Oxygen Advantage

Oxygen Advantage Scientifically proven breathing technique to reduce breathlessness, simulate high altitude training, Find out more at www.oxygenadvantage.com
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The Oxygen Advantage Breathing Technique by Patrick McKeown

The Oxygen Advantage improves sports performance:

1. By understanding how oxygen is released throughout the body, and improving everyday breathing habits so that body oxygenation becomes more efficient

2. By practicing specially designed breath hold exercises which provide the same benefits as high altitude training

Both methods work

by increasing the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to your working muscles and heart during exercise, allowing you to become healthier, faster, fitter and stronger. The Oxygen Advantage technique provides step by step detail to enable you:

-Increase your natural production of EPO safely and legally
-Improve your VO2 max and sports performance
-Reduce your breathlessness during physical exercise
-Improve delivery of oxygen to organs and working muscles
-Prevent exercise induced asthma
-Reduce inflammation and the risk of injury
-Help maintain fitness during rest or injury

For the past eleven years, Patrick McKeown has trained over 5,000 people in reduced breathing exercises. From seriously ill asthmatics to couch potatoes to weekend warriors and Olympic athletes—Patrick teaches a simple, fast way to transform health, well-being, and performance. The Oxygen Advantage, Patrick's latest and most complete book, is based on research supported by over 230 medical papers and studies published in prominent scientific journals. For the first time, this information is being published outside academic journals and made accessible to the public. The Oxygen Advantage allows those who previously avoided exercise due to excessive breathlessness, asthma, or other health and respiratory issues, to become the athletes they’ve always wanted to become. Equally, for the first time, individuals who don’t regularly exercise can use reduced breathing techniques to improve their fitness level substantially before they even set foot on a track, or walk into a gym. The health benefits of reduced breathing for exercisers and for non-exercisers includes better sleep, improved cardiovascular health, increased energy and concentration, easy weight loss and weight maintenance, and the elimination of asthmatic symptoms. The Oxygen Advantage book includes both detailed and simplified descriptions of each exercise, quick reference guides and summaries, case studies, and the science behind the information to enable the reader to fully understand and apply the Oxygen Advantage program.

9 things Breathe Light does for you → SwipeBreathe Light does a surprising amount for something so simple. On the physic...
06/08/2026

9 things Breathe Light does for you → Swipe

Breathe Light does a surprising amount for something so simple.

On the physical side: better oxygen uptake and delivery, more nasal nitric oxide reaching the lungs, improved CO₂ tolerance, and a nudge into rest-and-digest.

On the mental side: it works like a moving meditation — anchoring your attention, calming the mind, and sharpening focus.

A few soft, slow, quiet minutes a day is all it takes.
Which benefit surprised you most?

04/08/2026

"What does breathing do for you?"

"What doesn't it do for me?"

The two biggest voices in breathing are finally having the conversation we've all been waiting for.
Patrick McKeown x James Nestor.

Coming soon.

03/08/2026

Alex Cole runs a community in southeast England that organises walks through the countryside to get people talking. He came to Vélez-Málaga to understand the power of breathwork — and to bring it back to his community.

"The in-person experience is incredible. It really adds the dynamic to it, and you get to feel and experience the passion that Patrick brings."

"One of the best learning experiences I've had."

When you join an in-person training you also get immediate access to the full online course — all 36 modules, lifetime access, and the next live Zoom classes with Patrick.

Next dates 👇

🇮🇪 Galway, Ireland — September 17–19, 2026
🇪🇸 Vélez-Málaga, Spain — November 12–14, 2026
💻 Online — next live classes August 10–19, 2026

www.oxygenadvantage.com

01/08/2026

Your sitting posture isn't about looking good—it's about whether your diaphragm can move.

Slump back and your front shuts down. Arch forward and you close off the back. Tom Myers explains the middle ground that actually matters.

Clip from the full Patrick McKeown & Tom Myers conversation on breathing biomechanics.

Watch the full conversation: https://youtu.be/U73DDtENO4A

Full podcast explores the connection between posture, diaphragm function, and everyday breathing patterns. A practical masterclass in body mechanics.

Most people have no idea their everyday breathing is dysfunctional.It does not feel like a problem. It simply becomes th...
30/07/2026

Most people have no idea their everyday breathing is dysfunctional.

It does not feel like a problem. It simply becomes the baseline. But the signs are consistent and recognisable:
— Breathing faster than necessary
— Frequent sighing or yawning
— Upper chest breathing with little diaphragm involvement
— No natural pause after the exhale
— Mouth breathing at rest, during exercise, or during sleep
— Waking with a dry mouth

The issue goes beyond the obvious. Dysfunctional breathing does not only appear during stress. It can continuously activate and reinforce the stress response throughout the day — influencing sleep, recovery, focus, oxygen delivery, and nervous system balance.

