Hello Evgenij,

I hope this finds you well.

Do you know whether there are any plans to translate Shentinin's book
into English ?

Cheers

Terry

I recently received some complaints that the tripod web-site
where strelnikova information was stored was sending too many
pop-up advertizements. Note that I myself never put any adds,
it was just the web-hosting service that was adding them.

      While it is not a problem with modern
web-browsers that can block pop-ups, it can still by annoying
to some users. So I placed the same materials also here:

http://strelnikova.freehostia.com/

This web-host does not add any advertisements so
the site loads faster.

Regards,
Evgenij

I have received many requests to describe stopping an ongoing
asthma attack, and while I have done it myself with 3 different kids
with relatively mild cases and have seen it working,
I thought I will give you word out of the horses mouth by the
practitioner with much more experience, who is also an M.D., Michael
Shetining.

This is my translation from an excerpt of Michael Shetining's book
about Strelnikova exercise, original (Russian) is here:
http://moldovacc.md/vasangela/Breathing.htm

How to stop an Asthma attack (Shetinin method):

Sit straight, press the palms against the knees and do similar to the
exercise "push down (also called "pump")" (exercise 3), but do it
while sitting instead of standing. Do 2 or 4 loud short sniffs. Do not
get completely straight and by no means lean backwards.

Bend slightly forward (head lowered, hands are bend in elbows) – loud
short sniff (like a clap with hands). Then slightly straighten up, but
do not get completely straight (hands are still on the knees, elbows
are also slightly straightening) – breath out through either nose and
mouth, it should not be audible or conscious. Again immediately
slightly bend forward with lowered head – do sharp loud sniff. Again
slightly straighten out – breath out went away through the nose or
mouth completely passive. After doing 2 sniffs-moves,
have a rest of a few seconds (3-5-7, but not more), and than do 2
sniff-moves or 4-sniff-moves (bends) in a row. And again have rest
after each 2 or 4 sniff-moves.

You do not need to count how many sniffs you made. Count mentally only
each 2 or 4 sniffs. Have a rest after every 2 or 4 sniffs up to 10
seconds. Sniff like this during 10 – 15 minutes – until the attach
stops and you will feel relief.

If you feels so bad that even the sniff while bending forward does not
help, sit straight, slightly bending forward, head is freely bend down
(looking towards the floor), elbows
are freely laying on the knees, back is round. Without any movements
just do loud and short sniffs 2 times and rest few seconds after each
2 sniffs (without movements). Remember that breath out should go away
after each sniff unnoticed, without your help. Send your sniff
mentally towards your back, your waist – up to the maximal volume of
the lungs. Strictly assure that your shoulders do not raise and do not
jerk during each sniff.

Good attack stopping effect gives the exercise "push downs" (exercise
3). I recommend before staring doing this exercise, wear a wide belt
on the waist. It should be strictly on the waist, but not on the hips.
You can alternatively wear long scarf or a towel around your waist.
Wear it tight (so that it does not dangle) but not too tight so it
does not press. And when you do the loud sniff (while sitting with the
head lowered down), press with the waist against the belt, feel it,
sending the sniff towards the back until the maximal dept of the lungs.

The breathing will certainly become easier.

You can also stop the asthma attack by doing exercise "hug the
shoulders" (5) and "head turns" (6). Both exercises should be done
while sitting. All exercises should be done 2 or 4 sniff-moves in a
row, without stopping. Than rest of up to 10 minutes and again 2 or 4
shiff-moves. And do so until you will feel relief.

Try first to do "the pump" (3). If you feel there is no improvement,
than do "hug the shoulders" and after that "head turns". If nothing
helps, than of cause, use inhalator or take some other medicine. This
means that your sickness is too advanced.

It does not mean however that it can not be helped with our breathing
exercise! If you could not stop the attack now – certainly try it
again next time. Try, fight the sickness! "You need to attack the
sickness and not defend yourself!" as A.N.Strelnikova was saying. The
day will come when you will be able to stop the attack with the exercise.

One of my lady patients told my this story. She was in a hurry to me
for an exercise practice, and so that she would not miss the bus, she
had to run a little. And after running, when she got into the bus, he
got an asthma attack. Without much thinking, she started doing one of
the exercises right there in the bus, in front of all the public.
After a few minutes the wheezing stopped.

"And what exercise did you do?" – I asked her. "Hug the shoulders",
Michael Nikolaevich! said the women, excited by her success.

