Soon to be published….

A book about breathing and smiling

Book contents

Things I wanted to tell you           8

Part 1 On health and breathing

What the health               19

How my breathing system works              34

Conscious and unconscious breathing      43

Balancing process            50

Part 2 Breath options

Muscles activation           54

Nose vs. Mouth breathing            62

Breathing speed, volume, and ratio          74

Breath-holding   81

Hyperventilating               87

Breathing sounds             91

Part 3 Getting Intimate with my breath

Indicators of breathing   97

Breathing profile              105

Breathing exceptions      108

Breathing measurements              112

Part 4 The breathing exercises I practice

Physical activity and  breathing   128

Introduction to breathing exercises          133

Basic breathing      145

Smile breathing     153

Faking and simulating     163

Traditional breathing exercises   173

Edge breathing exercises              185

Meditation?        193

Part 5 The breathing tools I use  

Assembling breathing tools         200

Stress balancing               206

Sleeping               213

Concentrating and remembering               226

Sex and relationships      229

Weight regulation            239

Overcoming pain              249

Pregnancy and labor       254

Other breath aids            258

Public-speaking               270

Time for final words        284

About the author             291