I chose Del Ferro because they have a practical approach. When I go to my doctor with hyperventilation, I am told it has to do with anxiety. When I start googling I end up with all kinds of vague trainings that promise all kinds of things but are not based on anything. All nice and well, but I had been walking around with pressure in my chest for more than 3 years and ‘fear’ is a very vague concept for me, with which I couldn’t do much.
I got hyperventilation, because I almost ran into burnout. I think I was just so stressed that my body started breathing so cramped, so it became automatic and I couldn ‘t unlearn it.
What I liked about the Del Ferro training is that the method is scientifically proven. Videos and images were used to explain what goes wrong in the body when I hyperventilate. Understanding this bodily process was so enlightening, that I immediately understood that hyperventilation is fixable and that I could do something about it myself.
The most important part of the course was mastering a breathing repetition technique that I had to perform consistently and correctly, so that I learned to relax the diaphragm. But this was easier said than done, especially with my stubborn personality. I came up with excuses for myself like: it won ‘t work out, I don’t have time, it won ‘t work out anyway.
It was nice that the breathing specialist quietly took the time to look at my breathing, saw through out all my excuses and gave me super specific tips, which made me finally get it under control!
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