Fundamentals of Optimal Breathing Development #176:
Video and Training Package.
A low tech, inexpensive, very effective combination of ancient teachings and modern science.

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PROGRAM INCLUDES 1-5 below and is part of the Breathing Kit
you will learn about at the bottom of this page.

1. 176: FOBD. 83 minute DVD.
Optimal breathing techniques, breathing exercises, breathing skills and diaphragm development to rapidly improve your breathing ease, breathing strength, breathing depth, breathing freedom, and energy. Easy to understand and follow. The most basic yet inclusive and comprehensive place to begin.

2. 12-foot strap for Optimal Strapping Technique to help you open your rib cage to allow larger-easier breaths and more lung volume.

3. Chest expansion measurement tape.

4. The Begin Here companion guide including:
    Special Tools
     Getting Started
     The Look of Breathing
     Breathing Mechanics
     Strapping Technique
     VIDEO Exercises
     Optional Insights, Techniques and Exercises
     Themed Programs
     Sleep Quiz
     Glossary for Breathing
     Clinical Studies

5. The 4 Week Program. Assessments to help measure and manage your progress. To properly manage something you must be able to measure it.

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Objective:
To make breathing easier, stronger and effortlessly deeper during waking hours and sleep. Our proven techniques open up and expand the chest cavity and allow the chest, belly, back and side breathing  to integrate simultaneously laterally, right to left, as well as from front to back.  They begin to synchronize rhythmically and together, and the natural breathing reflexes are able to balance, sequence and reestablish themselves.

This Fundamentals program is the foundation of our world wide self help trainings and health practitioner school. It is quite useful for most if not ALL breathing development goals. Guaranteed improvement.

Benefits:
• SYSTEMATIC development of breathing ease, depth and balance of ALL key areas of mechanical breathing function: belly, low, mid and upper back, sides, low, mid and high chest.

• Expands rib cage and potential for breathing volume. • Helps activate unused and dormant sections of the lungs and chest.		When the rib cage does not expand it is like trying to blow up a 6 liter balloon inside a 3 liter bottle.
• Increases diaphragm excursion and organ massage.
• Helps reduce or wear down what we call  the "speed bump" to allow for easier, smoother breathing.
• Breathing wave is more one thing instead of a series of events.
• Helps everyone break down body armoring and strengthen the inner "core".

• Helps to breathe easier, slower, smoother, deeper, longer, wider, fuller.

• Drives breathing more into lower torso, front, sides and back.

• Helps expand the “bellows” breath for voice to eventually become more resonant with words more clear and easy.

• Overall body is often more relaxed and/or energized.

• Enhances ALL physical activities including yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, aerobics, dance, running, walking, swimming, etc. 

• Helps reduce rapid pulse rate and/or blood pressure.

Due to the oxygen increasing capabilities and nervous system balancing, our approach to better breathing has a huge impact on anxiety, asthma, concentration, chronic pain, depression, blood sugar issues, low energy, many aspects of chronic pain, singing, shortness of breath, sleep, weight loss, well being and any factor where oxygen is important. 

Most people report a significant to HUGE improvement in breathing the first day.

Works best in conjunction with the Diaphragm Strengthener which is added to the Breathing Kit 

Breathing Exercises
Just because one particular breathing exercise or breathing technique feels good does not mean it is healthy or will resolve a breathing development goal or result in a long term aid in a wellness or performance program. Our Optimal Breathing development system is not so much about breathing exercises. We employ a few but we have found that "breathing exercises" mean many things to many people and as a grouping is a potpourri of good, mediocre, bad, confusing and outright dangerously unhealthy ways for using the breath and breathing.  We carefully choose what breathing exercises we DO employ based upon physical function, form and the health, peak performance, self expression, emotional balance and life extension goals of our students

CPAP/BIPAP.
We have received information of possible improved results using mechanical breathing devices for sleep apnea. Better breathing makes these devices work more efficiently and sometimes to not need them at all.

Do you often have physical sensations of?

1.  Unsatisfying or shortness of breath 2.  Can't catch breath-deep breathing   curtailed 3.  Breathing feels stuck 4.  Anxiety 5.  Speaking or singing difficulty 6.  A hitch, bump or lump right below your breastbone when you try to take a deep breath 7.  Sigh or yawn a lot 8.  Breathing feeling like a series of events instead of one smooth internally coordinated, continuous flow 9.  Too often need to take deep breaths 10.  Holding breath a lot 11.  Breathing is labored or restricted 12.  Breathing is shallow 13.  Poor sleep 14.  Breath heaving 15.  Wheezing 16.  Gasping for air 17.  Tense overall feeling 18.  Low energy 19.  Pulsing or stabbing feeling in and around ribs

20.  Side stitches 21.  Low back pain tied to deeper breathing 22.  Making breathing shallow or an increase in pain when you breathe. 23.  Chest wall tenderness 24.  Chest is large and stiff 25.  Ribs flair outward at bottom during inhale 26.  Cramps in belly or below sternum 27.  Tightness around the mouth 28.  Reduced pain tolerance 29.  Can't relax 30.  Poor posture 31.  Can't walk medium speed and easily talk at the same time 32.  Reduced pain tolerance 33.  Curvature of the spine 34.  Tight or restricted stomach muscles 35.  Ticklishness in ribs or armpits 36.  Waking up suddenly not breathing 37.  Breathlessness or air hunger 38.  Feelings of suffocation 39.  Tightness, soreness or pressure in the chest or below breast bone

Testimonials from general public     Health professional testimonials  Dr. Danielle Rose

"I do think your breathing techniques are better than all the other breathing methods I've run across.  Thanks for sharing all that you've learned! Regards, Mike Pelletier COLORADO"

To order go to The Breathing Kit page.

DISCLAIMER: Not for treatment of any disease. Always consult a health professional before you begin any exercise program. Statements are not evaluated by the FDA. Not suitable for recent thoracic surgeries or severe osteoporosis.