Coronavirus (Covid19) Recovery Breathing Exercises by Patrick McKeown 

I know this is older but I just found this. Lifetime asthmatic here (45 years old, first attack at just weeks old) and I learned more watching this video than I have from any doctor I have seen. THANK YOU!!!!

As a Nurse and someone with Asthma, I immediately feel better breathing as you explained and I’m noticing patients wearing masks for prolonged times have a habit of shallow mouth breathing.. some are developing Caridomyopathy .. it’s all about the breath If you cannot breath well you will be too afraid to live well … take off the masks 😷 friends , breathe and share only positive thoughts and ACTIONS❤🙏THE TIME IS NOW .. it will never be tomorrow

I started this a few days ago. I have asthma and just recovered from covid. My Breathlessness was scary and had no energy for anything. My medication would not work. After only a couple of days I am so so much better thanks to these breathing exercises. Anyone considering this, do it. You will not regret it.

Thank You! I am in the hospital with covid pneumonia, after doing your exercises for a brief period I feel and look better.

I cured myself of asthma 5 years ago. Buteyko works. I mostly just used (and continue to use) a simple exercise of 10 5-second breath holds, with 10-15 seconds of normal breathing. So simple. All medications stopped 5 years ago. I have 6 cats and had immunotherapy (allergy shots) for 5 years without establishing immunity. Buteyko provided me with not just an improvement, but a complete cure. I threw out my epipen (long expired) a few months ago! I’m adding the following: breath holds are always at the end of a normal exhalation. Always nose breathe! If you need to do the various nose unblocking methods that Patrick and others indicate.

Thanks be to God I found you and this LIFE CHANGING video! I am Recovering from Covid 19 and had Pneumonia at the end of it. I have sat during the course of this video outdoors and did the breathing exercises along with you Doctor. Already I feel better! I am a believer and will follow this breathing exercises. Thank you!!!!!!

People need to do breathing exercises every day especially during this coronavirus epidemic. It has helped me sleep better and as an asthmatic it’s helped for several years.

I have tried this today. I am 5 weeks into recovery from COVID-19 and although I experienced some breathlessness since the start it was just a week ago that I began to experience more I tense shortness of breath at night. I found other breathing exercises were putting too much pressure on my lungs and in turn I would experience palpitations which increased anxiety that comes with breathlessness. This was much more gentle and less forceful. I will try this again before I go to sleep, I'm hopeful this will help with my recovery.

I was having trouble with my breathing about three years ago, I was ready to go to the doctor, I did some research on line and came across nasal breathing so I gave it a try, I decided to do it all the time, within 24 hours something happened that made me take it seriously, my nose was completely clear for just about the first time in my life, I decided to do it 24 /7, it took a while for my lungs to improve but the bonuses were unbelievable, no shoulder or neck pain, very much improved posture just about perfect, my skin improved my old age marks have almost gone, I sleep very well, I go to sleep and when I wake up I’m in the same position, I don’t use tape, overall I feel so much healthier and I’m 80 in June, 24/7 is the way to go if you can do it, three months ago I was in hospital and five guys in my ward were sleeping with their mouths wide open, rather sad, you keep up the good work your a hero. Oh and I’ve started humming a lot.

I had covid, when the fever hit I did wim hof breathing, I could only do rounds of 10 with15 sec holds, the fever was gone in 5 minutes, only had to do this a couple of times. I also found that this breathing alleviated the cough, I think it opened the lung tubes that were contracting, felt like crap but I was back to work feeling fine by the end of my 10 day isolation. All in all it didn't feel as bad as the flus I usually get every year which have been quite severe all my life, I must be sensitive to flu, I'm strong and healthy don't drink or smoke and eat healthy, I'm 55 now.

I may Have COVID, it’s been a good few days now. Better in the daytime, worse at night. Nights are really hard. Feels awful. These breathing exorcises actually help restore breathing patterns and have helped me stay calm. I get much better oxygen feelings with this than trying to force air into my lungs. It actually has I,proved the tightness in my chest as well and I feel like this has been crucial to me getting better. Thank you so much. This is truly awful but luckily the respiratory stuff is the only symptom I have left. Everything else has improved. Good to know that there are people who really care in these hard times out there. Praise the Lord for all he has done to teach us and help is to Live through this. Thank you for your help. Stay well. God bless you!

