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Below are some endorsements from healthcare professionals.  We welcome further comments via the form below.

Dr Nicky Baillie MBChB, FRNZCGP, MNZAMH, Dip. Int. Psych (Hakomi)
I am highly impressed by the Buteyko breathing training offered by Glenn White in Auckland. I have referred many patients to this course now who have noticed marked improvements in their health. [more]

Dr Frances Pitsilis MB.BS (Mon.) Dip. Obst., Dip. Occup.Med, MACNEM, FAARM, ABAAEM, FRNZCGP
Glenn White’s Buteyko clinic has been the source of excellent results for my patients. I like that he has a course that they can go on which helps to correct the ingrained habit of poor breathing. I am very happy with his treatments. [more]

Philip Dowling BA Hons, BHSc, MA, ND, Head of Naturopathy, Wellpark College
I have asked Glenn to speak at Wellpark College many times over the past seven years, and have always found his talks to be well structured, informative, and inspirational. Our students always give the most positive feedback every time Glenn has lectured. I have known several people who have completed Glenn’s Buteyko course, and it has been of enormous benefit to each of them. [more]

Leila Masson, Paediatrician, Lactation Consultant
I highly recommend Buteyko breathing training to anyone with asthma, sleep apnoea, snoring or anxiety. [more]

Graeme F Washer MBChB, FRACS
As a General Practitioner for twenty five years I have often been dissatisfied with the disease control and quality of life achieved by my asthmatic patients. The common thread despite their use of medication correctly has been poor perception and attitude towards their illness, often with fear of loss of control... [more]

Anne O'Reilly MBChB FRNZCGP
Having heard remarkable reports from my patients who did the Buteyko course, my son and I tried it out. I learned how to eliminate a migraine headache and my son's asthma, made worse by cold and exercise was noticeably better just by doing the exercises. [more]

Jackson Perry CEO, Centre for Advanced Medicine Ltd
Based on medical and scientific review within our clinic, and experiences of breathing courses provided by Buteyko Breathing Clinics, the Centre for Advanced Medicine Limited is happy to refer our clients with breathing related conditions to your programme... [more]

Jim Bartley, Otolaryngologist
…people practising Buteyko are able to decrease their asthma medication, not deteriorate significantly and maintain objective measures of lung function. [more]

Mimi Irwin MBCHB, FRNZCGP, Dip Obs, D MF Homeopathy London
I work in General Practice and the knowledge that I gained from Glenn’s course has been invaluable to my understanding of some the health problems presenting in the people I see. I cannot imagine practising medicine without the understanding I now have of the impact of faulty breathing on health... [more]

Helen Smith MBBS, FRNZCGP
Glenn is an excellent teacher. I had the pleasure of attending one of his free introductory evening seminars. I could see how the principles of Buteyko could work. As a consequence I started to send asthma patients to see Glenn for help with their breathing techniques. Once I understood the physiology it made sense to work on the breathing. [more]

Graeme Kidd MBChB, FRNZCGP, Howick
Glenn has helped many of my patients and empowered them to move beyond their asthma. With his Buteyko techniques they have been able to reduce inhaler use significantly. He has been particularly successful with children – they love Glenn's enthusiastic style. I have no hesitation in recommending Glenn and his techniques to patients. [more]

Dr David Nicholls, AUT University
Read Dr David Nicholls' thank-you letter for Glenn White's session on 'Breathing Retraining and the Buteyko Institute Method'. [more]

John Appleton, Health Researcher and Director of Appleton Associates
I met Glenn at a Mind-Body conference in 2004. At the time I knew very little about Buteyko so I made a point of checking it out which saw me attending an introductory seminar at Glenn’s Ponsonby Clinic. I don’t have asthma and I hadn’t ever been aware of how I was breathing, but following advice given at the seminar, I was amazed at how much easier it was for me to exercise if I breathed through my nose instead of my mouth. [more]

Gisborne Hospital
All published studies on the Buteyko breathing technique, including one which we performed in Gisborne, have shown positive results. Reductions of reliever medications averaged 85 to 95 per cent and reductions in preventer medication 40 to 50 per cent. [more]

Dr John Harvey, Chair of the British Thoracic Society communications committee
As lung specialists we know from clinical experience that even spending a small amount of time teaching patients how to manage their condition and control their breathing appropriately can reduce both the number of asthma attacks and improve their quality of life. [more]

Dr Jill McGowan, Nurse educator Glasgow, Scotland
This study clearly demonstrates that teaching people with asthma to breathe correctly with the Buteyko Institute Method provides significant improvements... [more]

Dr Paul Ameisen MBBS, ND, DipAc, FACNEM
My book, "Every Breath You Take", was the result of six years of research into the Buteyko Method and the results it has achieved for asthma sufferers. The results are astonishing and suggest a direct link between our breathing patterns and our level of health. [more]

Valemma Wright ND
I invited Glenn White to run a Buteyko breathing clinic at my practice in 2004. I witnessed impressive results. From the very first sessions noses cleared, asthma symptoms improved and people reported improved sleep and a sense of well-being from the breathing exercises. I have no hesitation in recommending Glenn’s programme for the treatment of asthma, hay-fever, snoring, sleep apnoea and help in relieving stress and improved sleep. [more]

Drs Patrick McHugh & Bruce Duncan
While the mechanism of effect of the Buteyko breathing technique (BBT) may not be accepted, or even thoroughly understood, it offers levels of impact that, if produced by a drug, would be adopted widely... [more]


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