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fkshg8465's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, and War
mi_chlo's review
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, and Medical content
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
sarasreading's review against another edition
3.75
To say, for instance, that ADHD symptoms can be managed with breathing, when it has far more to do with dopamine receptors in the brain than just about anything else, is unhelpful.
Still, it's a fun read, and if you practice yoga, several of the breath techniques will be familiar to you. The audiobook has a half hour instruction at the end on several breathing techniques, many I knew and some I didn't. I didn't know the 3-9 technique, and that one lowered my heart rate over 10 points with only a few rounds. By far the most effective one for me with my current health issues.
I saw a pulmonologist for the first time just before starting this book, and had several lung function tests done, and that helped add a personal layer to this reading experience. (Suffering from long COVID since being diagnosed last August.)
All that to say I do recommend it, but with several grains of salt.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Medical content
euphemiajo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Chronic illness
katrinarose's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
2.25
Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Medical content, and Classism
orcgrotto's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Mental illness
Minor: Death