You should try Strelnikova exercise (with or without other treatments)
as it is sure to not harm either your kid or your pocket. That could
not be said about some expensive medications which are not FDA
approved for asthma treatment. Being "natural" is not a guaranty for
not being harmful. The most powerful poisons are natural (think
mushrooms, spiders, snakes, poison ivy, poison dart frogs etc).

Could you also elaborate about the price per day of this treatment,
and what is the mechanism of how it works?

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "rachel_barrientos"
<rachel_barrientos@...> wrote:
>
> I have a daughter of five years she has bronchial asthma, she has a
> persistent cough with phlegm and besides she has a problem with her
> hearth that is why I leaver her to use the inhalator that produces her
> tachycardia. I tried for every where to save her o I decided to use
> natural products  ASTEXPECT and those have excellent results since she
> started the treatment with asteracea's  flour she seems to be better
> and it is notable now she can sleep better and quiet her behavior is
> better like a normal girl she runs with her other friends and she
> feels better.
>

I have a daughter of five years she has bronchial asthma, she has a
persistent cough with phlegm and besides she has a problem with her
hearth that is why I leaver her to use the inhalator that produces her
tachycardia. I tried for every where to save her o I decided to use
natural products  ASTEXPECT and those have excellent results since she
started the treatment with asteracea's  flour she seems to be better
and it is notable now she can sleep better and quiet her behavior is
better like a normal girl she runs with her other friends and she
feels better.

Last summer I had an experience with my niece that supported
Shetining claim that you can stop an ongoing asthma attack
with this exercise. I did it before with my daughter too, but this
is another data-point.
Basically we were visiting our grand-parents in the village,
and my nice (10 years old) is allergic to something out there.
We never figured out what it is, but effect is very strong.
  Remarkably, she does not get otherwise any asthma attacks, but in
that place she got massively congested and wheezy already in the
evening we arrived. In the night it developed into full-blown attack
with continious wheezing, panic and not getting enough air.

As we were in the middle of nowhere without any medications
there was nothing else to do but to try Strelnikova exercies.
Notably my niece never did it before. I was basically showing
her what to do and she was following my example doing push-downs
(pump, exercise 3), hug the shoulders (exercise 5) and push-and-hugs
(exercise 7). That is what Shetining recommended to stop the attack.
We were doing each exercise 80 sniffs, and than going to the next.
After going through each of thw 3 exercises twice, audible wheezing
stopped and breathing improved enough that she could sleep.
I was very relieved to see how well it worked.

Of cause it is better to prevent attacks altogether but doing
the full exercise every day (as we do with my daughter), but I think
it is useful to know what do if attack comes and you have no
bronchodilator handy.

Regards,
Evgenij

Yes, it appears that quite a few people are going to
make use of it. 70 views in 3 days, and counting.
Thanks for the idea to put it on youtube. I knew about
the service, but I did not think about it as a way to
just store an arbitrary video.

Regards,
Yevgen

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@...> wrote:
>
>
> Evgenij,
>
> Thanks for posting the video - I am sure this will be a great
> resource for those wishing to learn Strelnikova.
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry
>
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
> <evgenij_b@> wrote:
> >
> > Terry,
> > finally the video is ready and uploaded to YouTube!
> > It took longer than I expected, with all the travel
> > I had to do recently. Anyway, here it is:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYsmPE9dHc
> >
> > Regards,
> > Evgenij
> >
> > --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> > <terry.pearson@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Evgenij,
> > >
> > > Would it be possible for you to upload a demonstration of the
> methos
> > > onto the Youtube website ?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > terry
> > >
> >
>

Evgenij,

Thanks for posting the video - I am sure this will be a great
resource for those wishing to learn Strelnikova.

Cheers

Terry


--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
<evgenij_b@...> wrote:
>
> Terry,
> finally the video is ready and uploaded to YouTube!
> It took longer than I expected, with all the travel
> I had to do recently. Anyway, here it is:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYsmPE9dHc
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> <terry.pearson@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Evgenij,
> >
> > Would it be possible for you to upload a demonstration of the
methos
> > onto the Youtube website ?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > terry
> >
>

Good luck! Doing it every day is the key. Now we found
a spot in a day when we are watching TV in the evening,
we just do exercise during that. If action is too interesting,
than we stop and continue during commercials.

