Perfect Breathing Workbook: A 28-Day Transformation to Better Living
Writer Campbell and meditative coach Lee (a 25-year "conscious breathing"  practitioner) blame rampant stress and information overload for ruining our  bodies' most basic and most restorative coping mechanism: breathing. Even  worse, they say, is trying to counteract that stess with"flimsy self-help advice  and pills." In their place, the authors offer the mind-body tools needed to break bad breathing habits and recapture the respiratory power we're born with. Exercises like "the 6-second breath" aren't just quick and simple, they can provide relief from conditions like high blood pressure, anxiety, pain, and even asthma and premature aging. Skeptics may be turned off by repeated spiritual and religious references but the authors' practical advice is suitable or almost  anyone suffering pain or illness. --Publisher's Weekly