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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: It’s far healthier to breathe through the nose instead of your mouth.
Chapter 3: The human head has grown in ways that are bad for breathing.
Chapter 4: Breathing in is important, but breathing out is too.
Chapter 5: Slow, light breathing delivers surprising health benefits.
Chapter 6: We can do a lot to enhance the shape of our mouths.
Chapter 7: Intense breathing techniques can produce incredible effects.
Chapter 8: Adjusting our levels of carbon dioxide can unlock visions and transform our consciousness.
Chapter 9: The power of breathing is still scarcely known in the West, but elsewhere it’s ancient wisdom.
Description
Breath (2020) is the fascinating and unexpected story of the power of breathing. Western science has overlooked the amazing effects that different methods of breathing can have on our health.
Who Should Listen
Fans of popular science
People looking for simple ways to improve their health
Anyone keen to learn more about something we do unconsciously.
About the Authors
James Nestor is a journalist based in San Francisco. He has written for publications including Scientific American, Outside Magazine, and the New York Times, and wrote the book Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves.