Relief from Anxiety and Panic: by changing how you breathe (Breatheability for Health) - Softcover

Graham, Tess

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995412707 ISBN 13: 9780995412705

Publisher: BreatheAbility Publications, 2017

Synopsis

ANXIETY – A NEW UNDERSTANDING, A PRACTICAL SOLUTIONThere is a fast and natural way to get lasting relief from anxiety, but you may not have heard of it. Few people realise that the key is to correct the underlying disturbance in their physiology – that is, body function and blood chemistry, by learning to breathe correctly. And that is NOT DEEP breathing!People who are healthy, calm, energetic and fit, and who sleep quietly and wake refreshed, breathe slowly, softly and silently - day and night. Our breathing gets disturbed overtime by many influences in our environment - including a slumped posture (e.g. when sitting, texting), frequent or chronic stress (e.g. work, financial), frequent respiratory illness, mouth-breathing habit, excessive exercise with heavy breathing. DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU?·You feel more or less anxious most of the day·You sometimes feel breathless, spaced out or panicky for no reason·You sleep poorly, toss and turn, or snore, and wake up tired·You have scary palpitations or tingling in your hands or feetThese are all common symptoms in people who do not breathe correctly.You can calm anxiety, stop panic attacks, and get your life back, by learning to breathe the way calm people do. Relief from Anxiety and Panic provides a fascinating insight into how your everyday way of breathing can be responsible for the mental torture and uncomfortable physical symptoms you may live with daily. Drawing on over two decades of research and clinical experience, physiotherapist Tess Graham shows you how to recognise your faulty breathing habits and change them – easily, step-by-step, through breathing retraining as thousands have done.You will learn simple strategies to·quickly relieve mental and physical symptoms of anxiety·abort a panic attack·reduce stress·increase focus·stay calm under pressure, and·switch off at night to enjoy restful sleep. You will learn how to control your physiology for a lifetime of wellbeing. You will read about lives transformed just by learning to breathe properly. It is not complicated. You usually feel benefits immediately.Take back control – change your breathing and change your life!From the author of the ground-breaking book, Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnea. (BreatheAbility for Health - Book 1)

About this title

About the Author

Tess Graham is uniquely qualified to talk about breathing. For over two decades she has delivered breathing retraining programs to more than 6000 people - children, adults, the elderly, athletes and invalids alike - with extraordinary and consistent success. She established Australia's first dedicated breathing clinic in Canberra, Australia in 1993. Tess graduated from the University of New South Wales with a science degree, majoring in anatomy and physiology and has post graduate qualifications in physiotherapy and breathing retraining. She built up a clinical practice focused entirely on breathing-related issues, the most common of which were asthma, anxiety and panic disorders, and sleep-breathing problems like snoring and sleep apnea. Other areas of focus included children's breathing-related issues, and working with athletes for sports performance enhancement. Tess has involved herself with research, development, training, writing and lecturing in the growing field of breathing retraining. She has appeared on national radio and television and is a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events. Tess is the director of BreatheAbility International and creator of the BreatheAbility(R) for Health seminars and programs. She conducts practitioner training programs throughout Australia and abroad.

Review

"This book changed my life. For the first time I became aware of what dysfunctional breathing is, and of what it does to perpetuate the out-of-the-blue attacks of terror I have suffered for decades. I have not felt this sense of inner peace in a very long time." - MICHELLE TAJA MILLER, BA (Psychology)

"This is an empowering book. Tess Graham explains clearly, guides gently and enables easily." - DR ANTOINETTE HARMER, Clinical psychologist

"In my opinion, this is the best self-help book for overcoming chronic anxiety and panic - and I have read lots of them. With clarity, simplicity and empathy, the author shows how to use healthy breathing to take back control of how your body functions. Use this book to calm your breathing, your body and your mind." - KAREN ST CLAIR, Counsellor

"The effectiveness of this program lies in its simplicity. In essence you learn two simple things: one is a different perspective on breathing, and the other is how to gently nudge your breathing to how it should be. The benefits are profound." - AMANDA FERRY, BSc (Psych) PGDip Psych

"This book gives comprehensive and enlightening information on anxiety and panic disorders and their connection with faulty 'everyday' breathing. It offers a self-management solution using the scientifically-based principles of breathing retraining which are simple and easy to follow. I have seen these tools give immediate relief of acute symptoms." - GLENN SMITH, Physiotherapist

Edition details

• Publisher: BreatheAbility Publications
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0995412707
• ISBN 13: 9780995412705
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 222