Professional And Practitioner Resources

  Nasal Congestion, Breathing and the Glymphatic System The nose is one of the drainage points for the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and it plays an important role in regulating the lymphatic system…

  A Balanced Approach to Breathing In this podcast, Rosalba is interviewed by Cameron Borg for Ricci Flow Nutrition, and they cover so much terrain! Including… Rosalba’s Three Dimensional Model of breathing,…

  Sleep apnea can have profound effects on health contributing to many chronic diseases. Effective treatment can be transformative to health and wellbeing. However, anatomically based treatments such as CPAP, Mandibular Advancement…

  In this talk Dr Courtney will talk about the key factors that disrupt sleep and will share strategies for improving sleep through various means, including improved breathing. Sleep impacts on working…

  Up to now standard pulmonary rehabilitation to relieve breathlessness for patients with COPD has focused on building up exercise capacity and has tended to ignore the ways that psychological, biochemical and…

  Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic it has been evident that many patients report prolonged and significant disability lasting for months after their initial infection. Despite a large amount…

  Breathing that is relaxed and functional does not over-involve shoulder muscles. On the other hand, breathing that is dysfunctional often includes an excessive amount of up and down shoulder movement. A…

  Rosalba Courtney – Review of literature on dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapies. European Research Journal – Open Research 2017 3: 00065-2017; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00065-2017 Abstract Various breathing training programmes may be helpful for adults with asthma. The main…

  This was a key driving question in my PhD research called “Dysfunctional breathing: its parameters, measurement and clinical relevance”. The real practical aim of my research was to create a standardised…

Viruses and bacteria are spread through contact with contaminated surfaces and also through the air. Our nose is one of our primary lines of defence against airborne pathogens. It has a very…

There is a long history of the application of breathing practices to psychological therapy, self-regulation and spiritual practice. Breathing modulation is the most common technique used by people all over the world…

  Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) involves brief periods of breathing air that’s modified to provide mild controlled doses of hypoxic (oxygen reduced) air for the purpose of producing a range of beneficial…

Join Rosalba in a wide ranging conversation with Dr Lewis Ehrlich covering such topics as the nose and upper airways, sleep apnea, functional and dysfunctional breathing, nitric oxide, the diaphragm and much…