Book Contents

Contents

Things I wanted to tell you. 9

Part 1 On health and breathing

What the health. 20

How my breathing system works. 35

Conscious and unconscious breathing. 45

Balancing process. 52

Part 2 Breath operation and options

Muscles activation. 60

Nose vs. Mouth breathing. 68

Breathing speed, volume, and ratio. 81

Breath-holding. 89

Hyperventilating. 95

Breathing sounds. 99

Part 3 Getting intimate with my breath

Indicators of breathing. 104

Breathing profile. 114

Breathing exceptions. 117

Self measuring. 121

Part 4 The breathing exercises I practice

Physical activity and  breathing. 139

Introduction to breathing exercises. 145

Basic breathing. 158

Smile breathing. 166

Faking and simulating. 176

Traditional breathing exercises. 189

Edge breathing exercises. 202

Meditation?. 210

Part 5 The breathing tools I prepared

Assembling breathing tools. 217

Stress balancing and relaxation. 225

Sleeping. 233

Concentrating and remembering. 246

Sex and relationships. 249

Weight regulation. 260

Overcoming pain. 272

Nausea and headaches. 277

Pregnancy and labor. 283

Other breath aids. 287

Public-speaking. 299

Time for final words. 314

About the author 315