Shut your Mouth and Change your Life | Patrick McKeown | TEDxGalway

Decongest your nose, increase your body temperature and activate your bodies relaxation response in three to four minutes by simply altering your breath. Author of The Oxygen Advantage, Patrick McKeown guides a TEDx audience to do just that.

Patrick is a world renowned expert in the Buteyko Breathing Method and author of 8 best selling books including (his latest) The Oxygen Advantage, Close Your Mouth, Asthma Free Naturally, Anxiety Free: Stop Worrying and Quieten Your Mind, Sleep with Buteyko.

An Irishman, Patrick is based in Galway, and travels and lectures extensively around the world. He is Director of Education at the world's foremost Buteyko Breathing Method Clinic, The Buteyko Clinic International, and has trained hundreds of Buteyko practitioners since 2003.

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Nasal Breathing

First I’m 76 years old as I write this


I have been doing nasal for over a year, consciously breathing 24/7, I had almost immediate benefits.

1. I was a nose picker all the time, not anymore, within 24 hours of starting this I stopped, why? Because my nose was completely clear, their was nothing to pick, that’s when I took nasal breathing seriously,

2. Within days my back problems had gone, it was a struggle getting in and out of the car, bending over etc, its immensely better now, not perfect but a massive improvement.

3. No neck or shoulder pain at all, its completely gone.

4. My posture has improved dramatically, no round shoulders, as we sometimes do, we pull our shoulders back to, look more positive and upright, I cant do that now as my shoulders and back are already upright.

5. I have slowed down, I walk around at a nice steady pace now.

6. My well being has improved and I am much more tranquil.

7. I never get anxious any more, I don’t lose my temper or get angry, I’m a lot calmer.

8. I’ve succeeded in sleeping all night with my mouth shut, I sleep like a log, just about every night no disturbance and I’m ofte in the same position I was when I went to sleep.

9. I had old age marks on my hands, very prominent, they have almost gone, some can still be seen but are not sort of lumps like they use to be, I can hardly feel them, my skin is smoother,

My life and well-being are doing very nicely.

This costs me nothing.

[uwusmolbean]

Things our grandparents would say; "slow down", "gather your thoughts" "close your mouth when u eat" (chew) "listen twice as much as you speak" etc.

[marquism]

I tried the exercise he has us do towards the end, with a common cold. Been congested for the past 2 days breathing through my mouth the entire time. That exercise just cleared up my nasal congestion faster and even better than any OTC medication I have taken. This is actual medical science. I'm going to try to live my life breathing through my nose 99.9% of the time. Thank you for this Patrick.

[anthonyp]

This is amazing. I've being dealing with anxiety/ocd/panic which has led for me to have social anxiety etc. all my life and obsessivness. I've tried taking deep breaths and am not able too and it creates a sense of panic and thinking that I can't live like this anymore. But after watching this and doing the exercise I now get it. I had it wrong all along. No doctor ever told me this. Thank you souch this was a great speech.

[evilynn]

I have used this method for 20 years. It cured my asthma and cat allergy. I now live with 3 housecats.

[homeschooledrapper]

Bro that Irish accent is so calming and encouraging at the same time.

[xoxokayla]

you have just saved my life ted. everyone with anxiety try this. it takes practice but I am completely blown away. this works.

[rosiemiller]

I've tried switching from mouth breathing to nose breathing for 6 weeks now after listening to Patrick. It's been an amazing change with better sleep, sharper mind and less upper back pain.

[Oliverthehound]

I am 53 years old with significant breathing problems for the last 15 years. With all the pulmonary doctors I have seen and then people I've seen through holistic medicine, I have NEVER been told any of this! I am furious! My problems could have been minimized significantly if I had heard this years ago. Sadly I am seeing this video 6 years after it was uploaded. All the advice I've been given has been the exact opposite of what I've just learned and experienced just now. I don't know how I will be able to retrain my habits and to not breathe through my mouth and to stop breathing deeply. But rest assured I am going to try everything I can possibly think to do to make these changes. This is life changing information I've just been given. To the author and whomever uploaded this, THANK YOU!!

[duanebarry]

Breathing exercises like this could be taught in grade schools.

[lukelucy]

I am a 55 year old mouth breather.  You have finally given me hope. I will practice this, as well as share this with my sisters children having there own children.  I am sure that it will save them a lifetime of struggle.

[mundosism]

For the last year I have been very grateful every day that I came across Patrick's books . Having struggled with terrible anxiety problems which effected every area of my life for the last 30 years. I have realised after doing the reduced breathing exercises I was in fact overbreathing and results have truly been life changing.

[ernestg]

I read Mr. McKeown's book "Asthma Free Naturally" years ago and it literally changed my life in a few days. Closing your mouth, control pause, clearing your nose, etc. I am revisiting this a few years later so I can improve my habits. Thanks!

[melshealthyalt]

I used Buteyko breathing to heal from epilepsy. It is an awesome technique. I never get sick anymore. My story is available on Amazon in the book Seizure Free - Addressing the Causes of Seizures Naturally. Love Buteyko breathing. It helped me so much!

[snappysnap]

You can be a nose breather during the day and still have your mouth open at night. I found this to be true with myself. I am a nose breather, but in certain positions particularly, my face and jaw would relax so much my mouth would fall open. And I noticed that both my mouth and my nose were so dried out in the morning. Also, just constant leg movement, so I was never getting into that deep, restorative sleep that we must have for healing and clarity. So I found out about mouth taping. Took awhile, and making some other dietary changes but it's making a difference in the quality of my sleep. So don't think this doesn't apply to you if you are a nose breather during the day.

[TAKEADEEPBREATH]

Thank you Patrick, a wonderful talk everyone should watch. Let's all learn how to breathe properly, a true foundation for a happier, healthier, and longer life.

[rogerbird]

Patrick, I believe in the value of what you are doing.

[stuartwalker]

This man is really on to something big - less is more... indeed! I have been practising for only a short while and I'm just amazed - Nose breathing was quite a strange feeling at first but you adapt quickly.Excellent advice.

[shearer]

Breathing through my nose has pretty much eliminated my heart palpitations. This is life changing.

[kittendivine]

This deserves SO much more views, more talks and a larger real life audience.