Regards,
Yevgen



--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "gambitodama"
<gambitodama@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> I have had asthma for the past 15 years. I have to use two
> Inhalers a day. one bronchodilator and one steroids.
> I saw the video and started doing the exercisers yesterday.
> I will post results.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
> <evgenij_b@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey there!
> > Welcome to the group!
> > So, what issues do you have with asthma?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Evgenij
> >
>

I have had asthma for the past 15 years. I have to use two
Inhalers a day. one bronchodilator and one steroids.
I saw the video and started doing the exercisers yesterday.
I will post results.

Thanks.


--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
<evgenij_b@...> wrote:
>
> Hey there!
> Welcome to the group!
> So, what issues do you have with asthma?
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>

Hey there!
Welcome to the group!
So, what issues do you have with asthma?

Regards,
Evgenij

Terry,
finally the video is ready and uploaded to YouTube!
It took longer than I expected, with all the travel
I had to do recently. Anyway, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYsmPE9dHc

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@...> wrote:
>
>
> Evgenij,
>
> Would it be possible for you to upload a demonstration of the methos
> onto the Youtube website ?
>
> Cheers
>
> terry
>

Regarding the issue of Strelnikova's longevity
- I recently received some additional info on that
from "lilliankihl":

"
  fact Mrs.Srelnikova died in terrible road accident-she was run
over by motorcyclist while
crossing the road. I'm sure that otherwise she would remain
alive,healthy and active,for much
longer.
"

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
<evgenij_b@...> wrote:
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000" > 2) Is
> Strelnikova still alive ? - if not did he\she complete the
> > exercises daily and to what age did he\she live to ?
>
> Just came across a web-site
> http://www.harbor.ru/ozdorovl/strves.htm
> that says that Strelnikova lived until age 77 remaining
> healthy and active until the end (that would make cause of
> death probably some heart condition).
> Yes, she did make her exercises daily which apparently
> allowed her to keep sportly looks (she was wearing dresses
> and high-healed shoes with 77).
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>

Good idea, that solves the problem "how to distribute".
I will be all over it this weekend.

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@...> wrote:
>
>
> Evgenij,
>
> Would it be possible for you to upload a demonstration of the methos
> onto the Youtube website ?
>
> Cheers
>
> terry
>

Evgenij,

Would it be possible for you to upload a demonstration of the methos
onto the Youtube website ?

Cheers

terry

Terry,
my understanding of the main idea is this - get maximal amount
of work (excersize) from the muscles of the breathing apparatus
those invogorating them, without causing too much of CO2 removal.

Because air resistance is proportional to flow rate, at short
strong sniff you "pay" with maximal amount of work for the same
amount of inhaled air. So you get maximal amount of work-out
for minimal amount of air and CO2 loss.

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@...> wrote:
>
> Why a 'strong' sniff during the exercises ? - would a more relaxed
> sniff during the exercises be a better way of reducing the minute
> volume of air during inhalation ?
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry
>

Why a 'strong' sniff during the exercises ? - would a more relaxed
sniff during the exercises be a better way of reducing the minute
volume of air during inhalation ?

Cheers

Terry

Terry,
do you mean mpeg2? mp3 is an audio format...

I could also encode in mpeg4, it is a bit more compact.
But it is still a huge file, if you talk about TV
resolution (640x480). I did some experimenting with
recording the excercies, and I already have raw
material for editing. But size is creazy - somewhere around
1 GB. I will never find a free web-site hosting that would
accept files like that. It looks like sending it as a DVD
is the only option at the moment.

Regards,
Yevgen

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@...> wrote:
>
> Evgenij,
>
> What about recording a lesson on MP3 & uploading the file.The mp3
> file could include a short description of each exercise & then a
> complete sequence in real-time ;this in combination with the
> illustrations found on your website could be an excellent
> introduction to Strelnikova.
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
> <evgenij_b@> wrote:
> >
> > Terry,
> > no I have never seen one. I was thinking on recording one
> > such thing with my daughter. I am not sure how do distribute
> > it however. I do not have a server capacity to put a
> > 640 MB jpg4 file online, I would have to send DVDs, or
> > in somewhat worse quality, CDs, by mail.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Evgenij
> >
> > --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> > <terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> > > Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
> > > available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on cd\dvd ?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Terry
> >
>

Evgenij,

What about recording a lesson on MP3 & uploading the file.The mp3
file could include a short description of each exercise & then a
complete sequence in real-time ;this in combination with the
illustrations found on your website could be an excellent
introduction to Strelnikova.

