Breathing & the Body: It's Bigger than Inhale & Exhale

by William Martin

Breathing is the gateway to allowing the inner intelligence that masterfully runs your bodily systems without your intervention, to run your existential life.

This book takes the reader through the basic mechanics, anatomy and associated bodily processes of breathing. Then practices for observing the breathing are introduced after covering preparations necessary for physical, as well as emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. Practices that help to calm the body and mind are presented along with five of the Taoist Healing Sounds for general organ health. This book is meant to be a guide to introduce the reader to the many avenues available when one wants to expand on their breathing capabilities and embodiment.

137 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2021

About the author

Meet 'the king of the historical thriller' (Providence Journal). William Martin is a New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, an award-winning PBS documentary, book reviews, magazine articles, and a cult classic horror movie, too. He is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in American history while bringing to life legendary American locations, from Cape Cod to the Sierra foothills during the California Gold Rush. His latest, December '41, sweeps us across America in the weeks after Pearl Harbor and has been hailed as "propulsive," "cinematic,' and "riveting" by critics. He was the recipient of the prestigious 2005 New England Book Award, given to "an author whose body of work stands as a significant contribution to the culture of the region." And in 2015, the USS CONSTITUTION Museum gave him the Samuel Eliot Morison Award. He has three grown children and lives near Boston with his wife.

Reviews

[Maria Vasilakis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A new dimension to the science and anatomy learned in western medicine. Innovative to those of us who have never connnecred breath to the metaphysical world.

[Robert Gelina · Rating 5 out of 5]

outstanding read, I have learned a lot about my body and how to control my breathing to help me as my I age to live a better life.