In this video, a leading Buteyko practitioner and health educator Dr. Artour Rakhimov addresses the topic of CP measurement and teaches us the correct Buteyko CP measurement. Questions of ways to measure the CP have become the subject of much attention within the Buteyko community very recently. Problematic interpretations of CP measurement have begun to be circulated and, in this video, Dr. Artour reminds us of the importance of accuracy in CP measurement.
How do we accurately measure CP? Dr. Artour reminds us of the definition of control pause taught by Dr. Buteyko. During the notable Moscow State University lecture, Dr. Buteyko provided a clear, concise understanding of how the CP was to be measured. Furthermore, Dr. Artour highlights the importance of assumptions that underpin Dr. Buteyko's definition: the CP test is to be administered whilst seated, and importantly, must be conducted without any stress, either mental or physical.
In practice, there have been difficulties in ensuring compliance with Dr. Buteyko’s definition of CP measurement. it is widely observed by Buteyko practitioners that breathing retraining students are prone to overdoing the test and holding their breath for longer than would be acceptable. This creates a problem of incorrect CP measurements that exaggerate results, obscuring the process of retraining the breath. Dr. Artour suggests that incorrect CP measurements skew results upwards, exaggerating them by 10-20%, if not more.
Dr. Artour has observed the tendency for certain groups of students to administer the CP test very reliably. Cancer patients, for instance, tend not to exaggerate their test results. Understandably, the seriousness of their circumstances provides strong motivation for compliance. In contrast, Dr. Artour suggests that there is a distinct group of students who consistently tend toward inaccurate CP measurement. These students, Dr. Artour states, can be broadly understood to be more casual students of the Buteyko method, often learning the Buteyko Method through more 'DIY' approaches of study which are available- books, online courses, etc.
Inaccurate CP measurements have many negative downstream effects and practitioners themselves have begun to adopt approaches that are progressively deviating from Dr. Buteyko’s definition. CP variations have begun to emerge. It has been observed that in recent months that practitioners are inventing new approaches to the measurement of CP and are outlining ideas for the CP which are creating illusory CP results. New instruction being imparted to students is ambiguous and ignores the problems of modern conventions around breathing and how they may impact the test in practice.
Why are these fundamental errors in the core components of the Buteyko method being proliferated? Dr. Artour suggests there has been a deterioration in the quality of Buteyko practitioners recently, with very short courses being used to train practitioners which do not effectively train practitioners in the deep nuances of the Buteyko method and are causing progressive de-alignment from the core teaching of Dr. Buteyko.
The Buteyko community needs to re-establish a robust understanding of how to measure the CP. Without accurate measurements of CP, students can be at a great disadvantage in achieving breathing normalization. Focal infections, for instance, can take many forms. While they are uncommon, dead tonsils are a focal infection which can greatly impact breathing retraining. It has been observed that students with dead tonsils will experience the manifestation of deeply unpleasant symptoms when their CP rises to 25, subsequently knocking their CP down for several weeks until they recover and can rebuild their CP. Similar problems arise with students who have cavities. Cavities create barriers in CP growth and can frustrate the student for prolonged periods. Without accurate measurements of CP, problems such as cortisol deficiency cannot be identified. A range of underlying factors can block CP growth and normalization of breathing, which require accurate measurement of CP to address.
With an accurate grasp on the CP, it is possible to guide the student towards recovery and breakthroughs in health. As such, Dr. Artour takes us back to the core of the Buteyko method and establishes the importance of understanding the basic components such as the measurement of the CP. The description was created by Ravi Sandhu.
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The video features Dr. Artour Rakhimov, health educator, writer, breathing teacher and trainer, and the author of the website www.NormalBreathing.org.
