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Overview
Breath in Action explores the significance of breath to human life, from the role it plays in communication to the more subtle ways it interacts with our voice and being. Offering the latest theories from a range of communicative and holistic fields, it shows that we can learn to breathe better so that, in turn, we may communicate better, act better, sing better, and feel better.
A group of leading practitioners and theorists from the arts, the healing arts, and the speech and medical sciences explore ways in which the conscious use and management of breath can enhance health, creativity, and performance. Their insights combine personal narratives and historical scholarship with practice-based evidence and easy-to-follow breathing exercises. Each section of the book looks in detail at a different aspect of breath: breath and the body, breath and the mind, breath and holistic practice, and breath and performance. Together they show that deep, mindful breathing can spread calmness, power and vitality throughout the mind, body and soul, and provide a means of transforming one's voice and one's self.
Breath in Action is a comprehensive guide to the potency, impact and authority of breath, as well as to its many applications in the communicative and holistic fields. It is required reading for voice and speech trainers, performers, professional speakers, holistic practitioners, and anyone else wishing to master the art of breath.
Synopsis
Breath in Action explores the significance of breath to human life, from the role it plays in communication to the more subtle ways it interacts with our voice and being. Offering the latest theories from a range of communicative and holistic fields, it shows that we can learn to breathe better so that, in turn, we may communicate better, act better, sing better, and feel better.
A group of leading practitioners and theorists from the arts, the healing arts, and the speech and medical sciences explore ways in which the conscious use and management of breath can enhance health, creativity, and performance. Their insights combine personal narratives and historical scholarship with practice-based evidence and easy-to-follow breathing exercises. Each section of the book looks in detail at a different aspect of breath: breath and the body, breath and the mind, breath and holistic practice, and breath and performance. Together they show that deep, mindful breathing can spread calmness, power and vitality throughout the mind, body and soul, and provide a means of transforming one's voice and one's self.
Breath in Action is a comprehensive guide to the potency, impact and authority of breath, as well as to its many applications in the communicative and holistic fields. It is required reading for voice and speech trainers, performers, professional speakers, holistic practitioners, and anyone else wishing to master the art of breath.