Author: Miriam Bunder

Hi Everyone, I love this time of year when there are glimpses of spring days mixed in with the last of winter. The days are getting longer, and the birds are back in their nest on the ledge outside my treatment room. This time of year although does prompt a resurgence in pollen allergies and…

Buteyko Breathing is about re-establishing your innate breathing pattern (diaphragmatic and nose breathing); obtaining balanced levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitric oxide for circulation throughout your muscles, tissues, organs and cells. When this biochemical process is at its best so will be the detoxification process and all the other integrated systems of your body,…

Our bodies are made up of trillions of different specialised cells. Our nervous system cells are called neurons, their role is to carry messages, via an electrochemical process, along the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and throughout the peripheral nervous system (ganglia). We have 3 types of neurons. Sensory neurons respond to touch,…

Breathing is part of your autonomic system. You don’t need to instruct your body to breathe the way do for example with running. The quality of your breathing can change as a result of stress. Have you noticed how a newborn baby breathes? Typically, babies and infants breathe with a slight contraction of their diaphragm…