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The Active Breathing Course is an NHS approved course and is referred into by hospitals, GP services, social prescribers, healthcare providers and charities. Teaching controlled breathwork and diaphragmatic breathing, it supports people with the impact of long term illnesses (including respiratory conditions such as Asthma and Long Covid) and by supporting individuals with anxiety and mood disorders. ABC is designed to be accessible to all and enhances supported self-management of long-term conditions.

ABC is primarily run online to enable accessibility and it is simple for us to establish referral pathways for you as an organisation / healthcare provider. We also run in-person courses in hospitals, centres, community groups.

To discuss courses and referral pathways please contact us…

The ABC course came at just the right time for me having been diagnosed with Asthma as an adult following covid. The course was inclusive, informative and friendly. The materials supplied with the course made it easy to practise the exercises in short periods of time. As well as helping with healthier breathing to manage asthma, the breathing exercises also provided opportunities for mindfulness. Thank you to all at Voices of Hope who make these courses happen...

So many people have had Covid-19 over the last year, and have been left with on-going symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and disordered breathing. It will be so important for these people, once they have had any necessary medical investigations and treatment, to be able to attend courses like the ABC programme, where they will get taught valuable techniques to help manage their symptoms as well as getting support from the course facilitators and fellow course attendees. As GP’s, ABC will also provide a valuable local service for us to be able to refer patients into to offer them further support in a non-medical environment and to help them get the best possible outcomes.

Thank you! I wish this had been the ﬁrst part of my long covid treatment rather than the last! It has made the most difference!