Tiesiog kvėpuokite: kvėpavimo lavinimas sėkmei gyvenime, meilėje ir darbe

by Dan Brulé, Živilė Šileikaitė (Translator)

Kvėpuokite, kad sektųsi meilė, verslas ir apskritai visas gyvenimas.

Danas Brulé yra visame pasaulyje žinomas sąmoningo kvėpavimo mokytojas. Šioje knygoje "Tiesiog kvėpuokite" jis aprašo kvėpavimo technikas, kurios padeda žmonėms atskleisti savo tikrąjį potencialą. Kvėpavimas taip pat yra puiki priemonė, leidžianti įveikti stresą ir nerimą bei palaikyti gerą sveikatą.
Danas Brulé tarnavo kariniame laivyne naru ir pats patyrė, kaip sąmoningas kvėpavimas išplečia fizines bei dvasines žmogaus galimybes ir padeda išgyventi ekstremaliose situacijose. Apie kvėpavimo galią seniau kalbėjo tik Rytų dvasinės tradicijos, tačiau dabar kvėpavimą tyrinėja ir šiuolaikinis mokslas. Mokslininkų išvada labai aiški: kvėpavimas stipriai veikia žmogaus kūną, protą ir emocijas.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help, Personal Development, Audiobook, Spirituality, Psychology

196 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2017

Reviews

[Viv JM · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I read this book after hearing a podcast interview with Dan Brule and being keen to find out more, as he seemed such a fascinating guy. I am not sure this book was quite what I was expecting which was a definitive guide to "this is the right way to do breathing" (!)- it's more a summary of lots of different breathing techniques devised by lots of different people in the fields of health, wellness, sports, mindfulness, business etc. It was interesting but slightly overwhelming in its scope. I have picked a few of the different techniques to try (my favourite being box breathing) and will probably dip back in to try some others.

[Phaedon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think this is one of the worst non-fiction books I have ever read, and I have read many, including plenty of pretty poor ones. Few have frustrated me quite as much as this one. It is poorly written, completely unscientific, almost devoid of references, packed with fluff and filler, and, worst of all, completely impractical. I think that it will leave more readers more confused about breathwork than they were before they read it.

I'm utterly confused about why this book is well regarded or why Tony Robbins decided to write the foreword. He doesn't seem to be alone, as there are plenty of 5 star reviews here on Goodreads, but I really don't think they are well deserved. Let me explain why in a little more detail.

The first big problem with this book is that despite being written in 2017, it makes almost no effort to describe the fairly extensive scientific research that has been done in the field of breathwork. There are some vague allusions, but nothing in the way of actual explanation, let alone scientific references. That's pretty shocking for a book that purports to the be the go to resource on breathing.

Most of the book is filled with anecdotes, some of which don't even seem to have a tenuous link to the purported theme. I don't have any issue with an author wanting to share what he thinks are his best stories, but he should probably do so in his memoirs rather than in a work that is supposed to be a practical guide.

Last but certainly not least, rather than offer any critical reflection on different disciplines, let alone any distillation down to the most important ones, he literally just very briefly describes absolutely every approach to breathwork possible. He offers almost no advice on how to decide what approach to use, nor any perspective on which are the most useful in which contexts. His 21 day programme basically amounts to just trying everything once for one day. It's the stuff of blog listicles.

After having read this book, I'm really not left with any clarity on how to apply breathwork in my life, nor why I would want to, other than Brule's unsupported assertions and references to new age mumbo jumbo. To be fair, he also evokes every possible religion under the sun and makes some kind of vague connection to breathwork, but none of it is very convincing.

My advice to you dear potential reader and aspiring breathwork practitioner is simple: don't read this book; just breathe.

[Ntathu Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Clear and easy to read and the 21-day breathing programme gives you a practical introduction to the value of adding breathwork to your health programme. Highly recommend all healthcare professionals and people interested in improving their health and wellness read this book and do the breathing exercises.

