QUESTION: I sometimes find it difficult to remove the Sleep Tape in the morning. Do you have any tips?ANSWER: Sleep Tape has been on the market since 2013. The material in Sleep Tape is non-woven rayon, which is allergy friendly and free of latex. We tried out several different types of tape before finally deciding on this particular material.The adhesive in Sleep Tape is only available in one strength and is intended to work both for those with beards and mustaches and for those with sensitive skin. Some feel that the tape is too tight or that you get sore on the lips or a rash around the mouth. Here are some tips on what you can do: Drink water. Dry lips may be an indication that you have too little water in your body. However, be careful not to drink too much water as it is not good either. An easy way to check if you are drinking enough water is to check the smell and color of your urine. Yellow to light yellow and very faint or no odor indicate that you are drinking enough water. In addition to drinking enough water, it is also important to not lose more water than necessary through the exhalation. A Swedish study showed that as much as 42 percent more water leaves the body during mouth breathing than during nose breathing. So, breathe in and out through your nose as much as possible to help maintain hydration. Place the tape against the pillow. Place the tape against the pillow a few times to loosen the effectiveness of the adhesive. Reuse the tape. Reuse the tape several nights in a row, so that the adhesive is removed gradually. Tape the nose-chin. Tape from the nose down to the chin so that less skin comes into contact with the tape. This also leaves a slight opening on either side of the tape, which can be comforting to know is there if you feel the need to breathe through your mouth. Fold in the lips. Fold your lips a little before putting on the tape. Lubricate lips. Rub your lips with coconut oil, cerate or something similar. Moisten lips. Moisten your lips with your tongue. Fold in edges of the tape. Fold down a small bit at the ends of the tape and it will be easier to remove. Before removal: Moisten lips. Before removing the tape, moisten it with your tongue and then push it out from the inside. Before removal: Soak in water. Before removing the tape, soak it with regular drinking water from the tap.

QUESTION: Can children tape their mouths at night? (I have a 6-year-old who is very curious.) ANSWER: Yes, it usually works out fine for many 6-year-olds to tape their mouth, especially if they are curious and want to try it. It doesn’t work as well if parents try to convince a child. ? There are even 5-year-olds who tape their mouth. Although it is individual and may work, I do not recommend that children younger than 5 years of age tape their mouth at night.

QUESTION: I usually sleep like a log and wake up rested. I started taping the mouth and did not sleep well at all any longer. I started to wake up rested at 4 o’clock. I fell asleep again but slept anxiously and woke up rested again. I tried several nights with the same result. Now, I have removed it and sleep “normal” again. Have you experienced this before? Could it be that I sleep so much deeper that I do not need more than 5 hours of sleep? No, it cannot be, can it? I am a bit afraid to ruin my comfortable, safe sleep and put it in imbalance.ANSWER: Yes, my experience was similar at first: that I woke up early. Sometimes, I was very well rested, and I just chose to accept it, be grateful and leave the bed. ? Over time, my sleep became more normal, and now I sleep about the same amount of time as before I started breathing training, maybe slightly less. For some who start breathing training, some form of cleansing or initial change for the worse may occur before it gets better. The reaction (temporary change for the worse) may occur immediately or after a few weeks of breathing training. What happens during an initial change for the worse can be compared to when a person who quit smoking does not feel so good at first. Instead, the gains come after a while. Usually, the reaction occurs where we have had problems earlier. One way of looking at an initial change for the worse is, thus, that the body is healing. Here is an article that addresses this: “Can breathing retraining cause a cleansing reaction?“.

QUESTION: I have tried taping my mouth for two nights and am very tired when I wake up. As far as I know, I have not woken up during the night. Do you think I should continue with the tape or not?ANSWER: For some who start breathing training, some form of cleansing or initial change for the worse may sometimes occur before it gets better. The reaction (a temporary change for the worse) may occur immediately or after a few weeks of breathing training. What happens during an initial change for the worse can be compared to when a person who quit smoking does not feel so good at first. Instead, the gains come after a while. Usually, the reaction occurs where we have had problems earlier. One way of looking at an initial change for the worse is that the body is healing. Being very tired when you wake up can be a form of initial change for the worse. So my advice is to hang in there and continue taping your mouth at night for at least one week and most preferably for four weeks. In this article, you can read about some experiences of people who have started breathing training and have experienced issues that got worse before they got better: “Can breathing retraining cause a cleansing reaction?“.

