In this episode, Dr Shauna is joined by Dr Rosalba Courtney - osteopath, breathing expert, author and teacher, with a PhD in dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapy.

Dr Rosalba has developed many programs about how to retrain your breathing in order to improve dysfunction in other parts of the body, as breathing has a huge impact on health and is more important than you may think.

In this episode, Dr Shauna and Dr Rosalba discuss:

Career overview: why did you choose to specialise in breathing?

How are we actually supposed to breathe?

Is it better to breathe through your nose or mouth?

Dysfunctional breathing: what is it? What causes it?

Empty nose syndrome.

Breath training: what is it?

Is it just for adults, or children as well?

What primary and secondary functions do breathing serve?

Different types of breathing and rhythm patterns and when you should use them.

The importance of breathing for healing.

How does our breathing affect other parts of the body?

The Wim Hoff method: what is it and why is it so popular?

What happens when you go to see a breathing specialist?

How does breathing relate to stress?

Breathing for sleep, for calm and for insomnia.

How does breathing affect sleep during the perimenopause and menopause?

What impact does anxious breathing have on the body?

Tips and strategies if you’re up at night struggling to sleep.

Meditation and breathing.

Tips for how to manage a panic attack.

Sleep apnoea and ways to treat it.

The benefits of breathing correctly.

How to overcome overthinking and anxiety.

Patient stories

A piece of advice for her 20-something self.

For more information and resources from Dr Rosalba:

Visit her clinics at Avalon and Edgecliff.

Visit her website and check out her Breathe Your Way to Calm workshop, explore breathing retraining or enrol in an online course.

Check out Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor and The Wim Hof Method.

Dr Rosalba Courtney has a PhD on the topic of dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapy and has published widely in the scientific literature and contributed to textbook chapters.

Rosalba has developed a system called Integrative Breathing Therapy and trained health professionals from many disciplines including physiotherapy, psychology, speech and language pathology, osteopathy and integrative medicine.

She is currently developing her first online certification course in Foundations of Integrative Breathing Therapy for Health Professionals.

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