[Brad Lockey · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is some serious stuff to breathwork.
Stuff that can make you stronger.
Stuff that can make you sharper.
Stuff that can make you more impenetrable to pain.
Stuff that can make you de-stress.
Stuff that can make you live longer.
Have you ever given thought to CPR?
You are literally being given life back through breath.

"Focus and perfect your breathing more often, and get a better quality of life always."
(That's my quote)
Loved this read, and I'm not a hippie, nor do I overly enjoy granola.

[Eugenie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to know that breathing is important.

The author mentions:

1) Perform inhale and exhales every 5 seconds (preferably using the nose)

2) Breatholding for vasodilation (increase CO2) for "treating" asthma

3) Yawn more often: breath in and out during the yawn (big inhales and sighs of relief: pant like a happy dog) 3 times a day for 2 minutes. Breathing in compassion and breathing out gratitude and sigh more

4) Perform the Sniff and poo: 2/4 powerful inhale through the nose and blow the breath out through pursed lips.

5) Hypopressive breathing: Inhale and expand chest > Exhale the breath out and Hold > Expand chest and tuck tummy in while still holding the breath (repeat for 20 minutes)

6) Focus breath from center of the brain > from dan tian > centre of heart

7) Other types of breathing patterns: Inhale 3 counts > Hold 6 counts > Exhale 6 counts > Hold 3 counts (5 min)> 4/8/8/4 (5min) > 5/10/10/5 (5min) >3/6/6/3 (2min). Vizualize success and add affirmations

8) Observe breathing patterns when experiencing different emotions

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This opened me up to Breathwork and it has been a great journey!

[Faiza Sattar · Rating 5 out of 5]

★★★★★ (5/5)

A selection of my favourite passages from the book

Breath Awareness
• Breathwork is the use of Breath Awareness and Conscious Breathing for healing and growth, personal awakening, and transformation in spirit, mind, and body.
• Awareness (the consciousness factor): The message is “wake up!” Relaxation (the release factor): The message is “let go!” Breathing (the energy factor): The message is “take charge!”
• Breath Awareness means paying close attention to the breath as you allow it to come and go on its own, by itself. The idea is to simply observe your breathing, watch the breath, witness it. No need to breathe in any particular way. This is the passive aspect. It is the practice of pure awareness applied to breathing. The awareness we are talking about is meditative awareness. It is not thinking, not judging, not comparing, not analyzing; you are not trying to figure out anything or do anything right.
• As you become more aware of the breath, you naturally become more aware of other things occurring in your mind and body: thoughts and images, feelings and sensations, perceptions and emotions. You may become more aware of your physical tensions, energetic contractions, habits, patterns, urges, reactions, and inner dialogue.
• Combining Consciousness and Breathing: We are breathing all the time, but most of the time we are completely unconscious of it. The breathing is happening, but our consciousness is focused elsewhere.
• In breathwork we practice three fundamental spiritual principles: 1. Nonjudgment 2. Nonresistance 3. Nonattachment

Breath and the Body
• If you need to control yourself—your mind, body, emotions, posture, or behavior—then start by getting control of your breathing.
• the sympathetic system speeds up our heart rate and respiration, and the parasympathetic slows them both down and triggers our natural “rest and digest, restore and repair” functions. The parasympathetic system restores energy reserves and reduces inflammation.
• the activity of the vagal PNS system has significant effects on our abilities to trust, love, connect, bond, be intimate, communicate emotionally, and feel empathy.
• In order to reconnect with our creative energies, we must reconnect with the real feelings of aliveness in our body. The body holds everything. It never lies and it never forgets.
• When you are in the middle of an unruly crowd, or you are waiting and there is nothing you can do about it, it’s easy to get impatient and irritable. Instead, make a different choice. It’s a wonderful opportunity to affect change in the world without anyone knowing.
• It seems to me that as long as your body and mind are reacting, you cannot really be sensitive. It is not until the body and mind stop reacting that we are able to experience the energy directly. Not until we stop reacting can we be truly sensitive.

Types of Breath
• Hyperventilation: when hyperventilation is learned and intentional in your breathing practice, it can be an effective way to overcome deep fears and transform emotions, especially feelings of limitations, blocks, and old traumas. It is a method of spiritual purification and a powerful healing and creative practice when used properly.
• Breathing through the nose helps us to fine tune our awareness and our sense of subtle energies. And yet the mouth is more flexible: we can shape the stream of breath and play with sound when we breathe through the mouth. It allows more creative possibilities. And of course, you can’t laugh or cry or yawn through your nose. You can’t express or release powerful emotions through your nose.
• The Buteyko Method: A healthy person sitting at rest should be able to tolerate a comfortable pause after a normal exhale, for a minimum of thirty to forty-five seconds. To test yourself, simply take in a normal inhale and a normal exhale, then close your mouth, pinch your nose, and don’t breathe in. Measure the time before you have to breathe in again, and practice gradually increasing that time. 4. Practice controlled pauses after the exhale, very gradually (over a period of weeks) increasing the length of the pause until you reach a comfortable pause of forty-five or even sixty seconds. 5. If you have to take in a deep breath or two after the pause, you’re cheating. You should be able to resume normal breathing without taking a recovery breath. If you have an urge to take in a deep breath after the hold, then fight the urge and take little breaths slowly until you recover.
• Short Breaths: If you get groggy, feel tired, but still have work to do, here’s a Sufi technique that will help. (By the way, the Sufis—Muslim mystics—have lots of great meditations and exercises, combining breath with thought, prayer, movement, and sound.) Give yourself two to four short, quick powerful inhales through the nose, and then blow the breath out through pursed lips. Do that for two minutes, and see if you are not buzzing with energy and aliveness. Shoot these short quick breaths into your chest through the nose, and then release the breath out your mouth through pursed lips. We call this the “Sniff and Pooh Breath” because of the sound you make when inhaling through the nose and when blowing out through pursed lips.
• Headache: Breathe gently into the epicenter of the pain, using your breath to move all your attention into the pain. Then exhale softly and deeply, relaxing the muscles or the area around the pain and tension. Look for details. Is there a shape to the pain? Does it have borders? Does it have a texture? Does it have a temperature? This isn’t about analysis, it’s about feeling. Use your breath to bring energy, relaxation, and awareness to the pain.
• Controlling Temperature: To warm yourself up: breathe through the nose and quickly pump the breath with your belly and diaphragm (similar to the kapalabhati or “Breath of Fire”). To cool yourself, turn your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth and inhale slowly, feeling the cool sensations under your tongue and in your throat. Consciously draw that breath all the way down to your perineum, and feel it cooling your chest and belly along the way.
• Hypopressive breathing: Start by taking in a big inhale and expanding the chest. Then squeeze all the breath out and hold it out. Now act as if you are inhaling. Expand the chest, but don’t actually let any air come in. Pull your belly button in toward your spine and pull up on your perineum. You will feel your chest expand and get the sense that all your abdominal organs are being sucked up into the chest cavity. Hold this upward pressure for about ten seconds, then relax and breathe in.
• Breathwatching: After the exercise, review your experience. What feelings, sensations, or movements did you notice? Where? How would you describe or characterize your breathing pattern: slow, quick, deep, shallow, smooth, chaotic, forced, natural, effortless?
• Spiritual Breathing: The power of spiritual breathing lies in its simplicity: just add a little stretch to your inhale. Consciously expand your in-breath a bit more than usual. Gently take in a deeper, fuller breath than normal. And then deliberately let go into a long, soothing sigh of relief. As you exhale, feel yourself or imagine yourself dropping down into your center—as if you are leaving the surface and settling into a deeper part of yourself. Leave behind what you think, how you feel, what you do. Let go of the mundane world, your daily activities, your habits and patterns, your routines. Just for a moment, let go of your thoughts about right and wrong, should and shouldn’t, must and must not . . .
• The Rebirthing Breathwork technique is as simple as it is powerful. Here are the basics: the inhale is active and the exhale is passive. Pull the inhale in consciously and let the exhale go quickly and completely (the key phrase here is “let go”). There are no pauses or gaps between the inhale and the exhale, between the exhale and the inhale. No holding, no hesitating. The breaths are connected in a smooth, steady rhythm.