Unless the everyday breathing pattern changes, the nervous system remains under the same influence. A session can create twenty minutes of calm. But what happens during a difficult conversation? Halfway through a run? During sleep?

Functional breathing — nasal, diaphragmatic, slow, and effortless — is what supports the nervous system, improves oxygen delivery, and creates lasting change. Not just in the session. Throughout the day.

This is the foundation of the Oxygen Advantage®: functional breathing education that changes how you breathe all day — not just in a session.

Try our Free Functional Breathing Assessment: oxygenadvantage.com/pages/breathing-assessment-quiz

Yesterday we kicked off our Quarter 3 Oxygen Advantage for Yoga Refresher with a theory-focused session for yoga teacher...
30/07/2026

Yesterday we kicked off our Quarter 3 Oxygen Advantage for Yoga Refresher with a theory-focused session for yoga teachers and breathwork practitioners.

Here's what landed in Session 1 (Theory – July 29):

Weaving breath into asana without lecturing
Pick one breath theme per class (nasal breathing, CO₂, slow breathing, tongue posture, diaphragm strength, rib cage mobility).
Use simple, repeatable cues. "Teach what you know" for more authentic, grounded teaching.

For students who "just want to move"
Lead with benefits (focus, endurance, recovery, calm) rather than jargon.
Sneak breath work in through awareness instead of announcement.
Use the breath as an anchor in longer holds.

Teaching special populations & women's health
Kids & teens: nasal breathing + movement + games
Respiratory & anxiety: gentle nasal breathing, Buteyko-based approaches
Female-specific: respect individual variation across the menstrual cycle, peri/menopause, and beyond

Exhale mechanics & training
Why the exhale often feels harder at higher intensities.
How diaphragm strength + core support + rib cage mobility make exhalation efficient.
Why natural exhales usually work better than forced ones for breath holds.

Today's Session 2 is live SOON:
🔴 Practical Class with Tiger Bye
Today (July 30) at 12pm ET / 5pm UK
Focus: Exhalation-based practice + embodying yesterday's concepts
Tools you can take straight into your next class or your own training.

Want to join today's live session or access the full refresher replays?
These quarterly OA for Yoga refreshers keep you refining your teaching, revisiting core principles, and exploring new applications with Tiger Bye.

👉 Register for today + Get replay access
https://oxygenadvantage.com/products/oxygen-breathing-yoga-instructor-training

With Patrick McKeown, Tiger Bye and Chantal Welling

It sounds backwards: how can breathing less leave you better oxygenated? The answer is carbon dioxide. CO₂ is the trigge...
28/07/2026

It sounds backwards: how can breathing less leave you better oxygenated?

The answer is carbon dioxide.
CO₂ is the trigger that releases oxygen from your red blood cells into your tissues (the Bohr effect), and it also nudges more blood toward the brain.

Breathe Light deliberately allows a small, tolerable rise in CO₂ — and adds a hit of nasal nitric oxide on top.

The result is better delivery of the oxygen you already have. 🧠

Congratulations to Mayo on winning the 2026 All-Ireland Football Final 🏆Huge mention to Tommy Conroy, who levelled the g...
27/07/2026

Congratulations to Mayo on winning the 2026 All-Ireland Football Final 🏆

Huge mention to Tommy Conroy, who levelled the game for Mayo in the first half — and then scored the last point of the match.

Tommy completed his Advanced Instructor Training with Patrick McKeown in Galway last year. Great to see him lift Sam Maguire.

25/07/2026

"The higher we got, the stronger I felt in my breath."

Former Mayo footballer and Everest summiteer Pádraig O'Hora recently completed his Oxygen Advantage® Instructor Certification with us in Vélez-Málaga, Spain.

From inter-county football, to the summit of the world's highest mountain, Pádraig credits breath training with giving him control at the exact moments his brain wanted to panic — and he's now bringing what got him up the mountain back down to everyday life.

Discover more in our new Community Hub → https://oxygenadvantage.com/pages/community-hub

Introducing the Oxygen Advantage® Community Hub 🌍We're excited to launch a new home for the stories, milestones, and ach...
24/07/2026

Introducing the Oxygen Advantage® Community Hub 🌍

We're excited to launch a new home for the stories, milestones, and achievements of our global Oxygen Advantage® community — the Community Hub.

Since founding Oxygen Advantage®, Patrick McKeown has built more than a certification — he's built a global community of coaches, therapists, athletes, everyday practitioners, and educators bringing functional breathing to the people around them every day. The Community Hub is where that work gets celebrated: regional milestones, challenge results, and inspiring stories, all in one place.

Whether you're an Instructor, someone who's discovered functional breathing along the way, or simply curious about the impact this community is having worldwide — we'd love for you to take a look.

Explore the Community Hub → https://oxygenadvantage.com/pages/community-hub

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