How to Breathe
Improve your breathing for health, happiness and well-being
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-85906-397-2 (ISBN)
Description
Poor posture, stress, muscular tension... all can make the `effortless' act of breathing very hard work without us realizing. And breathing isn't just a physical activity; it influences our mental, emotional and spiritual well-being, too.
How To Breathe shows you how to relearn your natural rhythm of breathing to beneficially alter the way you think, feel and act. Packed with practical breathing techniques to use at home, and featuring groundbreaking methods developed by the founder of the Alexander Technique, this book will help you rediscover how to breathe naturally to improve very aspect of your life. By applying consciousness to the action of breathing, you can become aware of harmful habits - and alleviate common breathing problems I the process.
We breathe more than 20,000 a day - so why not make sure you do it as efficiently and effectively as possible?
Simply put, this is a book you can't afford to be without.
How To Breathe shows you how to relearn your natural rhythm of breathing to beneficially alter the way you think, feel and act. Packed with practical breathing techniques to use at home, and featuring groundbreaking methods developed by the founder of the Alexander Technique, this book will help you rediscover how to breathe naturally to improve very aspect of your life. By applying consciousness to the action of breathing, you can become aware of harmful habits - and alleviate common breathing problems I the process.
We breathe more than 20,000 a day - so why not make sure you do it as efficiently and effectively as possible?
Simply put, this is a book you can't afford to be without.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illus
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85906-397-2 (9781859063972)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Richard Brennan has studied the Alexander Technique since 1983 and has been teaching the technique full time since 1989 he travels throughout Europe giving talks and courses on the Technique. He has taught the Technique at many educational centres including Galway University, Limerick University, Dartington College of Arts, Middlesex University and in the Music Department of DIT, Dublin
Content
INTRODUCTION 6
CHAPTER ONE
The importance of Breathing 9
CHAPTER TWO
How Breathing Works 19
CHAPTER THREE
The Breathing Man 37
CHAPTER FOUR
Habits and Misconceptions 47
CHAPTER FIVE
Breathing Problems 65
CHAPTER SIX
Understanding the Principles of Natural Breathing 79
CHAPTER SEVEN
First Steps to Improve Breathing 89
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Voice and Breathing 103
CHAPTER NINE
Breathing in Action 117
CHAPTER TEN
Improving Posture, Health and Happiness 129
Resources 140
Index 142
Acknowledgements 144
CHAPTER ONE
The importance of Breathing 9
CHAPTER TWO
How Breathing Works 19
CHAPTER THREE
The Breathing Man 37
CHAPTER FOUR
Habits and Misconceptions 47
CHAPTER FIVE
Breathing Problems 65
CHAPTER SIX
Understanding the Principles of Natural Breathing 79
CHAPTER SEVEN
First Steps to Improve Breathing 89
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Voice and Breathing 103
CHAPTER NINE
Breathing in Action 117
CHAPTER TEN
Improving Posture, Health and Happiness 129
Resources 140
Index 142
Acknowledgements 144