Breath Holding
• Note when you feel the first clear yet subtle urge to breathe. Mark that time. We call it a “comfortable pause.” Note when you feel a strong yet manageable urge to breathe. Mark the time. We call it a “controlled pause.” Hold your breath until the urge to breathe is practically uncontrollable. Mark that time. We call it a “maximum pause.”
• If you have to take a recovery breath, it means you have gone beyond the comfortable pause. If you have to take in a deep inhale to catch your breath, it means you are not working with that first reading. Practice more awareness.

On Yawning!
• Did you know that sociopaths don’t share the tendency to yawn when others do? The less empathy a person has, the less likely he or she is to catch a yawn.
• We’ve been taught to think or feel that it is rude or impolite, even insulting or offensive! Besides attracting attention, there is often a perceived message of boredom, or that the yawner is not interested in what is happening or being said. Cultural mores about open mouths and human noises deem that they are not acceptable in “polite society.” All this causes people to suppress something that nature requires us to do.
• I imagine a young schoolboy in the back of a classroom allowing a big yawn, surrendering totally to it while the teacher is lecturing or writing something on the blackboard. I imagine this juicy, yummy, luxurious, full-body yawn taking over the child. With the yawn comes the natural urge to stretch and to breathe and to make sounds . . . It’s a beautiful moment of natural healthy pleasure and aliveness.
• When we yawn we clear and release subtle energetic blocks in our system, allowing us to feel more fully and deeply into what is happening, into what is being experienced. It allows us to be totally present to ourselves and the ones we are with. The yawning reflex lights up the same part of our brain that is associated with empathy, bonding, play, and creativity.

Points to Ponder
• Do your first five-minute practice session as soon as you wake up in the morning, before doing anything else
• He says the first step out of the trauma and the drama is to change your focus. “The more you think about it, the more you experience it. Change the way you look at it. If you change your story, you will change your future. Tell yourself you are happy. Decide to be better, starting right now. No need to focus on trauma: focus on breathing.”
• Deliberately generate gratitude and conjure up appreciation. Consciously enjoy the feeling of expansion on the inhale and deliberately enjoy the feeling of relaxation on the exhale. Strengthen that part of you that has the ability to generate comfort and pleasure at will. And remind yourself that life is good.
• Tens of thousands of thoughts are generated by our mind every day. The choice we make about what to give attention to is determined by our source beliefs, the archetypal decisions and thoughts that are held at the ground of our being.
• In fact, a certain amount of stress is good for us, even necessary. We need it to grow and to build resilience. The key is the way we think about it and react to it. Used properly, channeled wisely, stress can strengthen and inform us.
• He talks about feeding the “courage wolf” and starving the “fear wolf.” This means that we don’t allow any performance-degrading imagery or negative internal dialogue. It means engaging only in positive internal dialogue and visualizing success.
• Practice breathing in ways that are peaceful, accepting, trusting, loving, grateful, forgiving, inviting, and surrendering. Incorporating these attributes with spiritual breathing makes manifesting them in reality easy and effortless.
• We are all connected, so we help ourselves best when we serve others, and we help others most when we serve ourselves.
• Be careful what you think about while you breathe, because every breath you take gives life force energy to what you hold in consciousness. As they say: “thought is creative,” and “thoughts become things.”
• We realize that “nothing is happening to me, it is just happening.” Breathwork teaches us that everything that happens in life is happening for us, not to us.

Astonishing Facts!
• We normally measure heart rate in beats per minute, and we assume that a regular, steady rhythm is good. In fact, a steady, regular heart rate is the last thing you want! When we measure the heart rate in milliseconds, we find that the time between two heartbeats is never the same.
• Healing birth trauma is the process of changing life-limiting decisions that we made when we took our first breath. Healing begins in the moment we accept the possibility of change, the possibility of continuing to evolve on all levels of being, just as we did in the womb. Healing the first breath, however, is a process that is not always ecstatic and pain-free.
• Participants are encouraged to suspend any intellectual activity, which is a way of avoiding the emotional impact.
• When you learn to get out of your head, energy that usually goes toward feeding the ego is available to heal the body and awaken creativity.

