The Lung Mechanic

The Lung Mechanic Breathing overhauls to help with stress and anxiety, improve sports performance and increase self ma I currently work from two sites.

Respiratory physiotherapists help people with lung conditions like asthma, bronchiectasis, COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), restrictive lung disease and others. Education, breathing exercises to clear phlegm, improving fitness and strategies to deal with breathlessness are a few of the things I can help with. Another area is improving the way people breathe to help control stress and anxiety, improve asthma symptoms, reduce chronic cough that has no medical cause and enhance sports performance. Some of the symptoms you can get from breathing poorly can be very scary and not often thought of as breathing related, for example
-Frequent sighing/yawning/sniffing/throat clearing or coughing
-Feeling breathless even after only a little bit of exercise
-Difficulty coordinating breathing and talking and/or eating
-Breathless when anxious or upset
-Pins and needles in hands/arms/around mouth
-Heart palpitations
-Feeling permanently exhausted and unable to concentrate for no reason
-Throat symptoms
-Muscle aches and tension around the neck/shoulder/jaw
-Bloated feeling in the stomach
-Light headedness/ cloudy head
-Mouth breathing

Over the last fifteen + years I have worked in Australia, England and New Zealand. Active Health
545 Manchester Street
Christchurch

and

Active Health, Rangiora Fitness Centre
Flaxton Hub
345 Flaxton Road
Rangiora

The better half of Breathability.nz Jen Mepham has just been published! Check out this book for managing long covid. ht...
11/09/2025

The better half of Breathability.nz Jen Mepham has just been published! Check out this book for managing long covid.

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This ground-breaking volume provides the first comprehensive resource for health professionals managing the rehabilitation of people experiencing Long COVID. Founded on therapeutic principles and evidence from other chronic conditions, and informed by clinician and lived experience expertise, the bo...

Women’s Wellbeing Without the WooWoo 💬✨If you’ve ever felt like wellness advice wasn’t made for real life (or real women...
08/07/2025

Women’s Wellbeing Without the WooWoo 💬✨

If you’ve ever felt like wellness advice wasn’t made for real life (or real women), this one’s for you.

Join me and Catherine, aka The Lung Mechanic, for an evening of honest conversation, practical tools, and zero judgment. We’ll talk about breathing, deep health, and how to care for yourself in ways that actually fit into a full, messy, wonderful life.

No pressure. No perfection. Just real talk and useful stuff you can take home.

🗓️ Thursday, 14th July 2025
📍 Sports Clinic - 156 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
🍷 Light refreshments and good company included

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Women’s Wellbeing Without the WooWoo: Practical Solutions for Modern Women

Thank you for this lovely post on using breath to anchor yourself.I teach people how to breathe efficiently in their ev...
01/07/2025

Thank you for this lovely post on using breath to anchor yourself.

I teach people how to breathe efficiently in their everyday.

My clients will know I'm not a fan of the inhale hold but the principle of noting and using your breath with a longer exhale is the key to calm, awareness and being present.

Have you checked in with your breath toda

I had the privilege of being on 7 sharp tonight to talk about the science of breathing. Respiratory physiotherapists are...
20/03/2025

I had the privilege of being on 7 sharp tonight to talk about the science of breathing. Respiratory physiotherapists are trained and experts in assessing and improving your breathing for maximum calm and efficiency!

Watch tonight's episode here

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/seven-sharp/live

Have just spent an amazing couple of days in Brisbane learning more about all things child and youth breathing pattern d...
16/03/2025

Have just spent an amazing couple of days in Brisbane learning more about all things child and youth breathing pattern dysfunction and EILO from world experts. . Watch out clients I have some more tools to try!

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03/01/2025

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After taking the Long COVID course "I'm focused on getting a full night's sleep (that will be novel), resting when I am not feeling 100% and breathing properly which is having a positive effect on my blood pressure" Comment from a participant of the Long COVID course who wishes to be anonymous

16/03/2024

Had a lovely day sharing tips on breathing well with the lovely ladies who belong to Sweet Louise
Thank you!
Why did I not take a picture!!!!!

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