About the UK Buteyko Breathing Centre

The UK Buteyko Breathing Centre is the oldest established clinic in the UK for the treatment of Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchiectasis Hyperventilation Syndrome, and many other breathing related disorders. This method is used extensively in Russia, Australia and New Zealand. Clinical trials have been completed, achieving a 90% reduction in reliever medication within 6 weeks. Over 1 million people have now successfully learned the Buteyko method.

Margaret Brooks ( above, with the Director of the Centre, David Valencia ) became involved with the Buteyko method because she was an asthma sufferer herself. She also had regular migraines, high blood pressure and felt constantly fatigued. The final straw came when she caught the flu and had to be hospitalised with a severe asthma attack. Not wanting to spend the rest of her life on drugs, which were making her condition worse, she decided it was time to take control of her health. She was fortunate to see an article on the Buteyko method in a newspaper and declared that she must see for herself if it worked or not. It worked so well that she was able to come off all her medication within a very short time. The method impressed her so much she asked her trainer (Sacha Stalmatski) if she could train as a practitioner.

Margaret trained with Mr Stalmatski and also went to Australia where she further studied with some of the worlds leading Australian and Russian practitioners. Margaret promoted Professor Buteyko's (opposite) only visit to the UK with some of her patients in May 1999.

The UK Buteyko Breathing Centre is located at the heart of England in Nottingham, under the Directorship of David Valencia. ( top right with Margaret ). David learned the Buteyko method from Margaret who has now retired from running Buteyko courses. Since then he has gone on to further train with Buteyko New Zealand under the trainership of Jennifer Stark and Sally Gething. The Centre runs courses throughout the United Kingdom.