This advice completely changed my wife’s sleep. She sleeps silently and much deeper. We practice it all day now even while cycling. Thank you so much!

I realize that you posted this 2 weeks ago. Just as I was getting sick. You have helped me overcome this sickness with this exercises also teaching me important lessons about breathing. Thank you very much for this video. It made a difference in my critical situation. God bless you.

I had covid-19 and am on oxygen. I was released from the hospital after 33 days and sent home with 4 Ltrs of oxygen per minute and had been unable to lower it even after three weeks. I just tried this and reduced my oxygen need while in bed to 2! This is incredible I will definitely keep doing it. Thank you so much Dr. and God bless you for sharing this information. 🙏🙏🙏

Cured my asthma that I had for about 20 years. Had to use an inhaler around 5 times a day. THIS REALLY WORKS!!

I would like to thank this man for stating that these breathing exercises are free in the title. I hate the RU-vid videos that charge me

Quite coincidentally I came across The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown about 6 months ago and have adopted the techniques including taping the mouth when sleeping at night. I do a lot of exercise, running and cycling, and it has transformed my performance for the better and my breathing is now properly controlled. When I started my BOLT score was around 15 seconds but now I'm up to 40. Another benefit is my sleep quality is much better and correct sleep also helps the immune system.

Thank you Patrick for all your instructions on nose breathing, it’s made a world of difference in my life.

Praise the Lord Jesus,it works, I was out of breath due to anxiety and cold weather,it really helped,thank you so much.

Currently dealing with COVID. Woke up last night with shortness of breath. I just kept trying to breath deeply through my mouth… as you can imagine, this only made it worse. Went to the ER to get my vitals checked and everything was fine thankfully. When I got home, this video is the only thing I found that could get me to sleep. It helped get me through today as well. Thank you so so much. 🙏

I wish I had known about this 4 months ago, before I got covid. After watching this video I now understand what went wrong. I've literally made myself sicker by breathing the wrong way. It's been 3,5 months now, still not recovered, but getting a little bit better by breathing better. I only hope there is no permanent damage...

Your book is changing my life. ALL i can say is thank you .

I'm recovering from COVID-19 at home. Thank you so much for this video. Your instruction and explanations are excellent. You demeanor is so trustworthy. I'm going to do the exercises every hour. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

Thank you so much for sharing it helps me with my asthma..

Thank you for this video; you are a calming presence in this scary and chaotic time. I attended a clinic you did in Ohio about 11 yrs ago and it changed my life. To this day, I do your meditation in the morning and at night. I was diagnosed with asthma and bronchiectasis, and because of all of your techniques, I am completely medicine and inhaler free and in control of my breathing. I wish you would do more videos and meditations. I am scared of getting covid-19 given my health conditions, but I am thankful I have these tools and am confident I could beat it.

OMG. GOD BLESS YOU FOR INFORMING US AND TAKING THE TIME & ENERGY TO BE REPETITIVE IN EXPLAINING THESE DIFFERENT EXERCISES. FOR THOSE OF US IN NEED AND EXPERIENCING ANXIETY OVER NOT KNOWING HOW TO HELP OURSELVES, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE WILL PROCESS THIS PRICELESS INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!! 😇🙏❤️

Thank you you’re adorable and so really professional. Blessings galore dear doc!

Excellent teaching. I could feel your genuine concern for people and their well-being.

Thank you for taking the time to teach us these techniques, I appreciate this.

Love all your info Patrick,doing my belly breathing,mouth taping at night,a breath hols,now getting to up to 35/40,changed my life,thank you.

If there is one video YT algos should promote, this would be the one. Thanks a lot man, I have learnt more from you than I ever did from all my doctors put together.

Some of the best information I could find. I find the connection between humming and the use of 'Ommmm' by Buddhist while meditation to be interesting.

This is so wonderful, there is no word to express my gratitude adequately. Thanks for posting this so much XO

It is amazing that I am just learning how to breathe correctly at age 67, but I just became aware of my bronchiectasis last year, thank you. I will start this practice several times a day.

