Why people recommend it
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor is an eye-opening exploration of the mechanics and evolutionary history of human respiration, demonstrating how modern breathing habits damage health and how conscious breathwork can transform physical and mental well-being. Jay Shetty recommended the book on On Purpose, ranking it tenth on his life-changing book list and emphasizing that breath is the most powerful tool for altering one's state of mind. Theo Von strongly endorsed the bestselling author and his work during an episode of This Past Weekend. Tim Ferriss championed the book twice on The Tim Ferriss Show, urging his entire audience to read it for its deep dive into breathing protocols that improve sleep and health. Joe Rogan also recommended the text multiple times on The Joe Rogan Experience while discussing the benefits of proper nasal breathing and respiratory training with various guests. Dr. Staci Whitman brought up the book on Huberman Lab as a vital resource for parents and patients interested in airway health, structural facial changes, and appliance therapies like the homeoblock. Across multiple podcasts, speakers united in praising the book as a transformative guide that radically changes how people perceive their most fundamental biological function.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Steve Levitt Recommended
- Andrew Huberman Recommended
- Tim Ferriss Recommended
- Dr. Staci Whitman Recommended
- Theo Von Recommended
- Steven Bartlett Discussed
- Chris Williamson Recommended
- Jay Shetty Recommended
- James Nestor Discussed
- Ben Aldridge Discussed
- David Blaine Recommended
- Russell Peters Discussed
Joe Rogan — 11 mentions
“So, there's a bunch of different styles of breathing that like James Neestor writes about some of these in his book Breath.”
“He's got a great book called Breathe.”
“have you ever read James Netor's uh breath? Or it's actually breathe, I guess.”
“have you ever read james nestor's book breath oh i want to it's very good i've been told every day very very good”
“i read a book called uh breathe uh by james nestor and he's been a guest on the podcast before and it's all about breathing exercises”
“I read a book called uh breathe uh by james nestor and he's been a guest on the podcast before and it's all about breathing exercises and deep breathing exercises and what it could do for you”
“i started i read this book called breathe by james nestor it's a really good book interesting interesting book on the history of breathing exercises then i had him on the podcast and talked to him about it and you know it was a bunch of different styles of breath exercises and all the different benefits and where where these”
“i had this guy james nestor on he's the author of breathe breath breath breath breath breath breath breath the book is breath”
“i had james nestor on the podcast recently and we talked about his new book breath and just the the ability to control various aspects of your nervous system and even your immune system through breath work”
“Um so, the book, it's called Breath.”
“I've got something here book that I've been reading it's called breath it's by this guy James nest door fascinating [ __ ] on the importance of breathing exercises really fascinating”
Steve Levitt — 5 mentions
“let's turn to your more recent book it's called breath”
“Let's turn to your more recent book; it's called Breath.”
“I highly recommend James nestor's books one is called Deep the other breath”
“and in two weeks we're back with a brand new episode featuring author James Nester he's written two absolutely fascinating books they're called Deep and breath”
“In two weeks, we're back with a brand new episode featuring author James Nestor. He's written two absolutely fascinating books; they're called Deep and Breath.”
Andrew Huberman — 5 mentions
“James Nestor's book, 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,' touches on this, alongside various podcasts, including those discussed here.”
“There are excellent books and data on this, there's the recent book "Breath" by James Nestor, which is an excellent book that describes some of the positive effects of nasal breathing as well as other breathing practices.”
“A note about nasal versus mouth breathing, there's a plethora of information out there now because of James Nestor's book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art," which came out this last year.”
“so nasal breathing there's a lot of excitement now obviously about nasal breathing because of james nestor's book breath”
“i had james nestor on the podcast recently and we talked about his new book breath”
Tim Ferriss — 4 mentions
“Although I think it was James Nester who wrote the book breath. Yeah. who was giving me just some horrifying quantified self data related to looking at like CO2 concentration in various hotels and airplanes and so I don't think he'll stay in a hotel that has sealed windows.”
“I remember when Breath, the new science of a lost art, first came out, and I don't know if I've ever had maybe Deep Survival would be another one, I believe.”
“I suggest everybody get the book, by the way. I mean, this is uh we're going to talk about a lot of different aspects of of breathing, but it doesn't begin to approach what you've covered in your book. So, everybody should check it out.”
“Everybody, breath, the new science of a lost art. Highly recommended.”
Dr. Staci Whitman — 3 mentions
“James now um phrases it were dis evolving okay so faces are shrinking Jaws are shrinking”
“there are more conservative ways now besides true jaw surgery there's um an appliance called the homeoblock which I know is what James Nester used you can read about it in his book that will actually start to to change facial structure”
“certainly Breath by James Nester Jaws as you mentioned by SRE KH”
Theo Von — 2 mentions
“You guys can all go grab his New York Times best seller. The revised edition is out now. It's out now. Yeah, just just released about last week. Breath, the new science of a lost art.”
“We just had a breathing expert in the other day, this guy, James Nester, and he has a New York Times bestseller, a book called uh Breath, and he talks about uh is it ground glass zero ground zero lung?”
Steven Bartlett — 2 mentions
“I think it was James Nester. He was telling me that the the mouth itself and the jaw because of processed foods is an abnormal shape.”
“well I think from reading this book as I said this is the book that has sat on my bedside on my girlfriend's side for the last I think a year roughly since we moved into that new place you've done a phenomenally great job of condensing the information to make it accessible um and relatable to every type of”
Chris Williamson — 2 mentions
“ever since James Nester wrote breath fantastic book he came on the show to talk about it”
“uh the paperback edition of breath is now available everyone can go and get that from amazon”
Jay Shetty — 1 mention
“Book number 10 is Breath by James Nestor. Here's the lesson. The most powerful tool you have for changing your mental state is not in your mind. It's the thing you've been doing wrong 40,000 times a day.”
James Nestor — 1 mention
“I thought that there would you know, I was so idiotic when this first when this book first came out. I was talking at medical schools.”
Ben Aldridge — 1 mention
“and that's something i loved his book i loved the breath i thought that was fantastic and i think it would have been really helpful actually for me to have uh to put two and two together”
David Blaine — 1 mention
“yeah breath is the one that i read and i had him on the podcast he's amazing”
Russell Peters — 1 mention
“and I'm reading a book now I think James nester it is a book that yeah sure get in there son it's a book that it's called breath and it's by this guy James nester and I've been reading it for listening to it on audiobook”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“A note about nasal versus mouth breathing, there's a plethora of information out there now because of James Nestor's book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art," which came out this last year. Excellent book.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He just published a new edition of his book breath, the new science of a lost art.”
“I didn't discover it. I spent 5 years researching writing the book. I didn't discover. I thought I had covered everything. So, I was able to revise the hard cover for for the paperback, which is which is out, and I include this version.”
“Also, James Nester has been on who wrote Breath.”
“Typically, when I ask people who may not be well-versed in the subject—those who have read my papers, James Nestor's book, or listened to your podcast—they often underestimate the frequency of sighing.”
“so i had james nestor on the podcast yesterday guy that wrote breath and um he's talking about the two main functions that you do with breath work”
“you know i think this book took me so long because i did not believe what i was finding for so many years and this is true even though this stuff was coming out of harvard”
“i i had this guy james nestor on he's the author of breathe breath breathe breath breath breath breath breath the book is breath”