Breath
By James Nestor
Categories: Science & Math
In this 2020 book, science journalist James Nestor examines how humans breathe and argues that many people have lost the ability to do it well. Nestor travels from ancient burial sites to the streets of São Paulo and tests ideas on himself. He explores practices such as Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya and Tummo, contrasts mouth breathing with nasal breathing, and reports research suggesting that small changes in how we inhale and exhale can affect athletic performance, snoring, asthma and other conditions.