This video is so helpful! I had COVID19 back in December 2019...I was VERY sick for 5 weeks (I had symptoms for 3 weeks before getting really really sick. Back them we didn’t even know that COVID-19 existed, I remember myself crying in bed... feeling like leaving this earth...not prepared to leave my dogs behind) . During the summer of 2020 my health was just fine, I had energy and for the first time since COVID-19, I had zero breathing problems. It is now fall of 2020 ...allergy season is here and I’m having some new allergy symptoms....one of them is that I’m finding myself out of breath. And that makes me feel heart palpitations. Heart palpitations make me anxious....anxiety doesn’t let me fall as sleep. I will be watching this video in it’s entirety.... and I will be practicing this breathing exercises.

Thank you so much for this! God sent!

6:00 Breathing explained & exercise Light Slow Deep Acronym LSD

You are God”s sent, thank you for sharing your knowledge and giving so many the most useful advices! Very, very grateful, i am already spreading your video internationally! Take care and enormous thank you again !!!!!

Thank you for your generosity to share your professional knowledge 🙏

I have copd as a result of a near fatal bout of varicella pneumonia. I often have difficulty getting enough air, these techniques are very helpful. Thankyou for all your excellent advice! Bless you!

Been suffering from COVID for a month now. I'm speaking from India. I shook hands with an American visiting here. From the next hour onward, my asthma aggrevated. It increased to the extent I started having attacks by day12. Had to rush in emergency to the hospital to pull off my attacks. I'm having diarrhoea, joint pain and a feeling of weakness and headache for almost everyday now. I'm doing only fine with my asthma meds for now. I recovered fully without meds 9days ago. But 2days before my asthma came back. Some people's testimonies are true about the virus. Once you feel you're recovering, the virus puts you down again as if coming back for vengeance. I don't know how long this will go but the good thing is my lungs are fine by the CT scan. I'm searching several sources to bring down my asthma. This one's helping for sure. Thank you doctor. Stay home, stay safe. Follow the guidelines. This virus is surely a thing!

Useful lesson very explanatory for the public that doesn’t understand the importance of good breathing thanks you for your time.

Yoga - Meditation Breathing, we all come with a number of breaths.. In Tibet they teach how to slow down the breath to live longer.

Thank you. Will incorporate this daily.

Thank you for taking this time and sharing this information and breathing techniques. As a 3-time Open-Heart Surgery Patient w/Congestive Heart Failure, Sleep Apnea & Asthma. I found these breathing exercises most valuable and helpful to my overall oxygen saturation, 99% was displayed throughout your video as I continued the LSD Breathing. I remembered during first 12hrs following Aortic Valve Replacement 20yrs ago, I breathed just like your LSD Breathing, in hopes that making myself breathe slowly and deeply, would help to get the ventilator removed sooner rather than later. It worked! I was removed from the Ventilator many hours sooner than anticipated. It makes so much sense now, after listening to you in this video. Thank you

Thank you for the excellent demonstration. Let’s save lives! Be healthy everyone.

What I'm learning through my recovery, is the need to NOT PANIC. Several times, when having shortness of breath, I almost freaked out, making the matter SO much worse and unable to address the problem. Last night, I was in the kitchen cleaning up, when my breathing became really short, and I started to get dizzy. This time I kept calm, and said to myself, " Ok. Don't panic. Breathe. Sit down and get the oxygen on. It'll be ok" I realized that my eagerness to be well and resume regular activities is actually jeopordizing my recovery and potentially putting myself in danger of passing out. I need to go a little easier on myself (and I asked my husband to put one of my oxygen tanks in the kitchen). I also need to let my husband help me more sometimes, so that I can pace myself (which I feel bad about because he works so hard, but it's necessary until I'm at a point where I can do it again). I wonder if there are other women out there struggling with the strong desire to resume their usual, daily responsibilities, and having to let things go sometimes, or ask for help. I mean, We're the Momma's (the nurturers that take care of everyone else). It feels counter intuitive. Sending prayers for everyone. Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄

Thanks so much! you a wonderful to take the tie to do this. We are all in this together... Thanks again! USA

Thank you so much for your help, many blessings to you and your family. I get bronchitis, so I am very practicing being safer.

I had beginning COPD, unknown cause, several years ago; rx with Albuterol inhaler prn. I asked if I needed any Pulm classes & was told no. (Altho, I needed an inhalation treatment after my knee surgery in ‘08 & ‘19). I also have Chronic Rhinitis with lower nasal sinus swelling; rx with nasal spray Azelastine. I was trying the salt-inhaler for my lungs & the Neti-pot nasal rinses to clear sinuses. Always a mouth-breather! THANK YOU for this breathing exercises video!

You sir are a treasure! Thank you so much for posting this. I have been doing Wim Hof breathing for a while and have recently found James Nestor’s work and there heard about you and I’m so glad I did. Your delivery is caring your approach is solid and your acronym LSD is the best. 🙏🏻

You are a great instructor. I learned more about my body and the respiratory system than I did in biology class. Thank you.

This breathing exercise is concise and helps reduce difficulty in breathing. Thank you so much!

I m from Indian , this video really helped a lot to relax in anxiety and also from nose congestion, because of COVID, there is lot of anxiety and fear Thank you so much doctor, I really appreciate 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Humming exercise helped me "clean-up" my lungs. Or at least this is how I feel. Patrick says 80times per day, 4 times per day. I did 80 times session (around 7min), 4 sessions per day. Great exercise for a Long Covid patients like myself! Thank you Patrick!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you for the time and effort to make this video, god bless, stay safe.

Well explained...easy to understand..I learned more about recovery breathing than any video post. Practical, non-technical explanations, and straight to the point. Thank YOU! I subscribed for ALL notifications .

Update 5/8: now able to hold for 20 seconds on a regular basis. Heading for 25... Also used the "unplug a plugged nostril" method from another OA video this morning when I woke up with a stuffy nose. Worked like a charm! Thanks. Update 4/14: I've been doing the breathing exercises a couple of times a day and already increased my time to 20 seconds. Not every time I check it, but it has happened! Original post 4/10: Wow. Thanks for this incredibly informative video. My chest has been tight with anxiety for the last 3 weeks. I'm not prone to anxiety / panic attacks, it's almost like the way you feel after trying not to cry for a long time. I tried the BOLT and could only get to 15 seconds without my throat tightening and my muscles trying to breathe. I do guided breathing exercises at least once a day. I don't feel that I'm breathless and I don't have any (known) respiratory issues, but I wake up with incredibly dry mouth some mornings - as in, my tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. This was an evening test. I'll try it in the morning, see if I get any closer to the 25 second mark.

There is much that we take for granted regarding our human body. Everything is important such as "SIMPLY BREATHING" and "HANDWASHING TECHNIQUES"

Wow.. thank you so much. I think I've learned more of you in this MC that I did on my whole breathing education I took last year. Thank you.

Thank you Patrick, have your book, have listened to many of your talks and as a Yoga teacher really appreciate what you so generously teach.

This is fascinating and so very helpful. I'm going to pass this onto others. Thank you for taking the time to do this post.

Thank you so much, Patrick. This video is amazing. All you do is amazing. I appreciate all the time you give to help people.

Kind sir, thankyou for posting this video. God bless you and your family and friends.

Perfect time to practice breathing exercise

Thank you so much......I have respiratory issues, coughing issues, wheezing etc. This is so beneficial!!

Thank you, thank you. I'm recovering from a respiratory event and this was extremely helpful! I hope a great many people see this.

I love McKeown’s work! I recently fixed my mouth breathing and am increasing my BOLT score. And about 5 years ago I started using the BreatheEasy Lung Exerciser which opened up my lungs and toned my breathing muscles quickly. All the results are very profound.

Great info! Thanks for covering over a few times...it help me internalize it to use it

This is very good. Thank you. I am here after Chris Cuomo talked about fighting off Covid-19 with pulmonary exercises. RU-vid should suggest this video more often.

Because of your techniques, I don't have to make a trip to the ER every night after Dinner. Learned a lot from you Patrick. Techniques that works.

I had felt significant pain across the top of my back all day. It was hard to move or cough or hiccup! It had come on suddenly, and I didn’t know what caused it. I came across this post and did the exercises and the pain was greatly reduced, almost gone! I don’t know if it’s the beginning of Covid or what, but I am reassured and grateful for this tool! Thank you so much!

