Breathing Exercises For Dummies
Take control of your breath, take control of your life.
Breathing Exercises For Dummies teaches you more than 50 ways to reduce stress, practice mindfulness, improve your sleep and beyond. Breathing exercises help you feel and perform at your best. These strategies have been in use since ancient times, and modern research shows how effective they can be. This book teaches you meditative breathing exercises to reduce anxiety and improve focus in the moment, as well as tips for retraining your normal breath to be more supportive of your everyday well-being. Need to relax? Need to reenergize? Need a boost to your creativity and decision making? There's a breathing exercise for that.
- Learn about the benefits of breathing exercises and the scientific evidence behind them
- Discover 50+ exercises, including pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, and beyond
- Manage pain, address insomnia, get relief from anxiety, and improve your creativity, all with the power of your breath
- Use breathing exercises at home, at school, at work, on the field, or on the stage
Anyone who breathes can benefit from breathing exercises! Whether you're managing physical or mental health challenges or just want to be more successful, Breathing Exercises For Dummies gives you the tools to make easy breathwork a part of your everyday routine.
Shamash Alidina, bestselling author of Mindfulness For Dummies and The Mindful Way Through Stress, is a London-based breathwork expert and mindfulness teacher. He leads global courses and shares practical tools for calm, clarity, and joy—one breath at a time.