Synopses & Reviews
Dr. Andrew Weil's Breathing: The Master Key to Self-Healing is a double-disc set that comprehensively explains and demonstrates different forms of therapeutic breathing and their benefits. Indeed, the first disc is nothing but Weil's explanation of the benefits of breathwork, assuring that the listener is well-grounded in his yoga-based pranayama (energy-increasing) techniques. The second disc puts these theories into practice, with Dr. Weil guiding the listener through eight relaxing and energizing breath excercises. Unlike his 1997 set Sound Body, Sound Mind, Breathing contains very little music, but for anyone interested in learning and mastering Eastern-based breathing techniques, it's an essential audio guide. Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Synopsis
The health you enjoy today, and for the rest of your life, begins with your next breath. In fact, breathing is so crucial to your body's ability to heal and sustain itself that Dr. Andrew Weil says, "If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly."
On Breathing: The Master Key to Self-Healing, listeners will learn a complete course of eight breathing exercises that Dr. Weil uses in his own life, and has prescribed to hundreds of patients over the past two decades. Dr. Weil reports that these breathing exercises get more favorable response from patients than anything else he teaches.
To learn the art of healthy breathing, Dr. Weil turned to Eastern traditions, including yoga, which view the breath as a vital link to the prana, or energy of the universe. In easy-to-follow language, he explains the secret of breathwork's power over your health, and its remarkable ability to influence -- and even reprogram -- the nervous system.
From increasing energy to lowering blood pressure, to improving circulation to beating anxiety disorders without drugs, Breathing is a practical introduction to the benefits of breathwork, presented by the bestselling author and physician who has taken the miracle out of self-healing, and made it available to all.
Course objectives:
List the health benefits of breathwork.
- Explain how overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system contributes to health issues.
- Describe the relationship between breath and spirituality.
- Apply breathwork techniques to increase alertness and relaxation.
- Practice guided exercises for restored wellness over time.
Synopsis
The health you enjoy today, and for the rest of your life, begins with your next breath. On Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing, national bestselling author Andrew Weil teaches a complete course of eight breathing exercises he uses in his own life, and has prescribed to hundreds of patients over the past two decades. From increasing energy -- to lowering blood pressure -- to improving circulation -- to beating anxiety disorders without drugs, here is a welcome guide to the benefits of breathwork, presented by the physician who took the miracle out of self healing, and made it available to us all.