I thought this was excellent. About a third is essentially an intro and instruction, and the author is very clear and comprehensive. The rest is the breathwork, and it includes illustrations and add'l advice and guidance. You'll need to devote about 30 min/day for at least 3 weeks, which is when the most benefits kick-in. Highly recommended.

I really appreciate the advanced copy for review!!

Honest and in-depth advice for reaching your full potential. This advice is presented in easy to follow language that can be broken up and applied in pieces at a time.

"Breathwork" helps you to explore how you breathe and contains a 21 day program that teaches different breathing techniques. The author mostly based her selection of techniques on those used in yoga and martial arts traditions. She only included those that are safe and do-able for any age or physical ability. She started by explaining the benefits of conscious breathing. She explained the main categories of breathing techniques (like using using only the belly or rib cage, different timing for different parts of the breath, or holding one's breath) and what each type of technique will help achieve. This was very helpful for me as I was confused by all the different options that people mention.

She then got into the specifics of her program. She described several stretches that you will do for the first 5 minutes of the 10 minute morning session. She described how to do the body scan and tension meditation that you will do for the first 5 minutes of the 10-20 minute evening session. For each day, she described the breathing exercise for the morning and the evening, and they generally built on what was learned in the previous sessions. The first week focused on the physical aspects of breathwork--learning belly breathing, rib cage breathing, resistance breathing, and wave breathing. The second week focused on using breath to enhance awareness of our physical self, emotions, and thoughts. The third week focused on overall well-being and how breathwork can enhance our sense of purpose.

I have to admit I got bored with the stretching and the body scan parts of the exercises. I understand their purpose, but it adds time to what is already pushing my current "be still" tolerance levels. I also could already do everything in week 1, so that felt very basic. So it's a good book for a complete beginner because it is basic and explains things. But I suspect you're most likely to complete the 3 weeks of exercises if you're already used to spending 20-30 minutes a day stretching or meditating.

This is a very profound book that used correctly will change your life.
I have not finished the program yet but I felt compelled to review what I have read and put into practice. Quite simply this book will improve your health and your mind. It will teach you how to relax and utilize the techniques to better your daily health through proper breathing.
I do systematic mindful breathing already to control stress, control chronic pain and do mindfulness. I was sure I was breathing correctly and doing my practice correctly. however i learned a great deal from this program. This is a life program that you will incorporate into your daily life. It is a ongoing improvement to your health. This book teaches us that we can easily follow a program that improves our overall health and restores us to correct breathing,.
This is a workbook designed for you to use for a period of twenty-one days. It i about self awareness through breathing and varied ways to breath. It is not complicated. It is rather simple and straightforward. I found it beautifully presented and sensible. I will definitely be buying a hard copy to use every day. The design is calming and very visual. The author has also included yoga to incorporate into your daily routine. I have found it reduces my stress and calms me while imp;roving my breathing. Very well done to the author.