Breath
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can:
ISBN: 9780735213630
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Joe Rogan
Comedy"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…"
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Arianna Huffington
Media & Journalism"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."
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Tim O’Reilly
Business & Entrepreneurship"@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"
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Caroline Paul
Author"Pick up this fascinating book [...] you’ll feel better immediately."
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Keith Rabois
Finance & Investing"Fascinating."
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