Breathwork: Use The Power Of Breath To Energise Your Body And Focus Your Mind

by Nathalia Westmacott-Brown

New science has revealed the effectiveness of breathwork to balance the body, focus the mind, relieve stress, control anxiety, boost self-esteem, address anger issues, and more. Here we give you over 50 step-by-step techniques that you can use at home, with accurate expert advice on body position, depth of breath, speed of breath, visualization, duration and repetition. Techniques include conscious connected breathing, pranayama, holographic breathwork, and qi gong breathwork - and you are shown how to do these accurately and safely. Slow down, be aware of your breath, recognize your own unique rhythms, and then learn how to breathe mindfully and with control and use different breath practices for targeted outcomes - from overcoming insomnia to releasing anger to relieving depression.

Genres: Self Help

144 pages, Hardcover

Published December 26, 2019

Reviews

[SJ Rusty · Rating 1 out of 5]

A strange little book. I did find a handful of useful breathing exercises, but there is huge amount of twaddle, mumbo-jumbo and gnostic BS contained within these pages.
For example, point 3 to 'strengthen your core' states, " ...exhale the sound 'shhh' three times, directing it to your liver and gall bladder. On the next three exhales make a 'haaaa' sound, directing it to your heart and small intestine". Point 4 continues, "...exhale a gutteral 'Wooo' in the back of the throat and direct it to your spleen". WTF!
There are other frankly ludicrous sections titled 'developing psychic skills', 'meeting your spirit guides' and 'attracting your tribe'. There is also the claim that you can alleviate depression by connecting with a young tree and breathing near it.
If you're looking for some sensible science supported by medical data to back up the various exercises then you'll be left very sadly disappointed by this offering.