Hi Patrick, thanks for making this for those who might not of known about/used O.A. before!👍

Thank you for your thoughtful, kind work and sharing it.

Thank you ! God Reward You Abundantly!

Xcellent including the humming .you teach with love and care

Thank you so much. Recovering from Covid with pneumonia blood clots and PE. I’m 3 months out from beginning of Covid these exercises seem so much more calming and affective then what I was told

Thanks for enlightening, there’s no better time for what you’ve talked about!

Your breath carries your spirit.. re spira tion. Spire stands for spirit. You enter the world on an inhale and you leave on an exhale and in between those a whole life is lived. Breath work has the ability to change your life. You can release trauma through breath work. How amazing in a time where awareness is so needed, the issue we are facing is respiratory and as a result, people are drawn to breath work.

What a wonderful Masterclass! For free!! This is called L.O.V.E.! This Doctor is such an example of competence + humbleness! I thank God for your precious life! It moved me to listen to all the detailed explanation. Interestingly, I already practice reducing/holding my breath while in unhealthy situations. I’ve always moved away quickly if someone sneezed or coughed near me! I think of other respiratory diseases, such as TB, that can contaminate us through the air. A big THANK YOU, Dr McKeown! God bless you and your family!

Thank you for sharing in our time of need. Blessing to you.

Funny thing about the humming. When I was a child with asthma in the 1960s, I would sort of hum when it was at its worst. I thought it was a way of soothing myself but maybe it was instinct.

I absolutely feel as though I woke up the winner of the jackpot this morning with this video!! This is THE video I've been searching for to aid me with my breathing. 🌞...hummmmmmm...💪

Really helpfull, thank you! Lets be safe everyone. And this exercises really help from our own experience! Thanks Patrick for sharing.

Recovering from Covid atm. Had pretty bad pneumonia. Underlying asthma. This is wonderful information. Thank you for this information.

Thank you so much for this webinar. I started with an online Buteyko technique breathing course on March 22 and it isn't easy to change a breathing habit. Fortunately I am becoming more and more aware of positive physical changes. Your video is very illustrative and supportive and a most welcome addition to my course :0))

Many thanks. I'm sure I've been a mouth-breather most of my life. In the last few weeks I've been using some of the techniques of Buteyko - nose-breathing, humming etc - and feel much less anxious, more energy, sleeping better, waking more refreshed. I've not had covid. The advice from Patrick has helped me feel less tense about catching it. Great to read how it's helping other people as well. Bravo Patrick

Thank you, Patrick! This is wonderful information. God bless you!

This video has been such a golden find. Never mind it even being great advise for COVID-19 and the long Covid I'm dealing with now but I've struggled with asthma for years and really could've done with knowing these simple techniques all along. Game changer thank you.

My friend been telling me about Butekyo breathing for years well ....... I'm paying attention now!! I've forwarded this to friends big thank you Patrick for your generosity in putting this out as I know my friend paid for this information x

Thank you very much , I am breathing so much slower, calmer, deeper , really enjoyed the exercises

Health in a nutshell. You are so generous to share free and explain in simple terms. Thank you.

Thanks for posting this.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have bronchiectasis and had 1/2 my left lung removed, still struggling with daily breathlessness. Your video is so invaluable!

Thank you. For your contribution to humanity.

I stumbled upon this gentleman when researching Buteyko. I then downloaded and read his amazing book, The Oxygen Advantage. That book I do believe is truly life-changing. This video mentions a lot of the stuff from that book but if you're looking for more information on these methods then definitely try out his book. I am still new into these breathing exercises but I can already tell there are some differences in my sleep. Woke up this morning feeling refreshed for the first time in awhile. I breathe through my nose all day and do his breathing exercises 3 times per day in 10 minute periods. Looking forward to the long lasting effects of living healthfully and improving my lungs.

Thank you very much, what take you so long Lots of people waiting for this

thank you so much Doc. You have educated me in the right way of doing breathething exercises and i have learned the benefits of nasal breathing. Very good explanations. Thank you so much. Will shear.

Thanks. It's a great addition in knowledge when we know that humming through nose is very benificial. Stay blessed.

Thank you is WAS a breath of fresh air!👍