Cheers

Terry
--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
<evgenij_b@...> wrote:
>
> Terry,
> no I have never seen one. I was thinking on recording one
> such thing with my daughter. I am not sure how do distribute
> it however. I do not have a server capacity to put a
> 640 MB jpg4 file online, I would have to send DVDs, or
> in somewhat worse quality, CDs, by mail.
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> <terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> > Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
> > available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on cd\dvd ?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Terry
>

Terry,
the number I gave you was measured at the first excercise,
"palms" which is indeed the fastest one. If we take average
number over the entire exercise, the number comes down
somewhat. Considering that we typicaly do 80 snifs / exercise,
and there is 12 exercises, so 960 sniffs total, and the whole
typicaly takes 20 minutes (well, there is also some talking involved
that is hard to quantize) it gives about 48 sniffs/minute average.

I agree that having expensive devices is not always a must.
After all the question is not "how do I measure" but "how do I
achieve". Strelnikova excercies helps with achieving, although
I would not mind to play with the device in question if I had extra
money.

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
> Evgenij,
>
> If you ever get round to making a demo let me know as I would be
> interested in having a copy - obviously I would reimburse you the
> cost of materials & post etc.
>
> 64 - 96 sniffs per minute sounds such a lot.
>
> Slightly off topic - this device was being promoted at the
> latest Buteyko conference :
>
>
> http://www.bp.edu/Instrument%20brochure%20Appl.htm
>
> Strelnikova exercises seem to be a much cheaper option.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <evgenij_b@y...> wrote:
> > Terry,
> > no I have never seen one. I was thinking on recording one
> > such thing with my daughter. I am not sure how do distribute
> > it however. I do not have a server capacity to put a
> > 640 MB jpg4 file online, I would have to send DVDs, or
> > in somewhat worse quality, CDs, by mail.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Evgenij
> >
> > --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> > <terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> > > Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
> > > available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on
cd\dvd ?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Terry

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "Evgenij Barsukov"
Evgenij,

If you ever get round to making a demo let me know as I would be
interested in having a copy - obviously I would reimburse you the
cost of materials & post etc.

64 - 96 sniffs per minute sounds such a lot.

Slightly off topic - this device was being promoted at the
latest Buteyko conference :


http://www.bp.edu/Instrument%20brochure%20Appl.htm

Strelnikova exercises seem to be a much cheaper option.






<evgenij_b@y...> wrote:
> Terry,
> no I have never seen one. I was thinking on recording one
> such thing with my daughter. I am not sure how do distribute
> it however. I do not have a server capacity to put a
> 640 MB jpg4 file online, I would have to send DVDs, or
> in somewhat worse quality, CDs, by mail.
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>
> --- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
> <terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> > Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
> > available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on cd\dvd ?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Terry

Terry,
no I have never seen one. I was thinking on recording one
such thing with my daughter. I am not sure how do distribute
it however. I do not have a server capacity to put a
640 MB jpg4 file online, I would have to send DVDs, or
in somewhat worse quality, CDs, by mail.

Regards,
Evgenij

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
> available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on cd\dvd ?
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry

Are there any real time video images of a Strelnikova session
available anywhere, either to download or to purchase on cd\dvd ?

Cheers

Terry

See article below :















  Breathing Exercises For
Everyone

  New Zealand Fitness
Magazine



  We breathe in, breathe out, breathe in and breathe out, all day
long. We don't notice our
  breathing when we're healthy, mainly because we're not conscious of
it, writes DR IGOR BORISOV.
  It's
automatic.



  Centuries ago people such as the Greek athletes and Indian Yogi
learned to control their
  breathing with special breathing exercises in order to attain
certain results.


  Today, breathing specialists use both old and new methods to teach
people to control their
  breathing. Controlled breathing at present is practised by
gymnasts, swimmers, weight-lifters
  and track-and-field athletes, to significantly improve their sports
performance. Asthmatics and
  others with health problems also resort to breathing gymnastics to
considerably alleviate their
  condition and improve their
health.


  Controlled breathing is very important for the 600,000 New
Zealanders who are suffering from
  asthma and who are spending millions and millions of dollars for
treatment and prevention of
  this dangerous
disease.



