Breathe
How the simplest thing in the world changes our lives

Every person born takes a breath in the first minute. From then on, the lungs normally function on their own. But chronic lung diseases, asthma, and sleep apnea have become widespread, and even those who aren't sick gasp, wheeze, snort, and puff. Author Jessica Braun, who is easily thrown off her breathing rhythm herself, sets out to relearn how to breathe. She accompanies a woman in labor as she pantes, visits a sleep lab, undergoes a breathing diagnosis, meditates with an Indian guru, dives with free divers, and watches a dominatrix squeeze the air out of her client. Her research leads her to researchers and actors, biathletes and yoga teachers. She shows how breathing connects body and soul. And that everyone can learn the art of breathing and change their life.