Offers a program of gentle exercises that relieve stress and benefit all who use breath consciously.
Ways to Better Breathing Summary
Ways to Better Breathing by Carola Speads
A life-long teacher of breathing practices offers a programme of gentle exercises that relieve stress and benefit all who use breath consciously, including those in the performing arts and public speaking.
About Carola Speads
Born in Germany, Carola Speads began her professional career at the Anna Herman School of Physical Training and Movement in Berlin, where she later opened up her own school.
Table of Contents
Ways to Better Breathing Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: The Basics 1. The Role of Habits and the Best Way of Breathing 2. Method of Working 3. Sensations Related to Breathing 4. The Breathing Pause 5. Speed of Recovery of Breathing 6. A Decisive Moment 7. Emergency Measures 8. Stumbling Blocks 9. Technicalities Part 2: The Experiments 10. The Checkup 11. The Straw Experiment 12. The Tapping Experiments 13. The Open Mouth Experiment 14. The Sibilant "S" Experiment 15. The Exhalation on the Palm Experiment 16. The Skinfold Experiment 17. The Pressure Experiments 18. The Position Experiments 19. The Humming Experiment 20. The Movement Experiments 21. The Awareness Experiment 22. Specifics For Emergencies Reference to specific chapters for use in emergencies Afterword Index
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