Buteyko Self-Study Advanced Course

About this Program:

This is a self-paced, individual online program designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the Buteyko Method independently, without direct guidance from a Buteyko Specialist.

The course offers a comprehensive exploration of the method, drawing from a variety of original sources. Students will learn from the teachings of Dr. Novozhilov, MD (Medical Director of the Buteyko Clinic in Moscow), Ludmila Buteyko, and other prominent experts in the field. The program also provides rare insights into Dr. Konstantin Buteyko’s lesser-known discoveries, giving students a deeper and more nuanced understanding of his method.

Whether you're a dedicated practitioner or simply looking to explore the method further, this program will help you develop a strong foundation and the confidence to apply and share the Buteyko approach more fully.

Program Details:

• Requirements: None

• Course Duration: 2–5 months (self-paced)

• Access: Unlimited with no time restrictions

• Curriculum Includes:

  • 35 hours of educational video materials

  • Complete transcripts of all lessons
    

Advanced Course - Go Beyond Basic Buteyko Breathing

Many people know the Buteyko Method as a breathing technique.

They learn to breathe through the nose, reduce overbreathing, measure the Control Pause or Positive Maximum Pause, and practice breathing exercises.

But this is only the beginning.

The deeper Buteyko teaching asks much larger questions — about asthma, children, stress, food, sleep, chronic infection, nervous system regulation, carbon dioxide, homeostasis, and even spirituality.

The Advanced Buteyko Self-Study Course was created for students who want to understand the method more deeply — not only how to practice it, but why it works, why progress can sometimes become unstable, and how breathing is connected with the whole body.

This course explores questions such as:

The Essence of the Method

What did Dr. Buteyko mean by “being in the method”?

What is the essence of the Buteyko Method?

What did Dr. Buteyko recommend to people who do not want to do formal breathing exercises?

What do we achieve by constantly reducing breathing and remaining “in the Method”?

In what manner should breathing be reduced — and why?

CO₂, Oxygen, and the Body’s Intelligence

What has a greater impact on the body: food consumption or air consumption?

What is the Bohr Effect?

What happens to oxygen delivery when breathing is chronically excessive?

What is the difference between the regulation of breathing by oxygen and the regulation of breathing by carbon dioxide?

What happens in the body when the Positive Maximum Pause is consistently 40 seconds or higher?

How does the body try to regulate pH when a person chronically hyperventilates?

Asthma from the Buteyko Perspective

What is the main component of asthma?

Is asthma a disease of inspiration or expiration?

What is the purpose of bronchial spasm?

Why does the body narrow the airways?

How does breathing reduction help a person overcome asthma?

What is the difference between the conventional medical view of asthma and the Buteyko view?

How would you explain Buteyko to a conventional doctor who asks, “Are you trying to increase carbon dioxide? This person already has too much CO₂ in the blood”?

Children, Parents, and Breathing

Why are children often more sensitive to breathing than adults?

How does breathing reduction help children with attention, concentration, and school performance?

Why is parent participation essential when working with children?

Can parents’ breathing habits affect their child’s progress with Buteyko?

Why is restoring nasal breathing especially important for children with congestion, enlarged adenoids, allergies, asthma, and related conditions?

What is the most important way parents can help a child with breathing difficulties or allergies?

Stress, Anxiety, and the Nervous System

What is the connection between stress and breathing reduction?

Which breathing exercises were recommended for anxiety?

Which areas of the body are especially important to relax when reducing breathing during anxiety?

What must a person do to maintain a high enough Positive Maximum Pause to avoid being strongly influenced by stress or adverse circumstances?

Sleep, Food, and Daily Life

What did Dr. Buteyko say about sleep?

What is better for increasing the Positive Maximum Pause: sleeping more or sleeping less?

What kind of diet and eating approach are most conducive to reducing breathing?

How can a person judge whether physical exercise is beneficial for them?

Why can physical exercise sometimes lower the Positive Maximum Pause?

Chronic Infection, Teeth, and Hidden Obstacles

Why can a person practice Buteyko and still struggle to increase the Positive Maximum Pause?

What did Dr. Buteyko discover about hidden sources of chronic infection?

How can a person have chroniosepsis, or chronic infection, and not know about it?

What role can teeth, tonsils, sinuses, lymph nodes, and other hidden sources of inflammation play in breathing normalization?

Allergies, Rhinitis, and Sinus Problems

Do allergies disappear when breathing is normalized?

Can Buteyko help with seasonal pollen allergies?

What is chronic allergic rhinitis?

What does successful work with children with chronic congestion depend on?

Why is nasal breathing not just a nice idea, but a foundation of health?

The Larger Meaning of Buteyko

What did Dr. Novozhilov share about Konstantin Buteyko’s discoveries on breathing and spirituality?

Why is Buteyko not simply a set of exercises?

What does it mean to practice the method as a way of life?

What does it mean to restore not only breathing, but the body’s ability to regulate itself?

This Is Not a Beginner Course

These are not beginner questions.

They belong to the deeper layer of the Buteyko Method — the layer that explains why breathing affects so many aspects of health, why symptoms can return when breathing habits return, and why the method must be understood not only mechanically, but physiologically and even philosophically.

The Advanced Buteyko Self-Study Course is for students who want to move beyond basic instructions and enter a more complete understanding of the original Buteyko teaching.

It is especially valuable for serious students of the method, long-term practitioners, health professionals, parents working with children, and anyone who wants to understand breathing normalization as a whole-body process.

If you are ready to study the Buteyko Method more deeply, this course will give you a rare opportunity to learn from the original lineage and explore the questions that are often missing from simplified modern presentations of Buteyko.