Breathe : the simple, revolutionary 14-day program to improve your mental and physical health

Breathe The simple, revolutionary 14-day program to improve your mental and physical health

Belisa Vranich

Book - 2016

"BREATHE is a groundbreaking look at a health topic we have all taken for granted. In a fascinating, straightforward, jargon-free exploration of how our bodies were meant to breathe, Dr. Belisa Vranich delves into the ins and outs of breathing. In the first book of its kind, BREATHE offers readers an intuitive correcting of a widespread health issue. By combining both anatomy and fitness with psychology and mindfulness, Dr. Vranich gives readers a way of solving health problems at the crux and healing themselves from the inside out. All through the simple act of breathing."--

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Subjects
Breathing exercises.
Health > Psychological aspects.
Mind and body.
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Belisa Vranich (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
ix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781250106421
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • How This Book Works
  • 1. Do You Breathe, Too?
  • 2. How Bad Is It, Doc?
  • 3. You've got It All Wrong
  • 4. Activate and Relearn
  • 5. Stretch and Warm Up
  • 6. The Workout
  • 7. Posture
  • 8. Back and Front
  • 9. The Diaphragm's Counterpart
  • 10. Your Breathing Brain
  • 11. Essential to Your Brain Health: Sleep
  • 12. Why "Work Hard, Play Hard" Is Hurting You
  • 13. Recovery Breath (And Meditation for People Who Can't Meditate)
  • 14. Breathing Exercises: The Best Kept Secret in Sports - Whether You're a Weekend Warrior or a Pro Athlete
  • Epilogue
  • Takeaway Points
  • Glossary of Types of Breathing
  • Appendix 1. Measures
  • Appendix 2. Science of Breath
  • Appendix 3. Progress
  • Bibliography and Recommended Reading
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this debut work, Vranich, a clinical psychologist and health commentator, asserts that changing one's breathing can change one's life, and to this end offers illustrated exercises for altering "dysfunctional" breathing patterns. Citing experience with her personal clients, she makes the case for breathing awareness and improvement, maintaining that better breathing can alleviate digestive problems, lower blood pressure, and help a person lose weight, heal faster, and control stress. The author asserts that most people have forgotten how to breathe fully, or are "underbreathing," due to unhealthy lifestyles and environments. The concept of breathing awareness may strike some readers as far-fetched and unsubstantiated by scholarly research, but Vranich will win them over with her detailed descriptions of strenuous-sounding but practical exercises to expand lung capacity and improve diaphragm strength. For those suffering from shortness of breath or ailments related to breathing or core strength, this work and its accompanying exercises depict an appealing and methodical program for improvement. Agent: Peter McGuigan, Foundry Literary + Media. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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