Rodmell Press: Buddhism: The Tao of Natural Breathing

The Tao of Natural Breathing:
For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth
Dennis Lewis

ISBN 1-930485-14-X | $14.95
paperback | 208 pages
5 1/2" X 8"

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". . . an eye-opening book . . . exquisite description of the simple act of breathing . . . a good start in re-educating ourselves to 'whole-body breathing.' . . . This is a book to make you (and all your organs) smile."

—San Francisco Chronicle

"The small, comprehensive, exquisite book spreads before the reader the knowledge and guided breathing experiences necessary to begin to return to natural breathing. . . . a beautiful exploration of breathing. . . . Just reading the book is a meditative experience."

—The Somatics Magazine-Journal

"Dennis Lewis has spent much of his life studying, and practicing breathwork, having worked with the methods of Gurdjieff, Vedanta, and most recently, with the Healing Tao methods of Mantak Chia. Mr. Lewis has synthesized a truly in-depth, yet readily comprehensible text that takes much from Eastern esoteric traditions and places them firmly in the Western shelf ... I have incorporated several of the exercises into my daily practice and have only benefited. The Tao of Natural Breathing will serve admirably as both a how-to and a reference."

—Qi Journal

"Breath can be seen as the vital link between life and death, birth, transcendence, between the physical and spiritual planes. It can also affect our relationship to the body and psyche. The Tao of Natural Breathing is a helpful and enlightening guide to just how that happens."

—Gnosis

"I like this book. It is a simple, clear, and easy-to-read exposition of the basic principles of breathing... . Dennis views breathwork not merely as an enterprise of learning new approaches to breathing. For him it is a matter of 'perceptual reeducation, of learning how to experience ourselves in an entirely new way, and from an entirely new perspective.' ... I believe that Dennis has created a very useful book for yoga teachers, therapists and students ... all-in-all, this is a book to be read, studied and most of all, practiced

—The Journal of the International Association of Yoga Therapists

"Drawing from a number of ancient and modern sources, including Taoism and Gurdjieff, the author shows how breath, and, in particular, 'natural' breathing can be a vehicle for personal and spiritual growth and well-being."

—IONS: Noetic Sciences Review

"In this excellent book, Dennis Lewis moves far beyond the simple mechanics of breathing naturally. He shows how the breath connects our inner world with the vast scale of the outer world. . . . This is one of the best books on health and well-being that I have ever read."

—Book Review, Bodhi Tree Bookstore

"The Tao of Natural Breathing is a book that can change your life and how you view yourself if you take the information provided in it seriously."

—The Library Letter

"The Tao of Natural Breathing by Dennis Lewis is filled with drawings, insights, and guidance from an objective and subjective internal 'organic' awareness. Dennis walks his talk and knows well the terrain. This approach towards understanding common denominators of breathing will guide many towards health and well being as well as help dissolve cross cultural barriers. We are one and breath is life. Easily one of the top five books on breathing."

—Amazon.com

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