QUESTION: After having used the tape, I suffer a slightly sore throat have a need to swallow and clear my throat and the need to harken myself as if there is some mucus. When I have the tape on and before I fall asleep, I also have a need to swallow. I am pretty sure it is not an infection or cold, but think it has to do with my changed breathing at night due to the tape. Might that be the case?ANSWER: What you are experiencing can for sure have something to do with the fact that you have started taping your mouth at night. Exactly what happens is difficult to answer. We are, after all, quite complex beings. Some get reactions, such as initial deterioration when they start exercising breathing, but not all. Usually, the reaction occurs where we have had problems before. Could it be that you have experienced similar problems before? In general, you can say that as you improve your breathing habits your cells get more oxygen, and they can then produce more energy and start doing things they have not had the energy to do before. QUESTIONER’s RESPONSE: Thank you for the answer. It is interesting that you can get reactions where you have had problems in the past, because my thyroid gland is not functioning optimally, and I have been taking medication for this since it was discovered three years ago. My thyroid gland was also, at least then, slightly enlarged, and during a biopsy av inflammation was detected. So now I understand better how it relates to the current reactions in my throat. Thank you!

QUESTION: Do you often receive criticism for suggesting mouth taping? And if you do, how do you respond to it? I have written an article about school age children and mouth taping, and people are going crazy and threaten to report me. Ha ha ha. I am thinking I will have time to practice my breathing if I get locked up because of this.ANSWER: I received criticism, initially. Some complained that the Relaxator was too expensive, or that the tape might be fatal, or the breathing technique was fuzzy, and so on. Some criticism was justified and forced me to learn and develop new things. That criticism, I assimilated. Much of the criticism, however, was not justified. When I learned to ignore it and see it as if each person was actually curious, I came to conclude that: I am not here to convince anyone. I sow seeds with my breathing tips, and if I do it with love and warmth, these seeds will grow faster compared to sowing the seeds in a soil with a superior, judgmental, and self-important “I know best” attitude. I share my knowledge with those who want to listen and do not focus very much on those who are skeptical and not curious. All criticism is good as it means that the person or persons find it interesting and challenging enough to their own worldview that they have chosen to devote some of their precious power and energy to criticize it. In the criticism, there is also an opportunity to learn and sharpen my arguments and my presentation. The criticism also provides an excellent opportunity, a platform, to get a discussion started so that the topic becomes relevant for a longer period of time and offers an opportunity to give further arguments with new approaches. Do not polarize and enter into a discussion about what is right or wrong but try to be humble and respect the fact that we are all different and have different backgrounds, experiences and desires. Do not take criticism personally but see it as if those who criticize are your teachers who want to help you grow (at least on a subconscious level). Criticism gives us the opportunity for a moment’s reflection and consideration. What is aroused in me? How do I react? What is behind the other person’s reaction? Most often, we do not need to be afraid when someone gives full rein to release their inherent anger on us. Behind the anger, there is often fear, much like “do not scare the dog, as it may get angry.” Maybe inside, there is a small child of five who thirsts for love and is afraid not to find it. Here is an example of criticism and my response from November 2018—Email from a potential customer – 125 USD for a basic course? You are really a humane, good person! Like asthmatics do not already have problems. Damn! Great to charge 125 USD for the basic course! People with breathing panic with asthma inhalers on installment can really afford and want this. Do you sell colloidal silver as well? 125 USD per milliliter in that case too? Fucking dabbler!MY answer –Hi xxxxx! Thanks for your email. No, we do not sell colloidal silver. And the fact is that the Basic Course in Conscious Breathing costs 100 USD. There was probably some error on the website, which caused the price to be shown without VAT.If you want help with your asthma but cannot afford the course, then you can, after all, contact medical care. They get their business to break even thanks to you and me, through taxes. I, on the other hand, run a private company and have no such income, so in order to support myself, I have to charge this price. But it is, after all, entirely your choice to take our course to see if breathwork can help you with your asthma.I see the course as a service intended primarily for those who want to get to the root of their problems and are prepared to put in the work required. At the same time, we are all unique individuals, so there is no guarantee that breathing training will help. However, many have positive experiences of improving their breathing. You can read about some of our customers experiences at the bottom of the article, “Improve your breathing – Improve your asthma”.What is also pleasing is that you do not actually need to take any course to improve your breathing. Much of the information is already on the website, for example, the seven good habits of Conscious Breathing. The book I wrote also contains many tips, and it can be borrowed from a library.It also happens that we help people who are disadvantaged financially, with discounts or free products. What inspires us a great deal to do so is kindness, curiosity and humility. Warm greetings Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing.