{"id":2541,"date":"2025-11-28T17:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portrety-emigracji.com\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:50:23","slug":"breathing-techniques-as-a-tool-to-support-depression-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portrety-emigracji.com\/en\/techniki-oddechowe-jako-narzadzie-wspomagajace-terapie-depresji\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing techniques as a tool to support depression therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depression is often called \u201ethe illness of our times\u201d. It's estimated that around 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. It's accompanied by sadness, lack of energy and a sense of meaninglessness. Often, it's difficult to find the strength for daily duties, and even harder for activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

physical or social contact. Depression also affects appetite, and what we eat \u2013 consequently, our physical health. Breathing seems like something trivial \u2013 after all, we do it automatically. Yet, more and more scientific research shows that The way we breathe has a huge impact on our mood, emotions, and healing process.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Buteyko method instructor, I often meet people who start breathing exercises due to health problems \u2013 asthma, snoring, or chronic fatigue. Not infrequently, they discover that conscious breathing also improves their mental state: there is less tension, more calm, they fall asleep more easily, and feel a surge of positive energy, including feelings of gratitude, hope, and belief in a better future. Scientific research shows that this is no coincidence\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

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