Simon Paddon

Health Teacher
Devon, United Kingdom

Member since: Feb 26, 2008

Last active on: Feb 22, 2012 at 12:23 AM (EST)

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Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

Face to Face Teaching

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Health (Others)
Language of Instruction: English
Teaching Experience

Buteyko Specialist Practitioner

asthma999.com, United Kingdom

Oct 2003 - Present

Buteyko Method, Breathing Rehabilitation, Stress Relief, Health, Relief


Commissioned by West Cornwall Primary Care Trust to conduct a pilot study within primary care in 2005. Commisioned directly by NHS G.P.'s to conduct ongoing studies in 2007 and 2008.

Professional Experience
Health & Safety Representative
Musicians Union, United Kingdom
Feb 2001 - Mar 2002
Professional Exams & Certifications

Buteyko Institute Practitioner

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 2004

Associations & Membership
Buteyko Institute of Breathing & Health
United Kingdom
Oct 2003 - Mar 2008
Publications and Research
Buteyko Pilot Study Results Publication
BBC Spotlight

Broadcast on BBC1 TV, 19th June 2006. Headlining News Story

Buteyko in The Isles of Scilly
BBC Inside Out

My teaching of Buteyko at an NHS GP's Surgery. Comments from participants, medics and teachers. 8 minutes long (approximately).

Success story if Buteyko Brething Course. Comments of GP
BBC Spotlight

Lady gives up medications after learning Buteyko. GP says, "Patients are getting almost complete cure.... Buteyko is not something used by the medical profession because it is not supported by the pharmaceutical industry, because it is a natural process. If everybody learned Buteyko there would not be many people using the drugs".

Buteyko Specialists Appear on BBC Radio
BBC John Goviers Late Night Radio Show

The world renowned John Govier invited Buteyko Specialists Simon Paddon and Nikki Jewell on to his Late Night Radio Show to discuss Buteyko.

Buteyko breathing techniques in asthma: a blinded randomised controlled trial
Mater Adult Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Buteyko breathing techniques (BBT) in the management of asthma. Design: Prospective, blinded, randomised study comparing the effect of BBT with control classes in 39 subjects with asthma. The study was conducted from January 1995 to April 1995.

Buteyko Breathing Technique for asthma: an effective intervention
Patrick McHugh, Clinical Director, Emergency Department, Gisborne Hospital; Fergus Aitcheson,

Aim To assess the impact of the Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) on medication use in asthma. A blinded randomised controlled trial comparing BBT with control was conducted in 38 people with asthma aged between 18 and 70. Participants were followed for six months following the intervention. Medication use and indices of ventilatory function were recorded.

"I just put away ,u inhaler and learned how to breathe properly"
Rebecca Bourne

Magda Livingstone can now dance the night away. Full page article.

Buteyko Gives A New Life To John
Helen Pearse

Man whose lung was partitally removed uses Buteyko and gives up inhalers.

A Year of Easier Breathing
Helen Pearse

1st year of successful Buteyko practice across the UK.

Now Joan Can Breathe Easier Again Thanks To Buteyko
Helen Pearse

Lady gives up inahlers after a lifetime of asthma.

Nikki's Gift is Heaven for Asthma Sufferers
Helen Pearse

Our launch into Buteyko practice.

Asthma Pilot Study Gets Off to a Flying Start
Helen Pearse

Article following my progress with NHS pilot study.

Holding Your Breath For a Miracle Cure For Asthma
Claire Watson

Full page article following my work with Buteyko in the Westcountry.

Asthmatics Learning To Breathe Easy
Claire Watson

AN intereseting article on my work with NHS GP's in the Westcountry.

Breathing Lessons Changed Asthmatic Hazel's Life
Hannah Nichols

Lady regains health and gives up inhalers after attending my Buteyko course.

New Course Changed There Lives
Dan Sales

Report on a Buteyko Course I conducted at an NNHS GP's Surgery to help Dysfunctional Breathing Sufferers.

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