Breathecure Programs

Breathecure is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of general wellbeing for families, caregivers, cancer patients and survivors, and patients experiencing symptoms of other illnesses or conditions; and to promote wellness overall. It has been clinically proven that yoga calms the body and mind to promote a sense of well being using breathing techniques which can help patients cope with their disease and treatments.

Breathecure currently facilitates breathing programs designed to identify breathing weaknesses in an individual's breathing pattern and adequately teaches the importance of conscious, quality breathing to bring fresh, oxygenated blood into the mindbody. We facilitate breathing workshops in various settings such as in schools of all ages and grade levels, hospitals, clinics, small businesses and corporations, and special events. Our qualified team of breathing experts is always ready to make a difference by teaching one of the most important things that we must do -- breathe.

Breathing with attention or care is the mission of Breathecure. Conscious breathing has been shown to reduce side effects of various treatments often associated with disease and to aid in the prevention of dis-ease. Breathecure aims to inspire consciousness with breath and to educate others on the multiple benefits of quality breathing, meditation and yoga. Our word "cure" is from the Latin word cura, whose basic meaning is "care, concern, attention, carefulness."

The FUNdamental Breathing Program:

Though Breathecure will reach out into many sectors of wellness including a documentary, Breathecure's first mission is to establish its FUNdamental Breathing Program in elementary schools with the children. Teaching children the tools of quality breathing at a very young age can make a meaningful difference by helping them with numerous issues such as focus and attention, stress, and disorders such as asthma. We will later introduce the program to middle schools, high schools and adults, including business and corporations. We see a FUNdamental Breathing chart next to the food pyramid chart as a way to promote nutrition and breath. They both feed the body and keep it healthy.

Scholar Alejandro Chaoul Ph D and graduate student in Psychology, Jenny Buergermeister, have set up a research project to establish a baseline in children's moods and behaviors prior to and after the introduction of the Breathecure's FUNdamental Breathing Program.

After the introduction of our program, we will then administer questionnaires catered to teachers, parents and children. The children will be shown a questionnaire of faces to show changes in feelings/emotions and to see any correlation. The emotion art for children to express how they feel will be called mood-ras. We will begin by first explaining what are mudras - gestures, usually hand gestures, that symbolize a particular activity or quality (teaching, offering, etc). We will also be using 'Moodra Coloring Books' using original art work such as that shown on the left.

Mind-Breath-Body is not something that we invented but is the way it is expressed in many eastern traditions and is a good fit for our educational mission to teach children the importance of a quality breath by providing visuals and experiential exercises for them to enjoy and remember.

There are three main program exercises we will introduce:

1. Sitting - lotus, savasana - we can explain the importance of relaxed mind and guided imagery to the kiddos using metaphor and story.
2. Standing - tree pose, airplane warrior, animal poses
3. Fun poses - crow and partner demonstrations, group participation
4. Oms and meditation

Become a sustaining member!

Become a member supporter of Breathe the Cure and help us grow our mission for just $25 a month. Membership entitles you to three free yoga classes a month at any participating yoga studio in Houston - only one to be used per studio monthly. You will receive a membership card in the mail that entitles you to not only a few free yoga classes, but discounts at participating merchants such as Luke's Locker and Madras Fine Indian Cuisine, Beavers, Axelrad Clinic, Price Chiropractic, Body, Mind & Soul, Sonya's World of Dance and more. Join now and enjoy our introductory offer, 1st month membership for just $15. Your credit card will be billed for $25 per month thereafter. Members can cancel anytime by writing to info@breathecure.org.

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
-Joseph Campbell