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Breath by James Nestor
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it was ok

This was far too new-agey for my tastes, and seemed to cherry pick studies instead of quoting meta-studies. The larger message of the book (nasal-breathing is preferable to mouth-breathing, and slowing down breathing can lead to a host of health benefits) seem to be well substantiated. But portraying breathing techniques as a panacea to everything seemed a little hackneyed.

Quick read, and has some useful snippets. But wouldn't recommend it if you've done some form of breath-work in the past.
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July 12, 2020 – Shelved
July 12, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
July 26, 2020 – Started Reading
July 26, 2020 – Finished Reading

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Brant I thought Nestor was clear that it's not a panacea. This line in particular is quite explicit on that point:
"breathing, like any therapy or medication, can’t do everything."


Socraticgadfly You were kind enough to give it two stars. I trashed it more thoroughly.


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