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Breath
- Author
- James Nestor
- Narrator
- James Nestor
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 21 May 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Popular science, Popular medicine and health: the human body, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Sport science, physical education, Mindfulness, Sports psychology
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Narrated by James Nestor.
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
AS HEARD ON STEVEN BARTLETT'S 'DIARY OF A CEO'
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, a book that has changed countless lives, James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices, discovering that if we make even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale, we can:
- Jump-start athletic performance
- Reduce anxiety and stress, and boost productivity
- Halt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease
- Ease headaches and sinus problems
None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.
You will never breathe the same again.
'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee
© James Nestor 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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'If there's one book you read this year, make it this one'
Chris Evans
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'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health? James Nestor is the perfect guide to the pulmonary world and has written a fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations'
Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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'In the past few years, there have been several potentially life-changing books, from Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep and Shane O'Mara's In Praise of Walking, to Norman Doidge's The Brain's Way of Healing. Breath deserves a place alongside such volumes. Read it, and I guarantee you will want to change the way you breathe'
Evening Standard
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'This book is awesome. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a lot from James Nestor's book. Over the last few weeks I've been using the methods I learned and I can tell you there are absolutely some real benefits to be had from this'
Joe Rogan, on Instagram
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A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe - and how we've all been doing it wrong for a long, long time. I already feel calmer and healthier just in the last few days, from making a few simple changes in my breathing, based on what I've read. Our breath is a beautiful, healing, mysterious gift, and so is this book
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
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'James Nestor's fascinating new book is playful and optimistic'
Spectator
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Details
- Author
- James Nestor
- Narrator
- James Nestor
- Duration
- 7 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 May 2020
- ISBN
- 9780241990223
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Popular science, Popular medicine and health: the human body, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Sport science, physical education, Mindfulness, Sports psychology
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Narrated by James Nestor.THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEAS HEARD ON STEVEN BARTLETT'S 'DIARY OF A CEO'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, a book that has changed countless lives, James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices, discovering that if we make even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale, we can:Jump-start athletic performanceReduce anxiety and stress, and boost productivityHalt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseaseEase headaches and sinus problemsNone of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.You will never breathe the same again.'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee© James Nestor 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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