ANew York TimesBestseller

AWashington PostNotable Nonfiction Book of 2020

Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR

“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 breathis a beautiful, healing, mysterious gift, and so is this book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofBig Magic and Eat Pray Love

"I highly recommend this book." —Wim Hof