by Brad Thompson
We take breathing for granted. Yet if we learn to breathe properly we can:
• have more energy
• think more clearly
• manage stress effectively
• sleep better
• lose weight
Brad Thompson, one of Australia’s leading tai chi and qigong practitioners, shows how we can increase our energy levels, conquer stress, exercise more efficiently, compete at our best, think more clearly, sleep better, and even lose weight by learning to manage our breathing effectively.
Through years of intense study in both Eastern and Western traditions, Brad has synthesized a series of simple and practical exercises that show us how to live at our full potential.
Breathing is the most fundamental and natural function our bodies perform in a day, yet most of us pay little or no attention to how we breathe. Poor breathing habits learnt in childhood are limiting our potential and even making us unwell. Proper awareness of our breathing can improve many of the ailments faced in Western society, including stress, asthma, insomnia, hypertension and weight issues.
Through a series of simple, practical exercises, The Breathing Book helps readers understand the mechanisms of breathing, and teaches techniques to improve our breathing capacity, control and flexibility. Learn how to adapt breathing to suit different activities.
ISBN 9781742035000
Format 188 x 136
RRP $24.99
130pp
Covered spiral bound
Adult non-fiction
“This is one of those advances that makes one ask ‘Why didn’t I already know this?’ This is a powerful application of very simple principles of respiratory physiology. I am amazed at the effect on normal breathing and can think of many patients who would benefit.”
Professor Graeme D. Jackson, Neurologist, University of Melbourne