Definition of Respiratory Psychotherapy

Respiratory Psychotherapy® is an original system created by psychologist, psychotherapist, and naturopath Carlos Velasco Montes, developed over more than three decades of research into the psycho-emotional conflicts that generate muscular armor and alter the free functioning of respiratory biomechanics.
As a result, a defective, inefficient, and unhealthy breathing pattern develops, affecting both physical health and emotional and psychological balance.

It is a genuine method that allows a rapid and in-depth evaluation of a person’s respiratory biomechanics and the application of the appropriate treatment to restore organic, natural, free, complete, simultaneous, prolonged, broad, harmonious, and pleasant breathing.
This process promotes greater physical, psychological, emotional, and energetic health.

The Fundamentals of Respiratory Psychotherapy

Respiratory Psychotherapy is regarded as the authentic path to recovering natural breathing.
To achieve this, the person’s breathing pattern is assessed and corrected, restoring their original and complete way of breathing — in one unified, simultaneous movement.

This process involves a deep realignment of the body’s structures related to respiratory biodynamics, especially the trunk —including the abdominal and thoracic cavities—, the jaw, and other key regions of the body.
These structures return to their natural position, readjust properly, and regain optimal function, thereby restoring authentic and natural respiratory biomechanics.

During this process of returning to natural breathing, a complementary psychotherapeutic approach may be integrated to release bio-psycho-emotional blockages that restrict the natural flow of breath and the individual’s vital expression.

Authentic breathing thus becomes a path of integral unblocking, fostering physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual healing, and opening a journey of self-knowledge and inner balance.