“The Breathing and Relaxation Tape has made an incredible difference in two weeks. My stress levels at work are far less than before — I feel more relaxed, happy and confident than I have felt in years.”
A Charitable Trust
Relearn your correct, natural breathing pattern
Most of us are born breathing well — the ordinary stresses of life get in the way. The good news: it can be relearned at any age, with benefits felt almost immediately.
The Problem
If you’ve been on red alert for twenty years, you stay on it — even during sleep.
Most of us breathe badly — too fast, too shallow, using only the chest. It’s how the body responds to stress: a habit the nervous system picks up early and rarely puts down on its own. Left unchecked, it keeps us in a low hum of anxiety long after the stressful moment has passed.
Our Approach
Relearning what you already know
We’re born knowing how to breathe well. Correct breathing can be relearned at any age — and its practice has immediate benefits.
01
Notice
Learn to recognise “red alert” breathing: short, high in the chest, driven by stress rather than need.
02
Relearn
Return to diaphragmatic breathing — the slow, low breath every newborn uses instinctively.
03
Further Reading
Practise
With repetition it becomes automatic again — calming the heart rate and nervous system almost at once.
Correct Breathing: The True Path to Health
“Re-learning to breathe correctly is going back to what we already knew when we were born.”
Read the full article
Why It Matters
Breathing is the one system you can consciously change
21%
of each breath is oxygen — every cell in your body depends on it
40%
of the oxygen you take in is used by your brain alone
½ court
the surface area of a healthy pair of human lungs, spread flat
1–6 mo
how long it took Papworth Hospital patients’ anxiety to ease once taught to breathe correctly
Trust Your Breath’s work is guided by our Medical Advisor, Dr Veronica McBurnie MBChB MRCGP — a GP with a specialist interest in holistic medicine and breathwork.
In Their Own Words
What people tell us.
Get Involved
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