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Breath in Action: The Art of Breath in Vocal and Holistic Practice
Author(s): Jane Boston (Author, Editor), Rena Cook (Editor), Cicely Berry (Foreword), Katya Bloom (Contributor), Mel Churcher (Contributor), David Carey (Contributor), Stephanie Martin (Contributor), Joanna Weir Ouston (Contributor), Judy Lee Vivier (Contributor), Debbie Green (Contributor), Rocco Dal Vera (Contributor), Jessica Wolf (Contributor), Rebecca Cuthbertson (Contributor), Gillyanne Kayes (Contributor), Floyd Kennedy (Contributor), Yolanda Heman-Ackah (Contributor), Michael Morgan (Contributor), Kristin Linklater (Contributor), Marj McDaid (Contributor), Tara McAllister-Viel (Contributor), April Pierrot (Contributor), Lisa Wilson (Contributor), Roger Smart (Contributor)
- Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date: May 15, 2009
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 258 pages
- ISBN-10: B003UES26M
- ISBN-13: 9781846429484
Book Description
Breath in Action looks at the significance of breath to human life - not just the simple fact that if we stop breathing, we die, but also the more subtle ways in which our breath interacts with our voice and our being. Written by experts in vocal and holistic practice, the book is divided into four sections: Breath and the Body; Breath and the Mind; Breath and Holistic Practice; Breath and Performance.
It offers the latest theories from a variety of disciplines on how we can be taught to breathe better so as to communicate better, act or sing better, feel better, live better. Combining theory with practice, many of the chapters also offer clearly laid out breathing exercises and techniques.
Interdisciplinary in its focus, Breath in Action adds to specialist knowledge in the performance field, whilst also offering enlightening information for those interested in therapeutic and healing processes, movement, and voice and speech sciences.
