{"product_id":"2940013922266","title":"The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath","description":"A complete guide on Eastern practices of breathing, mental, psychic and spiritual development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is absolutely dependent upon the act of breathing. “Breath is Life.”\u003cbr\u003eDiffer as they may upon details of theory and terminology, the Oriental and the Occidental agree upon\u003cbr\u003ethese fundamental principles.\u003cbr\u003eTo breathe is to live, and without breath there is no life. Not only are the higher animals dependent upon\u003cbr\u003ebreath for life and health, but even the lower forms of animal life must breathe to live, and plant life is\u003cbr\u003elikewise dependent upon the air for continued existence.\u003cbr\u003eThe infant draws in a long, deep breath, retains it for a moment to extract from it its life-giving properties,\u003cbr\u003eand then exhales it in a long wail, and lo! its life upon earth has begun. The old man gives a faint gasp,\u003cbr\u003eceases to breathe, and life is over. From the first faint breath of the infant to the last gasp of the dying man,\u003cbr\u003eit is one long story of continued breathing. Life is but a series of breaths.\u003cbr\u003eBreathing may be considered the most important of all of the functions of the body, for, indeed, all the\u003cbr\u003eother functions depend upon it. Man may exist some time without eating; a shorter time without drinking;\u003cbr\u003ebut without breathing his existence may be measured by a few minutes.\u003cbr\u003eAnd not only is Man dependent upon Breath for life, but he is largely dependent upon correct habits of\u003cbr\u003ebreathing for continued vitality and freedom from disease. An intelligent control of our breathing power\u003cbr\u003ewill lengthen our days upon earth by giving us increased vitality and powers of resistance, and, on the other\u003cbr\u003ehand, unintelligent and careless breathing will tend to shorten our days, by decreasing our vitality and\u003cbr\u003elaying us open to disease.\u003cbr\u003eMan in his normal state had no need of instruction in breathing. Like the lower animal and the child, he\u003cbr\u003ebreathed naturally and properly, as nature intended him to do, but civilization has changed him in this and\u003cbr\u003eother respects. He has contracted improper methods and attitudes of walking, standing and sitting, which\u003cbr\u003ehave robbed him of his birthright of natural and correct breathing. He has paid a high price for civilization.\u003cbr\u003eThe savage, to-day, breathes naturally, unless he has been contaminated by the habits of civilized man.\u003cbr\u003eThe percentage of civilized men who breathe correctly is quite small, and the result is shown in contracted\u003cbr\u003echests and stooping shoulders, and the terrible increase in diseases of the respiratory organs, including that\u003cbr\u003edread monster, Consumption, “the white scourge.” Eminent authorities have stated that one generation of\u003cbr\u003ecorrect breathers would regenerate the race, and disease would be so rare as to be looked upon as a\u003cbr\u003ecuriosity. Whether looked at from the standpoint of the Oriental or Occidental, the connection between\u003cbr\u003ecorrect breathing and health is readily seen and explained.\u003cbr\u003eThe Occidental teachings show that the physical health depends very materially upon correct breathing.\u003cbr\u003eThe Oriental teachers not only admit that their Occidental brothers are right, but say that in addition to the\u003cbr\u003ephysical benefit derived from correct habits of breathing, Man’s mental power, happiness, self-control,\u003cbr\u003eclear-sightedness, morals, and even his spiritual growth may be increased by an understanding of the\u003cbr\u003e“Science of Breath.” Whole schools of Oriental Philosophy have been founded upon this science, and this\u003cbr\u003eknowledge when grasped by the Western races, and by them put to the practical use which is their strong\u003cbr\u003epoint, will work wonders among them. The theory of the East, wedded to the practice of the West, will\u003cbr\u003eproduce worthy offspring.\u003cbr\u003eThis work will take up the Yogi “Science of Breath,” which includes not only all that is known to the\u003cbr\u003eWestern physiologist and hygienist, but the occult side of the subject as well. It not only points out the way\u003cbr\u003eto physical health along the lines of what Western scientists have termed “deep breathing,” etc., but also\u003cbr\u003egoes into the less known phases of the subject, and shows how the Hindu Yogi controls his body,\u003cbr\u003eincreasing his mental capacity, and develops the spiritual side of his nature by the “Science of Breath.”\u003cbr\u003eThe Yogi practices exercises by which he attains control of his body, and is enabled to send to any organ or\u003cbr\u003epart an increased flow of vital force or “prana,” thereby strengthening and invigorating the part or organ.\u003cbr\u003eHe knows all that his Western scientific brother knows about the physiological effect of correct breathing,\u003cbr\u003ebut he also knows that the air contains more than oxygen and hydrogen and nitrogen, and that something\u003cbr\u003emore is accomplished than the mere oxygenating of the blood. He knows something about “prana,” of\u003cbr\u003ewhich his Western brother is ignorant, and he is","brand":"99 \u0026cent; eStore, save to buy more","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145787031792,"sku":"2940013922266","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013922266_p0.jpg?v=1763597152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013922266","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}