Buteyko Smart Belt

This product is I believed solely designed to help improve the application of the Buteyko breathing technique and bring it to a higher level. The essence of the Buteyko method lies in voluntarily eliminating overbreathing. As described in the wonderful New York Times bestselling book called "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" by James Nestor (2020). It is strange, but aparently "less is more" when it comes to breathing! Using the Buteyko method requires: proper posture abdominal breathing feeling the lack of air The Buteyko Smart Belt instantly signals with vibration when my posture is poor, as incorrect posture leads to increased breathing. For those accustomed to chest breathing like me, this belt assists in transitioning to abdominal breathing. As instructed, I have first initially fastened the belt just above the chest, directly under the armpit. This way, it provides vibration feedback with each breath taken into the chest. Only when abdominal breathing is entirely established, and one can consistently breathe solely with abdominal breathing, should we fasten the belt around our ribs. This encourages us to sense the (helpful!) breathlessness that Nestor wrote about since it vibrates with every breath where you don't feel air hunger. I give this product a 5-star rating because it has been extremely beneficial to me, greatly assisting me in sensing continuous, breathless breathing or breathing with a smaller amplitude than usual, which is the core of the Buteyko method. This is definitely a product that should be used only by people who've studied and learned about the Buteyko method. It's inventor is brilliant...he invented a "Buteyko coach in a Box!"

I believe this product is solely designed to help elevate the application of the Buteyko breathing technique to a higher level. The essence of the Buteyko method lies in voluntarily eliminating overbreathing. This requires: 1. proper posture 2. abdominal breathing 3. feeling the lack of air The Buteyko Smart Belt instantly signals with vibration when your posture is compromised, as incorrect posture leads to increased breathing. For those accustomed to chest breathing, this belt assists in transitioning to abdominal breathing. In such cases, you should initially fasten the belt just above the chest, directly under the armpit. This way, it provides vibration feedback with each breath taken into the chest. Only when abdominal breathing is entirely established, and you can consistently breathe solely with abdominal breathing, should you fasten the belt around your waist. This encourages you to sense the breathlessness since it vibrates with every breath where you don't feel air hunger. I give this product a 5-star rating because it has been extremely beneficial to me, greatly assisting me in sensing continuous, breathless breathing or breathing with a smaller amplitude than usual, which is the core of the Buteyko method. Thanks to the inventor!

This belt encourages you to breathe wide into your chest, like a pilates breath rather than a deep yoga breath. It's interesting, and it definitely works if you're interested in breathing like that. It's one way to brace the core and stabilize the spine. I've studied many different types of breathing in chiropractic school, yoga classes, somatic therapy programs, etc and nobody can say any one is "right." The diaphragm descending on an inhale as it functionally should would usually push the belly out slightly...and some would argue that anything else might compress organs. But if you're familiar with mula bandha, the belt can help you learn to engage that and walk around breathing with the diaphragm more laterally than descending. I just used it cleaning and packing boxes in my apartment and it's kinda cool. Will continue to work with it doing housework like that, a fun way to multitask and challenge the body/mind. When your skin presses against the belt, it buzzes so you pull your abdominals away from it.

Being trying to do Buteyko for years but it is does not stick. You forget to control your breathing and you revert back to bad habits. Just started today but looks hopeful. Nice job Mr Varga-Szilagyi !