Welcome to Buteyko North West, a site originally created by Sally Gething - a Buteyko Practitioner serving the North West since 2001. Sally has been referring clients to Dr Janet Winter since July 2009. Janet is a Buteyko Practitioner who now works in the North West - High Peak near Buxton, Derbyshire and Stockport. As Sally finished teaching Buteyko in January 2010, she passed this site onto Janet who is now updating it. Janet welcomes referrals from Sally's previous clients as well as all new enquiries.

Click on the links to see Dr Janet Winter's professional profile and new Breathing Remedies website.

Dr Janet Winter teaches the Buteyko Method to people with asthma, emphysema, Bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, panic attacks, hyperventilation syndrome, sleep apnoea, allergies, hay fever, and other breathing difficulties.

Buteyko is a natural breathing method to retrain people with hyperventilation-related health problems. The Buteyko Method relieves asthma symptoms, and has been listed in the UK Asthma Guideline since 2008.

I have been involved in healthcare for many years though previously in a very different role. For 20 years I was engaged in novel analgesic drug discovery for a major pharmaceutical company based in a London Institute. I worked as a neuroscientist and cell biologist, directing a small group of bench scientists. I authored or co-authored more than 50 journal articles and reviews on my research. I have also worked as a medical writer, so I have a firm grounding in evidence-based medicine.

Like many Buteyko Practitioners, I was so impressed by the impact of the technique on my own health that I decided to train to teach it to others. I recently moved to the Peak District where I help patients understand and ultimately gain control of their own condition, by normalising their breathing pattern.

The science behind the success of the Buteyko Method is compelling, and the clinical trial results convincing. For asthma the method is now “evidence-based” and is the only complimentary therapy to be endorsed for asthma (listed in the UK Guideline for Asthma Management since 2008).

I teach one-on-one or in small groups and I am within easy reach of the Manchester area, by road or rail. Furness Vale is on the Manchester to Buxton line.

Dr Janet Winter (PhD) January 2010