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4 THOUGHTS
1. My 5 Favorite Breathing Books & the Order I’d Read Them if I Started Over
Full Catastrophe Living: Teaches the power of mindful breathing, which is the starting point of all breathing practices.
Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing (audio only): One of the most accessible and practical intros to breathing.
The Healing Power of the Breath: One of the best for learning how slow breathing techniques help all aspects of life.
Breath: This is a must-read for anyone interested in breathing.
The Oxygen Advantage: Now that you’re a true breath nerd, you’re ready to dive into all Patrick’a life-changing wisdom.
Major Caveat: This changes based on where I am in life and the new books I read 😊
2. Moving Toward Our Better Nature
“As we see it, the most compelling impacts of meditation are not better health or sharper business performance but, rather, a further reach toward our better nature.”
– Daniel Goleman, Ph.D. & Richard Davidson, Ph.D., Altered Traits
I think this is true of any contemplative practice: meditation, breathing, yoga, or even just reading.
So here’s to choosing our favorite one and inching closer toward our better nature, today 🙏
3. Life-Changing: How to End a Breathing, Meditation, or Really Any Contemplative Practice
Say this to yourself silently:
“even if I have been distracted, … is there something that has moved me, and that I would like to keep? Is there something that I would like to take with me and use to nourish myself?”
– Dr. Cathy Blanc, The Healing Power of Meditation
Then, silently wish that you can put whatever moved you into practice to bring more peace, humanity, and love to the world 🙏
P.S. If you feel so inspired, try it at the end of this email : )
4. Unconditional Love
The other day, I worked on breathing research all day. Yet come afternoon, I realized I’d barely actually checked in with my own breath (the irony, I know, lol).
But like a puppy waiting on its human to get home from work, the second I remembered, the breath was right there, holding no grudges or hard feelings, just simply grateful for my attention.
1 Quote
“If we can simply realize the fullness of this moment, of this breath, we can find stillness and peace right here.””
1 Answer
Category: Breathing 101
Answer: Like winds in the atmosphere, air flowing into and out of our lungs is driven by these.
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(Cue the Jeopardy! music.)
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Question: What are pressure gradients?
In good breath,
Nick Heath, T1D, PhD
“Breathing is the compound interest of health & wellness.”
* An asterisk by a quote indicates that I listened to this book on Audible. Therefore, the quotation might not be correct, but is my best attempt at reproducing the punctuation based on the narrator’s pace, tone, and pauses.