The Conscious Breathing Institute was founded in Sweden by Anders Olsson in 2009. We educate, research, and develop tools in breathing and CO₂ for better health, relaxation, and performance.
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Fantastic response on the Conscious Breathing Instructor Course
Since the first course in 2011 more than 1,500 people have completed the Conscious Breathing Instructor Course. The Course covers the complete ABC of breathing, providing...
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Strengthen your heart with correct breathing
Your heart is situated right between your lungs, and how you actually breathe has a big influence on your heart. Tense, non-rhythmic and stressed breathing makes...
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ALL students wanted to use the Relaxator during national exams
A sixth-grade class at Guteskolan in Sweden have been doing breathing retraining for four weeks. In this article, students and teachers share their experiences that are...
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Exhibition in Oslo was a success
Recently, Conscious Breathing exhibited at a health fair in Oslo. Breathing Instructor Lisa Korsgren has successfully been spreading Conscious Breathing in Norway during the last year....
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Chief Physician Recommends Conscious Breathing and The Relaxator
I am a former chief physician at the Falu Hospital in Sweden. From a global perspective our healthcare in Sweden is at the top level. However,...
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Practical experience of taping the mouth at night
A simple measure to improve your breathing is to tape your mouth at night. It may sound strange, but I recommend everyone to try. If you...
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Improve Your Breathing Habits Now
Any quest for improved health and well-being should include something we do over 20,000 times a day: breathing. Breathing is an integral part of who we...
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TEST #1 – Breathing and Health Index
Learn more about your current breathing habits by answering the 20 questions in the Breathing and Health Index Questionnaire below. These questions will help you assess...
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How do you breathe?
There is nothing new about the importance of breathing. Just a few minutes of oxygen deprivation is enough to destroy the brain’s ability to process incoming...
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Mouth breathing causes colds
In our language we can often find a deeper understanding of various functions of the body. The meaning of the word cold, for example, is not...
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Women at risk develop poor breathing habits
Poor breathing habits are likely a major contributing factor as to why 90% of those diagnosed with fibromyalgia and 75% of those diagnosed with CFS (chronic...
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Close connection between PMS and impaired breathing
Do you suffer from PMS? Period pain, cramps? Mood swings - cry for no reason, sensitive, angry, feeling low, depressed, indifferent, antisocial? Low self esteem? Sensitive...
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Study Busts Exercise Myth About Mouth Breathing
Most of us have been taught that we have to breathe through our mouth when we exert ourselves, but I argue that the belief that mouth...
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Increase your ability to burn fat with breathing retraining
Would you like to increase your fat loss but don’t know how? Do you keep trying to lose weight but fail again and again? Doesn’t the...
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How to Breathe Outside the Yoga Mat?
There is nothing new about the importance of breathing—just a few minutes of oxygen deprivation is enough to destroy the brain’s ability to process incoming information...
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Discover the Power of Your Breath
Sandie Sedgbeer interviews Anders Olsson in her Virtual Light Broadcast show. The interview is approximately 25 minutes long and you can view it at the bottom...
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Conscious Breathing for Optimum Sports Performance
Impaired breathing habits limit your sports performance. If your breathing is impaired, you can’t run, swim, bike or maintain your concentration, strength, and endurance optimally. A...
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Breathing retraining in school increases concentration, reduces worry and stress
Magdalena Lagerström from SHRI Yoga is a certified Conscious Breathing instructor. During a four-week period, she has conducted a pilot project at Globen-school in Alingsås, Sweden,...
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