Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical & Emotional Resilience: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience

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Discover the latest findings in breath and fascia research and get the most out of breathwork practice by including more of your body’s parts in the mix This book explores four primary types of resilience-building exercises—breathwork, movement, rolling, and non-sleep deep rest — to help you achieve

Doctors, nurses and physiotherapists can help you manage your breathlessness. Speak to your GP about your symptoms – they may be able to refer you to a local exercise class for people with heart conditions or to a clinic to learn more about managing breathlessness. It is a wry comment on our current condition that we need to be taught how to walk, run, stand, and even breathe. Nevertheless, the research shows the cost of not teaching humans these simple but lost arts is disease and disengagement. Jill Miller has distilled her years of practical work in the field into a reference manual for the modern therapist, parent, or human that respects our intelligence and covers the field with assurance and, best of all, effervescent humor and disarming honesty.” Breathlessness can feel frightening, and you may start having thoughts like “I’m going to die” or “I’m upset people are seeing me like this.” This may trigger feelings of panic, which can lead to rapid breathing, making your breathlessness worse.Body by Breath Exercises’ – This section offers a gallery of curated exercises, encompassing breath, self-massage, movement, and deep rest, all designed to bolster the relaxation response and provide immediate relaxation strategies. The vagus is an important nerve for regulating your heartbeat, rate of respiration, and digestion. The vagus turns the dial down on our sympathetic, fight-or-flight response and ramps up our relaxation response,” Jill explains.

In Body by Breath, Jill has given us the user’s manual for the human body. Many of us are seeking guidance to help us restore a sense of balance as we navigate the mental, emotional, and physiological impact of the pandemic. Jill explains the science of breath while making a complex topic both understandable and usable in our everyday lives. The experiential practices along with video and podcast links that invite you to embody the material makes this completely accessible. I cannot recommend this book highly enough." - Dr. Arielle Schwartz Clinical psychologist, and author of The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook among other books on trauma recovery.Jill is the former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal Magazine, is a contributing author on self-myofascial release in the medical textbook Fascia, Function and Medical Applications and has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Shape, Men’s Journal, Good Housekeeping, Women’s Health, and on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Oprah Winfrey Network. People with breathlessness tell us that it affects their lives in several ways. It can make it difficult to manage your everyday activities. It can also make you feel frustrated or frightened. But the good news is that there are many things that you can do to cope, so that you can live well with breathlessness. Our twenty-first-century bodies are bombarded with more arousing stimuli than at any other point in evolution. The lure of electronic devices and the harnessing of our brain by the internet and a twenty-four-hour society has made anxiety-related illness more prevalent than ever.” We also know that for some people breathlessness goes on for a long while after having Covid-19. Your Covid Recoveryhas helpful information about this.

When you are short of breath, it may feel like you can’t get enough air into your lungs, or like you can’t catch your breath. Breathing may feel difficult or uncomfortable. The medical term for shortness of breath is dyspnoea. What causes shortness of breath? Stress is not the only body thug. T he Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) named Long Covid the #1 disease to watch in 2023. Both Long Covid and Stress share a common quality: the potential to manifest tensional changes in the diaphragm and impact all of the physiological processes that revolve around the breath. The Diaphragm – Your Second Brain In this review, we will explore how the book ‘Body by Breath’ delves into the profound impact of breath and presents practical techniques to optimise our physiological function and improve the way we live. This book explores four primary types of resilience-building exercises breathwork, movement, rolling, and non-sleep deep rest to help you achieve Built on four pillars–Breathe, Roll, Move, and Non-sleep Deep Rest – exercises support the attainment of conscious relaxationThe onslaught of information and pace of the modern world, coupled with the residue of a global pandemic has taken a serious toll on our physical and emotional wellbeing, while often taxing our healthcare system to its limits. While people can endure weeks without food or water, a few minutes without breath can be fatal. Our breath goes beyond mere survival; it significantly impacts our life’s quality, serving as a powerful tool for relaxation, health, empowerment, and overall well-being. Breathing forms the core of our existence and profoundly affects both our physical and emotional well-being. Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT, is the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and creator of the self-care fitness formats Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® Method. With more than 30 years of study in anatomy and movement, she is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Fueled to understand the science behind her students’ energetic transformations served as the inspiration for Body by Breath. Jill shares, “I needed to find out WHY people felt so much better on every level by using my approach, and in researching it all, I was able to distill the elements that lead to these well-being transformations.”