Dr. K. P. Buteyko proved that deep breathing and wrong way of life are the causes of most diseases. He managed to discover the basic law of death: the deeper the breath, the stronger the disease and the closer death. And vice versa, the smaller the depth of breathing, the healthier, more resilient and durable the body.
The detrimental effect of deep breathing on the body through the CO2 deficiency it creates has been proven by numerous experiments, starting with the work of the famous physiologist Gekderson, carried out in 1909. Henderson connected the animals to an apparatus that deepened their breathing, and they died.
The traditional principles of disease analysis led to the fact that various symptoms of deep breathing disease (bronchospasms, spasms of the heart vessels, an increase in blood pressure or a decrease in it, fainting with convulsions) began to be called separate diseases: bronchial asthma, angina pectoris, hypertension, epilepsy ... All of them lead to complications: sclerosis of the lungs and blood vessels, myocardial infarction, stroke - which are the main factors of premature old age, decrepitude, disability and mortality.
The essence of the method of volitional elimination of deep breathing is the gradual decrease in the depth of breathing. This can be achieved by a volitional (conscious, but not violent) gradual decrease in external breathing to normal by relaxing the muscles involved in breathing (diaphragm).
Before training, measure and record: heart rate and control pause (CP). To measure the control pause, after a natural exhalation, slightly pinch your nose and record the time. At the first discomfort caused by lack of air, you should unclench your fingers and fix the time again. The pause is measured correctly if a deep breath does not appear after it. By the size of the control pause, you can determine how much your usual, normal breathing is more than normal. The norm is 60 seconds.
For example, CP = 15 sec. 60:15 = 4. This means that with each breath you absorb air 4 times more than normal.
As breathing is practiced, the control pause will gradually increase, the pulse will decrease. Your well-being will get better, and the energy will grow steadily.
The breathing method of Tibetan monks will also help in this. You need to imagine a light feather in front of your nose. Breathing should be so quiet and shallow that the feather does not move!