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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

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youngthespian42's review against another edition

4.0

I love this quick and informative read. I think everyone can benefit from reading this book and applying for of its teachings to our life. While I don't believe in the solves all our problems angle that a book like this promotes there are a lot of problems with the western lifestyles and connecting us to our ancestors and ancient practices is definitely a step in solving these woes. Highly recommend.

erinnz's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

A lot of info, sometimes too much about history; sometimes over explained?

baxy's review against another edition

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informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

alexandragriffin's review against another edition

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informative reflective

5.0

hannahreads123's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

dobbsthedog's review against another edition

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This book was recommended to me when I speaking to an acquaintance about having trouble sleeping. I honestly found the book to be fascinating, but it felt like it was right on the edge of quackery. Like, some of the things the author discusses about the power of breath and breathing is kind of bonkers?

I have ZERO medical training/knowledge, so that’s why I chose not to give this a star rating. I truly don’t know if I should be at all thinking any of the suggestions in this books are good or not, because, you know, breathing is pretty fucking important and I really don’t think that breathing in a certain rhythm with cure asthma (which I do not have). But then it seems like the benefits of changing the way you breathe are quite positive: better stamina, better sleep, lower blood pressure, fewer headaches, etc.

Overall, I think I will pick and choose what I take from this book and approach everything with caution. You know, trying to focus on breathing through your nose rather than your mouth seems pretty safe to me. Attempting to limit air intake while running, not so much.