Breathe and Read w/Kate Lyles

Join us for this Book Club event as we gather to discuss James Nestor's NY Times Bestselling book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. Simultaneously an exploration of scientific research, a historical account, a hero's journey, and a moving call to action, Breath unpacks the ways in which we as humans have strayed from the life-giving and life-changing art of breathing. We will gather to practice pranayama (or breathwork, a practice of breathing that develops control of our life-force energy: prana), discuss James Nestor's book, and enjoy tea and light snacks.

When: Sunday 6/9

Time: 4:00-5:30

Cost; $35

Breath by James Nestor

“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual, and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time. I already feel calmer and healthier just in the last few days, from making a few simple changes in my breathing, based on what I’ve read…Our breath is a beautiful, healing, mysterious gift, and so is this book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love

About the Author

James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller and will be translated into more than 35 languages. Breath was awarded the Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors and was a Finalist for Best Science Book of 2021 by the Royal Society. Nestor’s first book, Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, was a Finalist for the 2014 PEN/ESPN Award For Literary Sports Writing and an Amazon Best Science Book of 2014. Nestor has presented his work at Stanford Medical School, the United Nations, and on radio and television shows including Fresh Air with Terry Gross, ABC’s Nightline, CBS Morning News, and dozens of NPR programs. He lives and breathes in San Francisco.

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