Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
What's it about
Are you breathing correctly? You take over 25,000 breaths a day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong—and it's silently harming your health, sleep, and focus. This summary unlocks the secrets to reclaiming the lost art of breathing for a healthier, more energized life. Discover how simple changes, like breathing through your nose instead of your mouth, can transform your well-being. You'll learn ancient techniques and modern scientific discoveries that can help you reduce stress, improve athletic performance, and even reshape your own facial structure, all by changing the way you breathe.
Meet the author
James Nestor is a San Francisco-based author and journalist whose work has appeared in Scientific American, Outside Magazine, The New York Times, and more. His curiosity about human potential led him to spend years traveling the world and participating in respiratory experiments to uncover the lost art of breathing. Nestor’s immersive research reveals how simple changes to how we inhale and exhale can dramatically improve our physical and mental well-being, transforming modern understanding of our most basic biological function.

What's it about
Are you breathing correctly? You take over 25,000 breaths a day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong—and it's silently harming your health, sleep, and focus. This summary unlocks the secrets to reclaiming the lost art of breathing for a healthier, more energized life. Discover how simple changes, like breathing through your nose instead of your mouth, can transform your well-being. You'll learn ancient techniques and modern scientific discoveries that can help you reduce stress, improve athletic performance, and even reshape your own facial structure, all by changing the way you breathe.
Meet the author
James Nestor is a San Francisco-based author and journalist whose work has appeared in Scientific American, Outside Magazine, The New York Times, and more. His curiosity about human potential led him to spend years traveling the world and participating in respiratory experiments to uncover the lost art of breathing. Nestor’s immersive research reveals how simple changes to how we inhale and exhale can dramatically improve our physical and mental well-being, transforming modern understanding of our most basic biological function.
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