  This is not economic if one takes into account that different
breathing systems can be used to
  control and reduce the frequency of asthma symptoms. It saves time
and money on the treatment
  of asthma, and improves the physical condition of many
people.


  As an example such effects can be achieved by using a well-
established system, which is also
  known by the name of its practitioner, educational specialist
Alexandra Strelnikov. It is this
  system of simple breathing exercises for both sick and healthy
people that I want to tell
  readers
about.



  I will try to explain the essence of it using the following
example:


  Imagine you are pumping a car tyre. Your legs are straight, your
hands are down, and you make a
  deep bend. You breathe out as you go down, and you breathe in as
you come up. It comes
  naturally. You do not control your breathing. You do not try to do
it the other way round. This
  is an alternative breathing technique, which was developed and
tested by Mrs Strelnikov.


  It was initially used to treat professional singers for the loss of
voice. Mrs Strelnikova
  recommends breathing in through the nose when the chest is
squeezed, and breathing out through
  the mouth when the chest expands. This is a paradox - not what one
would expect - and that is
  why her new system of breathing exercises in combination with a set
of simple physical
  exercises is called paradoxical breathing gymnastics (PBG). This
new breathing system received
  a patent and became very popular both professionally and non-
professionally in a number of
  countries
overseas.



  PBG increases the amount of oxygen in circulating blood. At the
same time superficial
  breathing, when performing paradoxical gymnastics exercises, helps
to maintain the required
  amount of carbon dioxide in the blood. This is very important as
carbon dioxide expands the
  blood vessels and our body receives more oxygen and different
nutritious components with it.


  PBG can be done while standing, sitting or lying. Children and
adults alike can enjoy breathing
  gymnastics. It does not call for special conditions or equipment.
The exercises can be
  practised indoors and outdoors, at home or at work, any time of
day.


  This turns them into a simple and effective means of arresting
asthmatic attacks as well as
  preventing them when used on a regular basis. In medical records
there are examples of asthma
  effectively responding to the treatment by paradoxical breathing
after a set of exercises
  practised on nine successive days, but other patients required more
time, about 45 days, during
  which their asthmatic symptoms gradually reduced and ultimately
stopped altogether.


  Researchers write that both long-term and short-term patients
respond equally well to
  paradoxical gymnastics. Their sleep grows sounder, their constant
fears as well as asthmatic
  attacks causing them, gradually
vanish.


  Usually PBG includes 12 different breathing and physical exercises.
However the core exercise
  of PBG is the
following:



     Feet shoulder width
apart.



     Hold your body
straight.



     Bend your arms at the
elbows.



     The most common ones are moving from position one to either two
or three.


     In position one, cross your arms over your chest so that your
hands reach your shoulder
     blades (position two)
or



     In position three, you cross your arms over your chest and lean
back. In both positions your
     chest is squeezed when breathing
in.


     The sequence of actions is as follows: take a short and
energetic breath in (position two or

three).



     Then when you extend your arms it makes you automatically breath
out.


     When you do this exercise you have to concentrate specifically
on breathing in. It is
     important that your breath in is not deep. It is followed by a
short natural breath out. On
     the whole it is a very easy
exercise.


     Do seven sets of 64 breaths both in and out or four to five sets
of 96 breaths in and out.


     The frequency varies from 64 to 96 repetitions per minute
depending on your personal

condition.



     After every set there should be a little break of about four to
five seconds.


     PBG also helps in alleviatory symptoms or in some cases
arresting bronchitis, tracheitis,
     chronic colds, pneumonia, arthritis, stammering or loss of
voice. It calms down the nerves,
     normalises blood pressure and reduces
fever.


     Paradoxical breathing can help both sick and healthy people. A
generally fit person can give
     it a go when waking up with a dull or heavy head or when
starting a physical training

session.



     Thanks to breathing exercises in combination with a set of
physical exercises all athletes
     can develop breathing muscles, increase lung ventilation and
blood composition. Apart from
     that, PBG decreases warm-up time, improves efficiency and
rehabilitation after physical

training.



     As a rule, it is sufficient to exercise for about five to six
minutes before and after
     training or competitions to obtain the desired effect. Asthmatic
patients need to exercise

more.



     PBG is not a panacea, but it is one of the most effective and
simple methods of combating
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Cheers

Terry

Terry,
Stelnikova recomended to follow the pace of marching soldier,
this corresponds to about 96 repetitions. 64 sounds somewhat
too slow, it is probably more applicable to a person having
breathing difficulties in the moment of doing exercise.

