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Breath - Atem: Neues Wissen über die vergessene Kunst des Atmens by James Nestor
14 reviews
euphemiajo's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Chronic illness
dgrachel's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.75
This was a well-written, engaging, informative look at breathing and its myriad impacts on bodies. I don't think I would have wanted to undergo the experiments the author did to test theories/impacts of mouth-breathing versus nose-breathing, but the science was fascinating, and a little frightening. I really appreciated the fact that the author noted an upcoming section about animal testing that could be traumatic to some listeners and gave us a length of time to skip ahead in the audiobook to miss those details.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
katrinarose's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
The author relied very heavily on anecdotal evidence, I was hoping for more of an exploration of what we know through scientific research. I did appreciate learning the history of many of the breathing practices though, and the author had an engaging way of writing which made it fun to listen to (makes sense since he is a journalist, not a scientist). Would recommend only if you don’t take everything he claims at face value.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
nyssbomb's review against another edition
informative
3.25
I think you can read the first couple of chapters and epilogue/conclusion to get the majority of the value out of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders