internal stress and nervousness all vanished as if they had never existed. It had never crossed my mind that breathing could have such a profound effect on my mental well-being. Mindfulness doesnt work without breathing properly.
Pr Rosenqvist, 30
Lower jaw in place and no braces needed thanks to taped mouth
My daughter Lisa, 13, used to have an overbite. We declined braces and instead Lisa started to tape her mouth at night. After a few months we had a new appointment with the dentist. Lisa told him that sometimes during this time she had experienced problems opening her mouth and that the jaw had cracked. This is because your lower jaw has developed significantly, and there is no need for braces anymore! the dentist replied.
Therese Karlsson, 38
Life returns by leaps and bounds after many years of illness
It has been 20 years since I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. During all these years I have been plagued with heavy inner stress, low energy, a lot of pain, tense muscles, sleeping difficulties, and stomach problems. Since I began to practice nasal breathing, taping my mouth at night and using the Relaxator every day, Ive become so much better that it feels like a miracle! My inner stress has disappeared and my life is now filled with harmony and extra energy. Its like Ive moved into my body again!
Ulla Knape, 66
My back pain and lumbago has NEVER vanished so quickly!
Every few years I suffer from lumbago, and it really HURTS. I decided to try the Relaxator and Conscious Breathing Method as a way to lessen the pain and get better as quickly as possible. My lumbago and pain has NEVER vanished this quickly. I was feeling much better after only two or three days. Normally, it takes up to one or two weeks for me to feel better. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
Charlotte Blivik, 42
Sleep Tape has given me a new life!
I used to constantly sleep with my mouth open and wake up between 5-10 times per night. I was constantly tired. For a few weeks now Ive taped my mouth at night and during these weeks I have slept more nights without waking up than Ive done in the past 30 years in total. Your Sleep Tape has given me a new life!
Catarina Johannisson, 50
My sex life is better than ever
Im 78 years of age and my sexual potency is really something. My sex life is better than ever, almost like when I was a teenager! This has been the case for the last few years and Im certain that taping my mouth at night for the last five years is the biggest reason for this.
Carl, 78
No asthma medication for two months amazing!
Thank you for a brilliant course and especially for a revolutionary discovery/treatment. Before your course I would use an inhaler between two and five times a day, as well as about two puffs of the cortisone spray Pulmicort. As soon as I finished your course I started employing my new found knowledge and immediately felt an incredible improvement. I will always be grateful! In a way, you have saved my life.
Mattias Andersson, 37
The Relaxator has helped my racing heart
I have what is called a racing heart, which means I sometimes have to take medicationi.e., beta-blockersto lower my heart rate, when my life becomes too stressful and demanding. Since I started using the Relaxator I havent had a racing heart at all!
Agneta Sjdin, 44
Breathing Retraining has improved my singing voice
Apart from deeper sleep, a better sex life and weight loss I have also noticed that my singing voice has improved. I sing in a barber shop quintet and thanks to the diaphragm exercises I do with the Relaxator, Im able to maintain purer and longer notes.
Gran Bergling, 71
I feel incredible harmony after training with nasal breathing
Ive been a professional triathlete for almost 15 years and the harmony I feel after training with my mouth closed is absolutely incredible.
Clas Bjrling, 35
Thanks
This book is dedicated, with deep gratitude, to my parents and my two wonderful sonsmy father, with his immense power and warm heart, who has taught me to be curious about life and to never give up; my mother, with her good spirit and common sense, who has taught me about cooperation and generosity; my son Oscar, who has taught me about honesty and courage; and my son Eric, who has taught me about creativity and patience.
Many people have contributed to this book. I would especially like to thank all my breathing instructors and students for so generously sharing their experiences of how improved breathing has affected them and others around them, and for posing ever more challenging questions. I have been very inspired by the knowledge and insights they have shared. Special thanks to breathing instructors Kina and Sven Enqvist, Anette Jonasson, Ove Jadehov, Stefan Jonsson, Kristin Husa, Hkan Wester, Lina Alexanderson, all whom have inspired me a lot.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to Ulrica Otterling and Sandra Sedgbeer for their commitment as project managers for the Swedish and English versions respectively, helping me to structure my thoughts and making the text readable; Helene Sandstrm for great linguistic skills and knowledge of how the body works; and Cecilia Salmi, for her wise observations and feedback helping me develop the Conscious Breathing Method, and for putting up with all my crazy ideas and thoughts. Furthermore, many thanks to Jessica Maria, Elisabet Agar, Carol Holaday, and Catherine Boland for their great work in translating and editing the text.
Finally, I would like to thank Patrick McKeown, for inspiring me in such a humble way and for sharing all his knowledge of breathing in general, and the Buteyko Breathing Method in particular, and Dr. Johannes Lindh, who freely shared his long experience of working with patients suffering from breathing problems.
Seven Great Opportunities this Book has to Offer You
- To have a healthier life, a fitter body, more energy and better sleep.
- To inspire you to do physical activity with your mouth closed, which promotes health, increases fat burning and endurance, reduces stress levels and makes your body feel good.
- To face your daily life with more curiosity and humility and without critical judgment.
- To increase your sense of faith, freedom, thankfulness, harmony, happiness and confidence.
- To reduce feelings of concern, fear, anxiety, panic and despair.
- To improve your communication skills, relationships and your ability to cope with criticism, avoid arguments and have better contact with your partner, children, friends, colleagues and people in general.
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