Breathe: 33 Simple Breathwork Practices

We often overlook symptoms of anxiety, stress, chronic pain, and other common imbalances as part of our everyday lives. But what if you could change your life and balance your health by mindfully breathing? Breathwork is a 2,500-year-old practice that can be used to heal many illnesses. This friendly guide teaches you to breathe intentionally and properly to live your best life.

In this book, author Shanila Sattar, a fourth-generation sound healer, wellness coach, and creator of AlwaysPlay Studios, takes you through the science behind breathwork so that you can turn mindful breathing into a habit. She breaks up her book into five categories – mood, energy, inner healing, sleep, relaxing, and grounding- and includes thirty-three simple breathwork exercises that anyone can practice anytime. You can learn how to use your senses to enhance your breathing practice, check in on your breathing patterns with a breathwork inventory page, and create a tool kit made by you for you.

Breath practices help you reduce anxiety and stress, boost your mood and energy, improve your sleep, find inner healing, relax and ground yourself, better manage chronic pain–and much more! So breathe calm for a better, happier, and more fulfilling life.