BBC Documentary: The Lost Art of Breathing
Released On: 19 Oct 2021 Available for over a year
After recovering from pneumonia for the third time, journalist James Nestor took decisive action to improve his lungs. He questioned why so many humans – and only humans – have to contend with stuffy noses, snoring, asthma, allergies, sinusitis and sleep apnoea, to name but a few. Along his journey he rediscovers the lost art of breathing.
James hears remarkable stories of others who have changed their lives through the power of breath. His deep dive into the unconscious and oft-ignored act of human respiration offers us all a way to breathe easier.
With contributions from Dr Richard Brown, who worked with 9/11 survivors; Dr Margaret Chesney, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco on screen apnoea; Mandar Apte and Rosa Lagunas on Sudarshan Kriya Yoga; Chuck McGee III on the Wim Hof Method; Dr Andrew Hubermann, professor of neurobiology at Stanford University on the brain-body relationship and Dr Kevin Boyd, paediatric dentist, on the changes to the human skull.
You will hear how breathing underpins our physiology, is integral to our stress response, why we breathe so badly and learn about some techniques to help us manage healthy, effective breathing.
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Story: Journalist James Nestor
BBC Documentary: The Lost Art of Breathing
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