If the New Year has made you think about creating a healthier version of you, then there’s no better place to begin than with the way you breathe, because how you breathe really does shape how you feel, rest, calm and perform. Better breathing isn’t wellness fluff, it’s supported by respiratory science showing that slower, nasal, diaphragmatic breaths influence our nervous system, oxygen delivery, stress levels and resilience.   Healthy breathing follows a few major principl

Following the publication of the second part of the NHS England ADHD Taskforce Report yesterday, as a Buteyko Breath Coach working with children, I strongly support the joined-up approach that is called for, but I believe the pathway is missing a CRUCIAL biological link: how children breathe and sleep. https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/11/nhs-england-responds-to-adhd-taskforce-final-report/ Asking a few simple questions that could make a big difference: Does the child snore or

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I hear it ALL the time. A child is upset, sobbing, tears streaming down their face, full of rage or despair, and gasping for rushed,...

It is so important children breathe efficiently to help them achieve their genetic potential. If you think this is far-fetched or this is a new concept please read this joint blog by Dr Louise Oliver and Charlotte Marsh. Dr Louise Oliver is a GP, Functional Breathing Practitioner & Therapeutic Life Coach and Charlotte Marsh is Pilates teacher, breath coach with a special interest in children’s health & a children’s book author. The moment a baby is born, we focus on their fir

As a Breathwork teacher who goes into schools to teach kids how to regulate their nervous system via their breath, the recent headlines...

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When someone says move more, you might think of a walk, daily steps, fitting in a pilates workout but what about moving the insides of...

A quote from Joseph Pilates: “Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercise, one must learn how to breathe properly...