09/30/2026
Breathing is having quite a moment.
Everywhere I turn, people are talking about breathwork, nervous system regulation, trauma, performance, longevity, and healing.
That’s mostly good news.
But it also raises a question I’ve been living with for years:
How do we teach breathing practices with depth, clarity, humility, and care?
In yoga, breathing is not a quick fix. It is not merely a technique for calming down, biohacking the nervous system, or producing a dramatic experience.
Pranayama is a lifelong practice of attention, refinement, self-study, and transformation.
My new book, Breathing: The Art and Science of Pranayama, brings together what I’ve learned from more than 30 years of practice, teaching, study, and inquiry—drawing from yoga history, classical and ta***ic sources, modern respiratory science, neuroscience, trauma awareness, and the lived reality of teaching actual human beings.
The book asks: How does breath shape awareness? How do ancient teachings on prana relate—and not relate—to modern physiology? How can teachers offer breathing practices safely, progressively, and honestly? And how do we preserve the depth of pranayama while making it accessible in our time?
Breathing: The Art and Science of Pranayama will be published by Inner Traditions on October 6.
I’m very happy that it’s almost here.
