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Breathe : the simple, revolutionary 14-day program to improve your mental and physical health / Belisa Vranich.

by Vranich, Belisa, 1966-

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St. Martin's Griffin, 2016.

Breathing exercises.

Health -- Psychological aspects.

9781250106421 (pbk.)

244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and an index.

Introduction -- How this book works -- Do you breathe, too? -- How bad is it, doc? -- You've got it all wrong -- Activate and relearn -- Stretch and warm up -- The workout -- Posture -- Back and front -- The diaphragm's counterpart -- Your breathing brain -- Essential to your brain health: sleep -- Why "work hard, play hard" is hurting you -- Recovery breath (and meditation for people who can't meditate) -- Breathing exercises: the best kept secret in sports--whether you're a weekend warrior of a pro athlete -- Epilogue -- Takeaway points -- Glossary of types of breathing -- Appendix 1: measures -- Appendix 2: science of breath -- Appendix 3: progress.

"A health topic we have all taken for granted. Sports psychologist Dr. Belisa Vranich delves into the ins and outs of breathing, providing an intuitive correcting of a widespread health issue. By combining both anatomy and fitness with psychology and mindfulness, she gives readers a way of solving health problems at the crux and healing themselves from the inside out. All through the simple act of breathing. Insomnia? Gone. Anxiety? Gone. All without medication. Unpleasant side effects from blood pressure pills? Gone. A cheap and effective way to combat cardiovascular disease, immune dysfunction, obesity, and GI disorders? Yes. Sounds too good to be true? Breath awareness can turn on the body's natural abilities to prevent and cure illness. The mental and physical stresses of modern life, such as anxiety, frustration, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, high blood pressure, digestive woes, and immune dysfunction can all be addressed through conscious control of your breath. In addition, it can increase energy, accelerate healing, improve cognitive skills, and enhance mental balance. Yet most of us stopped breathing in the anatomically "right" way, the way to take advantage of these benefits, when we were four or five years old. We now mostly breathe in a way that is anatomically incongruous and makes for more illness. How to turn back the tide of stress and illness, and improve the overall quality of their life through a daily breathing workout. Breathing exercises that will increase energy, help lose weight, and make readers feel calmer and happier"--Provided by publisher.

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