Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor
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“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
Source →Recommended by 8 notable people, including Joe Rogan and Arianna Huffington
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly.There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability ...
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“@monicabyrne13 11. :). My brother and I used to have breath holding contests as kids, and I once got to 2 1/2 minutes. But that's nothing. The world champion freediver can make it to over 9 minutes passively, and 4 1/2 while swimming. BTW, I love the book Breath | @tannerguzy I highly recommend the book 'Breathe'. Recent best seller. Fascinating. | Love that one of our Thrivers, Emily Mias has discovered one of my favorite books, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. It came out in 2020, but the science and wisdom are timeless. | This book is awesome. James Nestor is the guest on the podcast today and I listened to this audiobook beforehand. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. I learned a… | This is a great read. I promise you it’s the best book you’ve ever read about breathing thru your nose. | This was one of the books that may permanently change my behavior. Don’t find those often. Reminded me of Born to Run. After reading Born to Run, I never ran the same again. After Breath, I’ll breath less and mostly though my nose”
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