The breathing book : good health and vitality through essential breath work

A new approach to improving quality of life through your most accessible resource: your breath. Internationally renowned yoga instructor Donna Farhi presents a refreshingly simple and practical guide to reestablishing proper breathing techniques that will dramatically improve your physical and mental health. Complete with more that seventy-five photos and illustrations, The Breaking Book offers a thorough and inspiring program that you can tailor to your specific needs. Whether you need an energy boost or are seeking a safe, hassle-free way to cope with everyday stress, you will find answers here.These safe and easy-to-learn techniques can also be used to treat asthma, depression, eating disorders, insomnia, arthritis, chronic pain, and other debilitating conditions."Donna Farhi has been a student, researcher, and teacher of the breath for many years, and now we get to reap the results of her studies in this exquisite manual." -- Yoga Journal In The Breathing Book, Internationally Renowned Yoga Instructor Donna Farhi Presents A Refreshingly Simple And Practical Guide To Reestablishing Proper Breathing Techniques That Will Dramatically Improve Your Physical And Mental Health. During Infancy Most Of Us Breathed With Complete Ease. Since Then, However, We Have Unconsciously Altered Our Breathing In Response To Stress And Other Demands In Our Lives. Now, Rediscover The Wonders And Freedom Of Unrestricted Breathing. In This Accessible And Comprehensive Manual You Will Learn How To Get In Touch With Your Own Lost Natural Breathing So That You Can Develop Effective Strategies For Using Your Breathing To Relax Your Body In Stressful Situations And Calm Your Mind During Trying Times; Learn How To Enhance Your Sexual Pleasure, Develop Your Concentration, And Cultivate Inner Peace; Use Safe And Easily Learned Techniques To Treat Asthma, Depression, Eating Disorders, Insomnia, Pain, Fatigue, Headaches, And To Quit Smoking And A Wide Variety Of Other Debilitating Conditions; And Improve Athletic Performance. Complete With More Than 75 Photos And Illustrations To Illuminate Concepts And Exercises, The Breathing Book Presents A Thorough And Inspiring Program That You Can Tailor To Your Specific Needs. Whether You Are Hoping To Increase Your Energy Levels Or Looking For A Better Way To Handle Everyday Pressures, You Will Find This An Invaluable Guide To Promoting Physical, Mental, And Spiritual Well-being.--jacket. Part 1: Fundamentals -- The Essential Breath -- The Breath That Moves Us -- The Anatomy Of Breathing -- Catching Your Breath -- Part Ii: Opening To The Breath -- Room To Breathe -- Breathing Deeper -- The Shared Breath: Inquiries For Couples -- Minding The Breath. Donna Farhi. An Owl Book. Includes Bibliographical References. A new approach to improving quality of life through your most accessible resource: your breath. Internationally renowned yoga instructor Donna Farhi presents a refreshingly simple and practical guide to reestablishing proper breathing techniques that will dramatically improve your physical and mental health. Complete with more that seventy-five photos and illustrations, The Breathing Book offers a thorough and inspiring program that you can tailor to your specific needs. Whether you need an energy boost or are seeking a safe, hassle-free way to cope with everyday stress, you will find answers here. These safe and easy-to-learn techniques can also be used to treat asthma, depression, eating disorders, insomnia, arthritis, chronic pain, and other debilitating conditions. "Donna Farhi has been a student, researcher, and teacher of the breath for many years, and now we get to reap the results of her studies in this exquisite manual." -- Yoga Journal "A groundbreaking approach to improving the quality of your life through the most readily accessible resource: your breath. These safe and easy-to-learn techniques can also be used to treat asthma and ease stress, depression, eating disorders, insomnia, arthritis, chronic pain, and other debilitating conditions"--Publisher's description This book gathers the revised lecture notes from a seminar course offered at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1986, then in Tokyo in 1987. An additional chapter has been added to reflect more recent advances in the field.