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Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Personal Mastery Paperback – March 1, 1995

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Conscious Breathing draws on more than twenty years of research and practice to present a simple yet comprehensive program that can be used every day to improve energy, mental clarity, and physical health. As the essential life-force of the body, the breath influences how we feel on every level.  But many traditional breathing programs are limited by esoteric or cultlike elements.  Pioneering therapist Gay Hendricks has refined the most important practices into a mainstream healing tool that can provide dramatic benefits--ranging from lowered blood pressure and pain reduction to elimination of depression and anxiety--in as little as ten minutes a day. At the core of the book are eight key breathing exercises, fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions, plus the "short form" ten-minute breathing program.  Additional chapters provide breathing techniques for special concerns, including: Breathing to aid in trauma release and recovery from addictions. Treatment of asthma and other respiratory problems. Enhancement of sex and communication between couples. Improved concentration and stamina in sports.
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"In your lifetime you will breathe in and out more than a hundred million times.... What if you made a tiny improvement in something you did that many times?" So queries Hendricks, a professor of counseling at the University of Colorado and author of Conscious Loving, at the start of this quietly assured guide. His guided breathing exercises, most done lying down and in combination with gentle movements, are designed to free the movement of the diaphragm, increase oxygenation and relax the body. Benefits can include stress reduction, pain management, improved health and spiritual growth. In his discussion of the anatomy of breathing, Hendricks errs in saying there are two lobes in each human lung (the right lung has three lobes), but this handsome handbook, appealingly illustrated and laced with aphorisms about breathing from sports heroes, poets and philosophers, offers much of value to those just fostering awarenes of breathing to such advanced practitioners as singers and athletes.
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We inhale 20,000 times a day. Deprived of oxygen for more than 10 seconds, the brain fogs and panics; after 4 to 5 minutes, it never again functions with its former efficiency. Hendricks first traces the physiological journey of a breath, then lists the benefits of conscious breathing. Reportedly, it reduces stress and tension; increases energy and endurance; facilitates emotional mastery, particularly over anxiety and depression; prevents and heals certain physical complaints, especially asthma, respiratory problems, and cardiovascular illness; contributes significantly to "graceful aging" ; helps in managing pain; enhances mental focus and physical performance, particularly when applied to sports; and enables psychospiritual transformation. "Ultimately," Hendricks asserts, "breathing can be a path to that most essential of human experiences: learning to love." Thereafter, his amply illustrated book provides basic and advanced breath-work lessons and a 10-minute daily breathing program. Calling himself his "own best client," Hendricks builds a convincing case for his addition to alternative-healing therapies. Whitney Scott

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam; First Edition (March 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0553374435
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553374438
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.14 x 0.59 x 7.18 inches
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Gay Hendricks has served for more than forty years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Throughout his career, Dr. Hendricks has coached more than eight hundred executives, including the top management at firms such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, and KLM. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, he has coauthored many books including Conscious Loving, The Corporate Mystic, and his latest, the New York Times bestseller Five Wishes, which has been translated into seventeen languages. Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford University. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded the Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also a founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle. In recent years his passion has been writing a new series of mystery novels featuring the Tibetan Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu. Ten's first adventure was The First Rule Of Ten, followed by The Second Rule Of Ten and more to come.

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Customers find the book easy to follow and understand. They appreciate the well-illustrated breathing techniques and exercises to improve breathing efficiency. The information is concise and practical, making it a good read for anyone interested in better health.

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Customers find the book helpful. They say it provides clear breathing techniques and exercises to improve health. The information is illustrated and explained clearly. Overall, customers describe it as a practical and concise guide for anyone interested in wellness.

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"...There is a bit about breath, but it's mainly exercises to make your breathing more efficient and healthy...." Read more

"...The foundation exercises I found really easy to follow-all the other breathing books I have tried have not hooked me like this one." Read more

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"Wonderful book, great service from the vendor. I did not however like that it was printed in landscape form. Very hard to read and hold onto...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2022
    This book is an older compilation of the same topic on which a slew of new practitioners have published their findings. Despite this, the book firmly holds its place in directing the reader to consciously breathe, and it tells them how to achieve such.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
    Amazing book. Just read it!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017
    A pretty good book on this method of breathing.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2014
    This is a really practical and concise book that anyone interested in wellness should read. There isn't a lot of information in it, but there is power in every page. There is a bit about breath, but it's mainly exercises to make your breathing more efficient and healthy. Some of the instructions would not be easy to understand without the illustrations; however, the clear drawings add a lot. Of course, with any instruction manual the proof is in the results. I found that the exercises created good results fairly immediately so I am loving this. It's truly one of the best all around breath books I've seen.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2009
    I love this book. I first got it t the library and after reading a little bit of it I realized I had to have my own copy. I am studying nursing and am really interested in the disease-process and this book really enlightened me to the ideas that some serious health problems can be from improper breathing. The foundation exercises I found really easy to follow-all the other breathing books I have tried have not hooked me like this one.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015
    Wonderful book, great service from the vendor. I did not however like that it was printed in landscape form. Very hard to read and hold onto. Nevertheless the breathing information is nicely illustrated and easily explained.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2010
    If everyone in the world owned and practiced what is in this book, we would only need doctors to help us mend ourselves when we had an accident. It is truely a must read for anyone concern about better health--and doesn't that describe all of us?
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
    Surprisingly good, lots of interesting ideas on ways to improve your breathing and the effects it may have.
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  • Richard Walsh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - very pleased
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2013
    This book is difficult to get hold of at an affordable price. So I was very pleased with the low price.
    The condition was probably even better than stated.
    The content is extremely good and relevant for anybody interested in breathing properly.
    If you are wondering whether this simple activity can enhance your life or maybe even help resolve some health issues this book is a very authoritative read.
    Delivery very quick - considering it had to come from USA to UK. Thanks.
  • Sarah C
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2016
    This is one of favorite health and well-being books of all time! I had really been wanting a copy for a while now and was thrilled to be able to buy this at such a great price. It arrived very promptly and in great condition.
  • Magda Figiel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2017
    Looking forward to read this exciting book which arrived on time.
  • Kristy
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good product
    Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2020
    this book was from a public library and sold back to me very used at $40. Very disappointing!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2016
    Really good book