Learn how to breathe well for reduction in stress and anxiety, better sleep, clearer thinking and improved performance in sports and at work, written by an experienced clinical expert in breathing function.\nBreathing well can bring about improvements in a surprising number of areas of your life. This skill is usually taken for granted. Surely you just breathe in ... and then you breathe out...? But experienced physiotherapist and breathing dysfunction specialist Tania Clifton-Smith has been helping people correct their breathing patterns for over 30 years and has seen at first hand what a difference it makes.\nIncludes chapters on: 
* Why breathe well? 
* Self-awareness and self-checks 
* The stress connection 
* Meditation, mindfulness and breathing 
* Why does breathing change? 
* Recipe for breathing well 
* Breathing well at different ages and stages 
* Sports Performance and recovery 
* Voice production 
* Cough, hoick, spit 
* Pain management 
* Beyond the body and mind - a Māori perspective

How to Take a Breath

Tania Clifton-Smith

Random House NZ

A revolutionary book from top Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, Dr Jim Bartley, and highly-regarded breathing expert,Tania Clifton-Smith, who believe that good breathing patterns can dramatically improve the lives of people with major diseases such as heart disease, asthma and depression. Breathing well helps us relax, normalises body biochemistry, reduces muscle pain and allows the re-establishment of normal posture and movement. Part I discusses the role of smell and the "nose brain" in our everyday lives. These chapters provide a physiological, scientific basis to the book. Part II discusses basic breathing techniques, posture, self-massage and muscle stretching techniques. These are the self-help techniques that you can adopt to help yourself. Part III discusses common disease conditions that can be improved by attention to breathing techniques. These include asthma, heart disease, migraine, tension headache, jaw-joint pain, anxiety and depression.

Breathing Matters : A New Zealand Guide

Jim Bartley

Random House New Zealand LTD.

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How to Take a Breath

Breathing Matters : A New Zealand Guide