We are doing it even somewhat faster, I timed about 104 repetitions
at a normal pace. Basicaly it should be a light physical excercies
that warms you up somewhat.
But rate depends on the particular excercise. Some are
faster than others. For examle the first one, "palms" can be
done very fast, because it does not involve a lot of physical
action. But more hard once, like "knee ups" (ex 11) which constitute
substantial physical activity can not be done very fast without
losing the sniffing rithm.
    Loud snifing without audible breathing out is the key,
and you you feel that it is too fast for you and you are starting
grasping for air, slow down.
    I think comfortable rate also depends on physical form. Excercies
should not overstress you and get you out of comfortable
breathing pattern.

Btw where could I see the Igor Borisov's article? Is it
in english?

Regards,
Evgenj

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, "peart702000"
<terry.pearson@c...> wrote:
> Have just read the article by Igor Borisov on Strelnikova exercises ;
> in this piece he suggests repetitions in the range 64 - 96 per minute -
>  are these the type of numbers recommended by Strelnikova ?
>
> Cheers
>
> Terry

Have just read the article by Igor Borisov on Strelnikova exercises ;
in this piece he suggests repetitions in the range 64 - 96 per minute -
  are these the type of numbers recommended by Strelnikova ?

Cheers

Terry

Just a note to celebrate - my daughter did not have any
attackes and used no asthma medications for a year! I attribute
it to Strelnikova excercise we are doing every day, but I am
very glad no matter what the reason is!

Anybody has some new questions about learning/practicing the
exercise?
Any questions to the materials on the web-site?

Regards,
Evgenij

Welcome to the group!
What is your specific condition / interst in Strelnikova
exercise?

Regards,
Evgenij

In several news groups related to asthma you can see discussions
of how getting a cold creates a set-back for some popular
(unconventional) asthma treatments, specificaly that by long term
antibiotics like cytromax.
    Indeed, if treatment is succsesful by getting rid of chronic
inflamation caused by bacteria, after ending the treatment there
is always a risk of getting a new "pupulation" of the same bacteria.
Also having just a different re-infection (even if it is temporary,
but it is not obvious at the moment!) can have a similar feeling
and effect on asthma attacks as previous chronic infection.

I was afraid to see similar effect on the only Strelnikova-treated
patient I have (my daugher, not almost 5) once she will actualy get a
cold. As I reported earlier, Strelnikova exercise (going almost a year
now) stoped her chronic cough and sinus infections and eliminated
asthma attacks she ocasionaly had (that could be qualified as mild
asthma, but warraned a 6 month steroid treatment in opinion of her
doctor). During the summer and automn she had no colds at all
(compared to almost interminent colds previous year). But I was
well avare that good as exercise is of reducing colds (by increasing
metabolism? by promoting nasal breathing habit?) it is not allmighty
and a virus will eventualy get its way.
    Finaly she actualy got a cold, probably viral (going to day care
every day exposes to lots of virus and bacteria samples). She got
a cough and running nose for about 1.5 weeks. However, I was relieved
to see that it did not cause asthma attacks! After the cold, she
continued going to day-care and has doged the bullet during a couple
of more virus outbreakes going on there.
     Why no attack despite the cold that was her usual trigger? Well,
regardless of explanations, first of all I am just happy. But to
speculat a bit, it might be that increased lung volume, size of
larger bronchs (that was actualy showed by some other clinical
testing of Strelnikova exercise) and overal health and strenght of
respiratory system could make more air-flow and oxigen intake
capabilities, in in the case where inflamation during cold restricts
the bronchs, there is still enough troughput not to cause discomfort
and so not to trigger a cycle of attack.

Moral of this: in my restricted test case, Strelnikova exercise
not only appear to mimic antibiotics in their ability to get
rid of chronic infection, but also able to sustain its effect
in case of some transient colds. It might be that in more severe
(adult) cases antibiotic treatment is still needed to get rid of
some deep-rooted chronic bacterial infection, but accompaining
antibiotics treatment with Strelnikova exercise can help achieve
_sustained_ recovery.

Regards,
Evgenij

To help learning the exercise,
I added images of each one to the self learning guide
at http://sudy_zhenja.tripod.com/strelnikova_exercises.htm
(found them helpfuly posted in http://saga.km.ru/str/)

I still plan to add photo-images as well.

Regards,
Yevgen