The Breathing Check — A 2-Minute Self-Assessment | Breath Plan
In clinical partnership with functional medicine nurse practitioners • Evidence-based breath training for nervous-system regulation
Free · about two minutes

The Breathing Check

Twelve plain questions about how you actually breathe, sleep and wind down — and a straight read on what they add up to.

This is not a medical test. It does not diagnose anything, and no part of it replaces advice from your doctor. It is a structured way to notice patterns you might not have looked at before.

Question 1 of 13

Through the day, do you mostly breathe through your nose or your mouth?

Think about right now, and about a normal afternoon — not exercise.

When you take a breath, what moves most?

Put one hand on your chest and one on your belly and take three normal breaths.

Do you often feel short of breath, or like you cannot get a satisfying breath in?

Even when you are sitting still and nothing is wrong.

Do you catch yourself sighing or yawning a lot?

Not tiredness — the involuntary big breath that arrives on its own.

After a normal out-breath, can you comfortably wait 20 seconds before needing to breathe in?

Only if it feels safe. Stop the moment it is uncomfortable — this is not a test to pass.

Are you generally aware of how you are breathing during the day?

How often does stress show up in your body — tight chest, jaw, shoulders?

At the end of the day, how easily do you wind down?

How are you sleeping at the moment?

How do you usually feel when you wake up?

What are you hoping breath training would help with?

Choose as many as apply.

Realistically, how long could you practice on most days?

The honest answer works better than the ambitious one.

Last one — do any of these apply to you?

This does not change your result. It tells us what to leave out of any suggestion, and when to say “talk to your provider first”. Tick nothing if none apply.

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Breathing mechanics
Day-to-day signs
Stress & sleep

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Breath training complements the care you are receiving; it never replaces it. If you have a heart, lung or blood-pressure condition, talk with your provider before adding breath holds.