We are starting a family-breathing program to meet a clear demand. Scores of parents contact us every month to help their children breathe better. Often they have just recently discovered the common connection between mouth breathing and chronic health conditions.
So many people in our society express their stress with rapid, short breaths, that frequently the parents unknowingly suffer from chronic hidden hyperentilation too. I love working with families to make breathing activities a fun, positive way to connect, rather than a chore for kids to complete on their own.
So Family Breathing Days -- an activity-based program for school-age kids and their grown-ups to transition from mouth breathing to full time nasal breathing -- was born.
Two independent sessions are offered at this time. They can be taken in any order, although ideally we advise taking Breathing Foundations first, then Breathing Conditioning second about a month later.
Here are the rough details:
Breathing Foundations - 2 hours
- Practice good oral and standing posture.
- Practice nasal breathing while eating.
- Practice nasal breathing while talking
- ...plus six mouth- and throat-muscle strengthening and flexibility exercises for adults thatr were proven to reduce snoring.
Breathing Conditioning - 2 hours
- Practice natural nose-clearing and decongestion exercise.
- Practice the Buteyko Breathing Technique steps exercises for children.
- Play fun games with nasal breathing only.
Cost is $125/family up to four people for the two-hour session. It's best not to do both sessions in one day to avoid overload.
This is for children ages 5-13. Families with younger kids should have a dedicated private session. Older kids can do this or the same personal coaching program we offer adults.
We'll hold a Family Breathing Day once a month, and mix them up between Saturdays and Sundays. Here's the schedule:
Sunday, February 2, 2020
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breathing Foundations
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Breathing Conditioning
Sunday, March 1, 2020
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breathing Conditioning
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Breathing Foundations
Saturday, April 11, 2020
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breathing Foundations
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Breathing Conditioning
Saturday, May 9, 2020
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breathing Conditioning
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Breathing Foundations
Sunday, June 14, 2020
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Breathing Foundations
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Breathing Conditioning
To register for Breathing Foundations, click Breathing Foundations Registration Page.
To register for Breathing Conditioning, click Breathing Conditioning Registration Page.
For more information about the philosophy behind Family Breathing Days, check our Family Breathing Coaching web page.
Breathing Retraining Center LLC offers individual and group training and coaching on self-management techniques to identify and correct poor-breathing habits.Breathing Retraining Center LLC’s educational products, courses and coaching are designed to improve breathing skills for people whose issues may be related to habits that have the potential to be improved, as a self-care/wellness activity. Breathing difficulty may be a warning sign of a life-threatening heart or lung condition, infection or other illness. Always check with your doctor about your own situation.
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