Patrick McKeown

Patrick McKeown is the founder of Buteyko Clinic International and a teacher of the Buteyko breathing method. The clinic grew out of his own experience with asthma, disrupted sleep and dysfunctional breathing.

After discovering the Buteyko Method and feeling its effects himself, he travelled to Moscow to train in it. There he received accreditation from Professor Konstantin Buteyko, the Ukrainian physician who developed the method. Patrick founded the clinic in 2002.

The method encourages nasal breathing that is light, slow and low, and aims to correct habits such as chronic over-breathing. Patrick has spent more than two decades teaching these approaches to people around the world. He has also worked to bring breathing re-education into health, sleep, sports and performance.

He is the author of numerous books on breathing, including The Oxygen Advantage and The Breathing Cure. His body of work also includes peer-reviewed scientific research, textbook contributions, and professional and clinical articles. His books have been published in multiple languages.