Beautifully Constructed Sentences
• Being wide awake and totally relaxed at the same time is so rare that when it occurs during a breathing session, most people describe it as a peak religious experience, a peace that passes understanding. They describe the experience as bliss or ecstasy, a feeling of pure, causeless joy. They inevitably resort to spiritual or religious terms to describe what is actually a very basic, yet profound human experience.
• “When there’s too much aliveness in the body, we evacuate the building. When feelings in the body become too strong, we abandon ship and take up residence in the head. Creativity is not born in the head; it comes as a gift from beyond. It’s a heart thing. It’s an emotional thing. It’s a feeling thing. And so in the process of avoiding intense feelings, we cut ourselves off from the body, and therefore our creativity. The solution is to get back in touch with the body, to connect with feeling, and there is only one way to do that: breathing. Breathing is the whole deal!”
• We look out at the world, or we look at ourselves, we see suffering, limitation, disease, or negativity. But maybe we are not seeing reality at all. Maybe what we see is due to our warped consciousness. That’s why we need to do our inner work. That’s why we need to quiet and clear our minds; that’s why we need to deepen our awareness, to raise and expand our consciousness. And breathwork is a perfect way to do that.
• When you love what you do, life gives you lots of opportunities to do it!
• When a spiritual seeker is ready, the next book they pick up will have the answer, the next teacher they meet will show them the way, the next technique they practice will cause a breakthrough. It really has very little to do with the book, or the teacher, or the technique: it has everything to do with readiness. With that readiness, even something as simple and natural as the breath will set you free and fulfill your heart’s eternal desire.

[Sara Modig · Rating 5 out of 5]

A small book of great wisdom, based on a liberatingly unorthodox and constantly curious approach to breathwork. It provides the reader with a rich buffet of techniques to apply in all facets of life. At the same time, this means that a reader looking for “The right (and only) way” to breathe will be left confused, since the author encourages us to try, yes, play, with our breath in many various ways to build familiarity and with time mastery of it. And this is an approach that resonates so well with me.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has many different breath work exercises and routines you can try plus the thoughts behind each person the author. If you are interested in a very methodical breath work book this is for you!!

[Leo Africanus · Rating 3 out of 5]

A breathtaking whirlwind tour, by the self styled "Bruce Lee of breathing", of just about every breathing modality ever invented. Left me feeling like a jack of all trades and a master of none!

[Aneri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kvėpavimo Biblija ne kitaip. Daug metodų, kuriuos tik belieka praktikuoti.

[Radonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

About to start my 21 day breathing journey, will update after I finish

[Joshua Greer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reminders. A little too religious/christiany in places, but I understand why in their contexts. Might come back to it at some point in spite of that.

[Dean Paradiso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I thought this was a very good introduction to breathwork as it covers a lot of different techniques and touches on various completely different approaches to the breath. Dan's background is in conscious rebirthing breathwork, and this comes through throughout the book/audio. However, he does a good job of explaining various other types of breathwork. The ones I personally like the most were Box Breathing, Consciously Connected Breathing, and Reverse Breathing. Although there's some marketing material woven into the text (as he runs a fairly popular training organisation with courses etc.), it's not too onerous. Some of his experiences and stories related to breathwork as also interesting and about the right length. There's really not a lot of filler in this book, which is good. It also serves as a good starting point to go off and research in depth about a particular approach that strikes you, such as Buteyko Breathing, for example. The instructions on Rebirthing Breathwork are concise and probably worth the price of the book.

