A SPECIALIST in breathing techniques for people with conditions such as asthma, emphysema and stress will be offering a free session in Okehampton on September 24.

The UK's only fulltime specialist in the Buteyko Breathing Method, based on the clinical findings of Russian professor Konstantin Buteyko, will be holding the two-hour session at the Ockment Centre at 7pm.

Simon Paddon will teach attendees how to apply simple techniques to control symptoms of all breathing problems and to understand how incorrect breathing can lead to a worsening condition. Advice of how to be less reliant upon medications will also be given in line with guidelines from Asthma UK.

To attend the session call 0844 357 7373 to book a place.

The Buteyko Method, developed in the 1950s, has been the first line of asthma management in the Russian health system since 1983.