Victoria Wilson discusses the importance of nasal breathing and how to help dental patients breathe optimally.
The world around us has become increasingly dysfunctional, with growing stresses and the constant demands from a switch-on life, which can be particularly challenging. We often hear people saying how tired they are, how their sleep quality is poor, hands and feet regularly get cold, some end up with impaired decision-making, with anxious and depressed states of minds.
While not everyone may recognise and act on these triggers, they appreciate that something is not quite right, wish they could feel more energised and end up reaching out for help.
As both a yoga instructor and an oxygen advantage functional breathing instructor (as well as a dental hygienist and therapist), I witness daily how cultivating functional breathing can be truly life changing. However, by engaging the parasympathetic nervous system and optimising energy, my clients begin to shift out of a dominant sympathetic state – a state of stress that so many of us live in due to the fast-paced, often dysfunctional lifestyles
of today.
