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Detecting & Correcting
Obvious & Hidden
Breathing Dysfunction
Michael Grant White
www.Breathing.com
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Breathing is not an exciting subject.
It is a deadly serious one.
• Up to 25% of the US population may suffer from
the effects of learned dysfunctional breathing
habits.
• 60 % of hospital emergencies.
• Breathing volume and life span are
interdependent.
• 10% per decade loss of volume.
• Oxygen, oxygen, oxygen.
• Grounded Balanced Deep yet still relatively easy
breathing MUST stay that way during stress.
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Why is poor breathing such a big problem?
No patenting.
Not taught in schools.
Stress levels are through the
roof and getting worse.
Health professionals
including many yoga and
Pilates parrot other’s
mistakes adding to the
confusion.
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Why is it so common and we don't know it?
Traditional medical “wisdom” =
“Nothing can be done to improve
your breathing. You suffer from
anxiety. Take this pill”.
Life time channel.
Walking calmly through the gates
of hell.
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Why are the effects so serious and insidious?
No proper assessments.
It remains undetected and distorts all
cellular and nervous system function
and eluding or distorting clinical
studies and diagnosis.
Take two minutes to scan the following
compilation of health professional
comments regarding oxygenation.
If poor breathing compromises
oxygenation, imagine what it will do to
methylation and inflammation.
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How does it affect our health and performance?
There is nothing it DOES NOT affect.
NOTHING at all EVER.
Think addictions, anxiety, obsessivecompulsive disorder, panic, phobia, anger,
chronic pain, chronic stress, depression,
dissociation, personality disorders,
psychotic disorders, sexual disorders,
trauma, attention (ADD, ADHD), learning
disabilities, and performance deficits,
eating disorders, and attachment disorders
are ALL caused or worsened by the way we
breathe.
ALL of them.
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Why do we learn dysfunctional breathing?
Habit starting with posture
Trauma
Stress
Learned reactions/responses
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Go ahead. Give it a turn
I work better under pressure
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What are common signs and symptoms?
UDB
Undetected
dysfunctional/disordered
breathing.
Unbalanced deep breathing.
Take 2 minutes and scan my
UDB sheet for a lay person
view.
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Why are some ways of breathing good for some
.........and bad for others?
Gather a group of people in the same room or webinar.
Have them do a typical deep breathing energy exercise.
You can bet many will feel great. You can also bet many
will either get anxious or at the very least strengthen
the tendency towards anxiety or chest constriction that
certain situations previously mentioned can invite.
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When and where are these problems triggered?
Hint. Think hyperventilation.
(1) working (employment)
(2) resting (between tasks)
(3) performing (e.g., test taking)
(4) talking, eating, singing
(5) feeling anxious or worried
(6) feeling tired or stressed
(7) interacting in groups
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When and where are these problems triggered?
Hint. Think hyperventilation.
(08) physical challenges, exercising
(09) being confronted by others
(10) traveling, unfamiliar places
(11) socializing, meeting people
(12) speaking in public, in groups
(13) feeling angry or upset
(14) intimacy, expressing feelings
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When and where are these problems triggered?
Hint. Think hyperventilation.
(15) physical discomfort, pain
(16) meeting authority figures
(17) going to sleep, while asleep
(18) being accountable, in-charge
(19) learning new tasks, new info
(20) feeling unsure of self
(21) allergens, weather, foods
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How do we identify hidden problems
before they worsen?
In-clinic assessments
It’s palpate your neighbor time.
Breath rate.
Extended pause.
Chest expansion. Use the cloth
tape supplied.
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In-clinic assessments - sitting / standing
UDB sheet - Situational sheet
Breath rate - including pause
Number count
Extended pause
Palpation
Observing belly breathing? What is
observable
can change in a split second.
• Carbon dioxide levels, subtle muscle
tension and heart rate variability are
demonstrated at our booth along with
information about an Applied
Breathing Sciences Masters Degree
program.
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Why are popular prescriptive protocols not a
solution?
Hint: Anxiety meds lower SNS but do nothing to strengthen PNS.
Side effects often confuse or compound health challenges.
Some antibiotics can help if used
prudently. The issue is prudence.
I have my preferred alternatives including a
29 strain soil based pre and pro biotic I’ll
show you at the booth.
UDB aka Breathing Pattern Disorder alone
can cause massive upper and lower
respiratory congestion.
3 examples. Head nurse; 82 year old; Office
manager.
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The Five Skills of Optimal Breathing
Number count
Breath rate
Breathing pause
Extended pause
Chest expansion
PLUS: Optimal Methylation
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From another breathing teacher
“One of the reasons I love Michael is because he
specializes in tough cases! I get reports all the time
from people who turned lifelong health issues and
challenges around by working with him. He is a
master at guiding people toward improvement in
breathing, energy, relaxation, posture, focus and
concentration, singing, speaking, sleep, sports, and
more.”
Dan Brule, World class breath worker and
former Navy deep sea diver
www.breathmastery.com
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What generic breathing exercises can we safely
practice, at home, office or anywhere?
Squeeze and breathe.
Core development.
Leg lift and shhhh.
Optimal Reflex Triggering.
These and more or part of our self help
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The Optimal
Breathing Self
Mastery Kit
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• Visit our booth with your questions about
how we can benefit yourself, and greatly
improve your professional results.
• Get a kit for $100.00 and receive an
optional 15 minute free hands-on session
with Mike
• Have a kit already? $50.00 gets you a 15
minute combined breathing and voice
development session or biofeedback
assessment.
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Clinical studies
www.breathing.com/articles/clinicalstudies.htm
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