The Breathing Clinic Nelson is a practice listed at 2 Waimea Road in Nelson South, and it is part of Breathing Clinics New Zealand, a collective of independent breathing educators. The network's practitioners teach the Buteyko Institute Method and biofeedback-based breathing retraining, for people aged four and older. Sessions are offered in person, one-on-one or in small groups, or online, and the network also lists practitioners in Auckland, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore.
The Buteyko programme runs over six weeks. It starts with four sessions of 60 to 90 minutes in the first week, followed by two or more follow-ups. It includes targeted programmes for adults, school-age children and athletes. A breathing habit analysis takes about 90 minutes and uses biofeedback to make breathing habits visible on screen. Biofeedback retraining is one-on-one, and the website says five to ten sessions are usually needed. The network says breathing education can help with over-breathing, asthma, COPD, sleep apnoea, snoring and anxiety.