CO2 ACADEMY
by Conscious Breathing Institute
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a key regulator of human physiology, influencing respiration, oxygen delivery, circulation, blood pH, and nervous system function. This resource presents a curated selection of peer reviewed research on how CO₂ levels shaped by breathing patterns or therapeutic applications affect physiological regulation, without making health or treatment claims.
CO2 Therapy: What, Why, and How?
When we inhale, we take in oxygen. On the exhale, we blow off the excess carbon dioxide (CO₂) our body produces. CO₂ Therapy is about optimizing the levels of both...
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How to breathe properly?
When we are stressed, anxious, and worried our breathing is typically fast, shallow, irregular, big, tense, noisy, through the mouth. Many people are in this state way too often for...
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John B West: Lectures of Respiratory Physiology
A description of the lectures and why they were developed can be found hereBy John B. West John B. West worked at Hammersmith Hospital in London in 1960 and received...
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John B West: Lectures of Respiratory Physiology – description
Description of the CourseBy John B. West A complete course of respiratory physiology suitable for first-year medical and graduate students has been placed on the Web for our own students...
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How Should I Breathe - Wim Hof vs Conscious Breathing
Ever since I founded Conscious Breathing in 2009, people’s interest in breathing as a health promoter, performance enhancer and a way to personal and spiritual growth has increased more and...
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Yandell Henderson: Biography
April 23, 1873-February 18, 1944By John B. West Yandell Henderson made important contributions to cardiorespiratory physiology over a broad area with a particular emphasis on practical applications such as resuscitation,...
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Yandell Henderson: Carbon Dioxide
From the Cyclopedia of Medicine (1940)By Yandell Henderson, PhD On May 9, 1794, during the Reign of Terror, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier died by the guillotine. This event closed the first and...
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Breathing Test – Hold Your Breath
The two exercises below are about holding your breath. How long you can hold your breath, after exhalation, is an indication of your health status. The shorter the time you...
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Konstantin Buteyko: Interview 1982
Interview taken in 1982. Published in “The Buteyko Method. An Experience of Use in Medicine”, by Moscow, “Patriot” Publishers in 1990 English translation originally published on www.buteyko.ru >> Question: Konstantin...
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Konstantin Buteyko – The Discovery
English translation originally published on www.buteyko.ru >> Konstantin Pavlovich was born in 1923 in sun-lit, fertile Ukraine. His father was a carpenter, mum v a tailor. The author of a...
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Breathing is the Key to Stay Healthy
We spend an enormous amount of money on the quest for improving our health, our looks, our weight, our fitness, our sleep, our energy and our sex lives. But the...
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Stress – What is it Really?
What is stress, and how does it affect the body’s nervous and hormone systems? The famous stress researcher Hans Seyle defined stress as “everything that forces an organism to adapt...
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