Foundations · Guided Breath Training
In 4 weeks, learn how you actually breathe.
Guided breath training with daily exercises, weekly BOLT measurement and curated paths. Grounded in science. Measurably better after 4 weeks.
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Michael Schnekenburger
Advanced Oxygen Advantage Trainer · Zurich
- Breath trainer with years of personal practice
- Built on Oxygen Advantage
- Extended through additional breath and movement methods
- Structured for lasting change
Why it matters
Most people breathe wrong without knowing it.
Mouth instead of nose. Chest instead of diaphragm. Too much air, too fast, too shallow. It feels like more oxygen, but the opposite is true. Through the Bohr Effect, CO₂ decides how much oxygen haemoglobin actually releases. Chronic over-breathing lowers CO₂ tolerance and cuts oxygen delivery to tissue.
The consequences show up in daily life: restless sleep, swinging energy, slow recovery, thin focus under pressure. Functional breathing changes exactly those markers, and the change is measurable. Not in months, in weeks.
The method
Oxygen Advantage as the foundation. Personal practice as the depth.
Foundations is built on Oxygen Advantage, the most scientifically validated functional breathing approach of the past years. The core comes from there: nasal breathing, controlled breath holds, BOLT measurement, gradual CO₂ tolerance training.
That core is extended through additional breath and movement methods and personal practice. What I have found effective in my own work and in sessions with clients flows into the structure. No esoterics, no promises beyond what becomes measurably better. But also not reduced to a single school where the practice has more to give.
Structure
4 weeks, four building blocks.
Daily guided exercises, weekly BOLT measurement, curated paths. You set the pace, the structure stays consistent.
Week 1
01
Foundation: nasal breathing 24/7
Switch mouth to nasal breathing in daily life. First BOLT measurement. Sleep hygiene and a daily routine set the frame.
Week 2
02
Build CO₂ tolerance
Controlled breath holds, slower breathing rate. The BOLT score becomes a training signal.
Week 3
03
Stress reset and slow breathing
The 2-minute reset, resonance breathing, the physiological sigh. Breathing becomes a tool in daily life.
Week 4
04
Integration and next steps
Apply the breath in sport, sleep and focus phases. A routine that continues after the 4 weeks.
Measurable
BOLT tells you whether it works.
The BOLT test (Body Oxygen Level Test) measures how well your body stays calm when CO₂ rises. Scores under 25 show clear room for improvement, 30-35 are a solid functional base, 40+ is the target for advanced trainees.
In the programme you measure weekly. You see what is working and what is not. If the score is not rising, we adjust, not you. Subjective wellbeing matters, but on its own it is too noisy. BOLT is the anchor.
What participants say
Experiences.
Testimonials from running cohorts. More will be added as the first cohorts complete.
Testimonial to follow.
Experience report in preparation
Foundations Cohort 1
Testimonial to follow.
Experience report in preparation
Foundations Cohort 1
Testimonial to follow.
Experience report in preparation
Foundations Cohort 1
Who guides you
Michael Schnekenburger.
I am a breath trainer based in Zurich, working with individuals, teams and companies on functional breathing for years. The path here did not start with a theory but with a question: why do I breathe so heavily in the evening when I barely think about breathing during the day? The answers came through Oxygen Advantage, deepened by personal practice and years of work on my own breath.
Foundations is the structured entry I would have liked to have myself: short daily sessions, clearly measured progress, a path that continues after 4 weeks instead of stopping. If you have questions, I answer. If something is not working, we adjust.
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Michael Schnekenburger
Advanced Oxygen Advantage Trainer
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Sessions online and in person
- Languages: EN, DE
- Focus: sport, stress, sleep
Ready?
4 weeks. Your breath. Measurably better.
Foundations starts the moment you sign up. You get immediate access, begin with your first BOLT measurement and the Foundation week.
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