Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor
Discover the fascinating science behind our most basic biological function with this instant New York Times bestseller. Journalist James Nestor explores the lost art of breathing and its impact on our health and well-being. From ancient practices like Pranayama and Tummo to modern science, Breath reveals how adjusting our breathing can improve athletic performance, heal internal organs, and even straighten scoliotic spines. With thousands of years of medical texts and cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about the simple act of breathing.
Publish Date
2020-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
2020-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.15
ISBN
9780735213616
Recommendations
6
Recommendations
2020-07-10T19:17:23.000Z
This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… – source2023-01-13T13:48:00.000Z
Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. – source2021-09-25T03:17:22.000Z
@monicabyrne13 11. :-). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath – source2021-07-08T23:45:57.000Z
This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often.
Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again.
After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose – source2021-02-26T12:58:57.000Z
@tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. – source2021-01-08T20:47:41.000Z
This is a great read.
I promise you - it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. – source