TEST #1 – Breathing and Health Index
Learn more about your current breathing habits by answering the 20 questions in the Breathing and Health Index Questionnaire below. These questions will help you assess your own breathing and become aware of how well your airways work. Blocked airways, over-breathing, and irregular breathing, are all factors that can cause seemingly unrelated health problems. Hence, there are questions relating to health issues such as stomach problems, for example.
The questionnaire is divided into two parts. Question 1-10 constitutes part I and is about your health - physical, mental, and emotional. Part II consists of question 11-20 and is related to your breathing habits.
After answering the 20 questions you'll get a summary of your total score. Please note that if you want to get tips on how to interpret the results, you'll have to enter your email.
Choose the option that best describes your current health status. All questions refer to the past month.
Click here to download the 28-Days Breath Training Program.
| Health: Overall health: My health status is poor |
| Sleep: Insomnia, restless sleep, snoring, sleep apnea, grinding/clenching teeth |
| Energy: Low on energy, morning tiredness, tired during the day, poor concentration |
| Heart: Heart palpitations, extra heart beats, high pulse Heart (above 75) and/or irregular heart beats |
| Stress: Internal stress, brain in overdrive, in a hurry, sugar Stress cravings, addictive tendencies |
| Anxiety: Feeling anxious, depressed, afraid, worried, avoiding Anxiety conflicts, “people pleaser” |
| Anger: Irritated, angry, impatient, end up in conflicts, overambitious |
| Stomach: Indigestion, constipation, overeating, need to eat often |
| Pain: Stiff and/or tense muscles, pain in the back/neck/shoulders, headache |
| Breathless: Shortness of breath during exercise, lactic acid/low endurance when physically active |
| Mouth: Open mouth, mouth breathing, dry mouth, dry lips |
| Nose: Stuffy/runny/itchy nose, sinus congestion, narrow nasal passages, recurrent colds |
| Pharynx: Lump sensation in the throat, difficulty swallowing, irritated throat, sensitive airways |
| Shallow: Shallow breathing, difficulty taking a big breath (abdominally) |
| Fast: Overbreathing (hyperventilation/fast breathing), heavy breathing - difficulty getting air, chest tightness |
| Big: Sneezing, sighing, yawning, taking big breaths prior to speaking |
| Holds breath: Daytime apnea/holding breath, “forgetting” to exhale |
| Noisy: Noisy breathing, mucus in the throat, clearing of throat, coughing, sniffling, wheezing |
| Posture: Forward leaning and/or slumped posture |
| Voice: The voice does not carry, hoarseness, squeaky/nasal/ strained voice |