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A review by danodog
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
4.0
A real eye-opener for me. This book shows us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance, halt snoring, decrease the impacts of asthma.
"Prayer heals, especially when it’s practiced at 5.5 breaths a minute." Christian, Buddhist prayers align with breathe in for about 5.5 seconds, then exhale for 5.5 seconds. That’s 5.5 breaths a minute for a total of about 5.5 liters of air.”
I have taped my mouth shut and stopped having to pee during the night. Breathing through your nose vrs mouth when you sleep means you release more water.
We practiced nasal breathing in yoga and I never new why “The right nostril is a gas pedal. When you’re inhaling primarily through this channel, circulation speeds up, your body gets hotter, and cortisol levels, blood pressure, and heart rate all increase. This happens because breathing through the right side of the nose activates the sympathetic nervous system, the “fight or flight” mechanism that puts the body in a more elevated state of alertness and readiness. Inhaling through the left nostril has the opposite effect: it works as a kind of brake system to the right nostril’s accelerator. The left nostril is more deeply connected to the parasympathetic nervous system, the rest-and-relax side that lowers blood pressure, cools the body, and reduces anxiety. Left-nostril breathing shifts blood flow to the opposite side of the prefrontal cortex, to the area that influences creative thought and plays a role in the formation of mental abstractions and the production of negative emotions.”
"Prayer heals, especially when it’s practiced at 5.5 breaths a minute." Christian, Buddhist prayers align with breathe in for about 5.5 seconds, then exhale for 5.5 seconds. That’s 5.5 breaths a minute for a total of about 5.5 liters of air.”
I have taped my mouth shut and stopped having to pee during the night. Breathing through your nose vrs mouth when you sleep means you release more water.
We practiced nasal breathing in yoga and I never new why “The right nostril is a gas pedal. When you’re inhaling primarily through this channel, circulation speeds up, your body gets hotter, and cortisol levels, blood pressure, and heart rate all increase. This happens because breathing through the right side of the nose activates the sympathetic nervous system, the “fight or flight” mechanism that puts the body in a more elevated state of alertness and readiness. Inhaling through the left nostril has the opposite effect: it works as a kind of brake system to the right nostril’s accelerator. The left nostril is more deeply connected to the parasympathetic nervous system, the rest-and-relax side that lowers blood pressure, cools the body, and reduces anxiety. Left-nostril breathing shifts blood flow to the opposite side of the prefrontal cortex, to the area that influences creative thought and plays a role in the formation of mental abstractions and the production of negative emotions.”