[Mayank · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first time i have ever read a book on breathing or spirituality. I must say this is a book NOT about religion or some hard to believe things, but pure and practical advise on different ways to breathe and what those techniques can do to your life and day to day living. The book at first does feel overwhelming with lot of breathing exercises, but in the end summarizes a 21 day routine that is very helpful. You don't have to try all 21, just start with 1 or 2 simple breathing exercises and bring awareness and consciousness to it and you will start to see good results. I have started to feel more calm and composed, with less anxiety and more gratitude towards life after reading this book and i am sure it will help you all a lot. I tried all breathing exercises as i was reading, but in the end i am just following 2-3 breathing exercises daily for 5-10 minutes or whenever i can remember them. Hope you all will find this useful

[Emma Beckerle · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had some useful nuggets but also a ton of statements that were unfounded and fully lacking references. I Google checked a few of the claims and it was clear that most of the content here is based on personal anecdotes by the author. I think the idea of the boom is good but I have to imagine there are better ones out there with kore scientific backing. He combines the New Agey stuff with science without differentiating why is scientifically proven and what is theory which muddles the information. I was glad to be finished with it (it was sloppily written and edited) but would be lying if I said there weren’t points of value I was able to take from it.

[Tanveer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute masterpiece!

Great book on breath works, so much information. As I have finished, it's great time to start practicing :) will buy the audible as well!

[Kunal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an incredible book that shows us the power of breathing and how the way in which you breathe and the awareness of your breath can truly impact the experience you are having no matter what you are facing. Dan Brule, someone who Tony Robbins uses and highly reccommends, explains how he has been able to train people from the military to world class athletes on controlling their breath in order to help them achieve optimal performance. How is it that there are famous yogiis who can sit in ice cold weather completely naked? There are so many types of breathing methods that this books teaches us as it relates to holding your breath in for 5 seconds, and then breathing out for 5 seconds, or changing the length of either the inhale or the exhale as well. The key is to do these a few times a day for a few minutes as eventually you become much more aware of your breath in various situations and the awarness is what ultimately allows you to focus on it and hten change it to suit your purposes when in need. It really is incredible that the pain and the experience is not so much about the outcome as it is about how we choose to perceive it. When you realize that you can control the experience through your breath, it is such a powerful feeling and I just need to ensure I take a few minutes everyday to be still and work on this breathing to see the real impact it has on me

[Yoga girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't the exact title of the book I read, but it didn't appear in the search bar.
The title I read is "Just Breathe- mastering breathwork" by Dan Brule. I am passionate about Health and wellbeing, so wanted to inform myself better regarding the power of the breath.
There is a mixture of science and personal experience in here, also lots of different techniques to try. The writer has a lot of expertise in this area and he also includes others who are well known.
The book itself would have benefitted from perhaps a few pictures, somehow it feels flimsy- in the page quality, but I learned a few things and reading a book is rarely wasted.

[Goda Andrijauskaite · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gimstame su pirmuoju savo įkvėpimu, mirštame su paskutiniu atodūsiu. Tad kiekvienas renkamės kaip kvėpuojame kol gyvename.
Yra daug knygų apie kvėpavimo naudą, tačiau Dan Brule knyga:
- praturtinta ne tik asmenine autoriaus, jo pažįstamų ar klientų patirtimi. Čia gausu aprašomų skirtingų kvėpavimo technikų: nuo naudojamų US Army, kurioje tarnavo ir jos pensiją gauna autorius, iki kvėpavimo technikų naudojamų žymių joginų, kurių vedamas ir būdamas ašrame, autorius išmoko.
- paskutinis knygos skyrius „Meistriškas kvėpavimas per 21 dieną“ – visiems, kas pasiryžta kvėpavimo technikų pagalba palaikyti gerą sveikatą, o gal net ir atskleisti savo tikrąjį potencialą.

[Phil Calandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Just Breathe...." is a compilation of breathing techniques written for the purpose of helping people live their best lives. Dan Brule, the author, is a breath master and global teacher of the Breath Mastery Practitioner Program and states that breathing techniques can maximize performance, reduce stress, boost longevity and ultimately transform one's life. The author outlines several breathing techniques including the Buteyko Method, the Iceman Technique, the DeGroff Method and others. Also, some of these practices are advanced techniques which require extremes caution and perhaps professional guidance

[Mohammad Noroozi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a book about breathing but there were some helpful exercises and lots of references to other practices that individuals could try. This book seemed to focus more on the spiritual grounding of a lot of breath work, whereas I was more interested in the practical physiological changes brought about by different deliberate breathing patterns. Personally, I felt more pages were spent on background for different teachers referenced than was necessary. That kind of background might appeal to others but left me impatient to get to the relevant exercise.

[Alexandra Diljá Bjargardóttir]

Búin með helminginn og gefst upp. Ætla ekki að gefa einkunn, skil ekki hvernig þessi fær góða dóma hérna. Mjög óskipulögð yfirferð sem virðist ætla hreinlega að segja frá ÖLLUM öndunaræfingum sem til eru án þess þó að bera þær saman eða telja upp kosti og galla ólíkra æfinga og styðst ekki við heimildir. Styðst hins vegar við mikið af uppfyllingarefni í formi sagna af hinum og þessum vinum og vinnufélögum höfundar sem vissulega hafa náð langt í lífinu og stunda allir einhverskonar öndunaræfingar en allt mjög ótengt samt. Vísar ekkert í vísindin eða rannsóknirnar sem nóg er til af!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned how the breath impacts the physical, mental, and emotional components of our health.

I am learning that breathwork is not a one size fits all exercise. I felt overwhelmed by ALL the different types of breathing exercises. I do appreciate giving multiple types of breathing exercises to find the one that best fits your style and life, but I don't want to take the time to try them all.

There were some large generalized claims on how breathwork could cure/heal certain ailments. I am a skeptic of those remarks so that is why I gave it 2 stars.

[Daiva Maskoliūnienė · Rating 3 out of 5]

Autorius Dan Brulle išties šviesus žmogus , gera jį skaityt , bet iš knygos tikėjaus ne tik technikų, bet ir kokio nors mokslinio paaiškinimo, kas vyksta , kodėl kvėpavimo technikos tokios paveikios ir kodėl žmonės natūraliai prigimtinai taip nekvėpuoja…
Bandysiu praktikuot Kria ( kai įkvėpdamas vizuolizuoji jog spinduliuoji šviesą , o iškvėpdamas - ją sugeri ( atvirksciai nei logiskai), be to , tikrai paveiku nemigos metu koncentruotis į kvėpavimą ar kūno pojūčius, nes tai nuveja mintis ir miegas ateina .

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Breathwork is self-help, self-healing method in alternative healing atmosphere.

I find it has taken time to learn the 3 skills: Awareness (the consciousness factor) - Wake Up! , Relaxation (the release factor) - Let Go!, and the Breathing (energy factor) - Take Charge! and I am still working on them so I have decided to purchase a copy after volunteering to read an ARC.

Dan gives a lot of biographical material on his life which is interesting but not crucial to the book.

[Jeanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed a whole book on breathing and breath work. The book was broken up into sections on how breath work can help your body, mind, spirit and beyond. There were great little exercises sprinkled throughout the book.

“The Key to Ultimate Transformation” pretty much summed up how one could benefit from diving into the breath, your readiness to do so will bring you what you seek. I’ll be moving onto the 21 day breath mastery challenge and seeing how that goes.

[Rachel Stevenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of techniques, but it doesn’t really go into any depth, and weirdly misses out completely the mechanics of breathing or how to just free up your breath, which seems pretty fundamental before you start the different techniques. Could have done with more explanation as to why they’re beneficial. If you’re already fit and healthy this book is probably fine, but it’s written from a very masculine perspective that doesn’t really encompass a range of abilities.

[Sue Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

One you realize how powerful your breath is, it is a life changing experience. I was recently introduced to breath work though a guided exercise. I felt like it shifted things in me I have struggled years to release. Of course after this experience I needed more information and Dan Brule didn’t disappoint. This book is a great book for a beginner, it has practical exercise that I have incorporated in my daily life.

[Greg Shim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took my time with this book and am glad I did. This book is not very useful if you don’t do the work. I finished with lots of insight on helping myself and my patients be healthier and stronger.

While it didn’t go into lots of details on the science, it did cover a wide breadth of styles and ideas - I loved that part. And so, I now have a basic road map of places I can go to improve my breath work as well as helping others start their journeys.