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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 against another edition
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
ashrad's review against another edition
3.0
Deep, Nestor's other book, was one of my favorite reads a few years ago and I recommend it all the time to people whether they are interested in the ocean/free diving, or not. I don't really feel that way about this one - it was interesting, but I didn't feel excited to get back to listening to it each time I got in the car. I also can't help but think that it's all a lot of hearsay... It should be noted that I can be quite suspicious of miraculous medical claims and tend to be extra suspicious of anyone claiming to be able to cure virtually incurable diseases without any sort of "real" treatment- perhaps I should be a bit more open minded though. With that said, there were many interesting tidbits throughout and there were some things I thought could be useful to implement in my every day life.
Graphic: Animal cruelty
readingforfunsies's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault
dckathleen's review against another edition
4.0
There were a few instances of talking about animal experiments. I listened to the audiobook and the author gave warning, so I skipped that.
This is interesting and a valuable reflection on something we do thousands of times per day. I liked learning about the similarities in breathing techniques (aka meditation and prayer) across unrelated cultures around the world. There are some breathing exercises at the end of the book
Graphic: Animal cruelty
erinwolf1997's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexual assault
theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Medical content
Minor: Suicide
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
dgrachel's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty