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Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul

Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul

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  • Create Date：2022-08-27 06:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Jennifer Tucker
  • ISBN：1400234581
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Reviews

Matthew ，

If you are a follower of Jesus and struggle with any sort of anxiety， this is a must read for you！

Tamsyn ，

First off， I think some of the criticism has been unwarranted。 While the author does attempt to distinguish breath prayer from other forms of breathwork， I really don't think she was denying that breathing practices predate hers， nor trying to say that hers is better: she is simply showing that the focus of breath prayers in particular is different。 However， I really didn't enjoy this book。 I so wanted to！ Coming from a christian background in which breath prayers were extremely frowned upon， I First off， I think some of the criticism has been unwarranted。 While the author does attempt to distinguish breath prayer from other forms of breathwork， I really don't think she was denying that breathing practices predate hers， nor trying to say that hers is better: she is simply showing that the focus of breath prayers in particular is different。 However， I really didn't enjoy this book。 I so wanted to！ Coming from a christian background in which breath prayers were extremely frowned upon， I was so looking forward to an extensive treatment of the subject。 Beyond the introductory chapter， which was often repetitive， there was little else。 Even the page showing different forms of breathwork was very short， and could have been expanded upon。 Maybe exercises provided？ Or even anecdotal or application points made。 What this book actually is， is a devotional with a breath prayer added to each entry。I was excited for this book because I have benefited from Tucker's mental health resources previously， and unfortunately I find this book falls flat。 I wasn't looking for a devotional。 If i were to hand this to the people who had criticised my practice， I don't think they would come to really see how biblical it can be， and be persuaded to attempt it。 Tucker's freely available breath prayer printables would be sufficient without the book。 That being said， it would still be a good fit for others， as other reviews show， and particularly those looking for a devotional resource。 And it's pretty to boot。Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC， provided in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Whitney ，

An ARC was provided to me by Netgalley， the publisher， and the author Jennifer Tucker for free in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 You don't even know how much I needed this book right now。 I've always struggled with anxiety。 I've always had a lot of problems with my health。 When I was 3， I had a rare blood disorder that most of the doctors in my small town had never heard of before。 They originally thought I had cancer because my blood counts were incredibly low。 Thankful An ARC was provided to me by Netgalley， the publisher， and the author Jennifer Tucker for free in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 You don't even know how much I needed this book right now。 I've always struggled with anxiety。 I've always had a lot of problems with my health。 When I was 3， I had a rare blood disorder that most of the doctors in my small town had never heard of before。 They originally thought I had cancer because my blood counts were incredibly low。 Thankfully they were able to get me the medicine I needed from another country and have it flown in to help me。 I had bruises all over my little body because of the blood count and the medicine was incredibly expensive but God got me through it。 When I was around 5 I was diagnosed with Epilepsy。 I would have small seizures very often that were sometimes undetectable to the naked eye。 Every time I had them I would cry after and have a major headache。 They made me terrified and miserable。 That is when my anxiety started。 I was constantly in fear that I would have a seizure and hurt myself or others。 I was afraid the kids at school would make fun of me。 The fear made the seizures worse。 I had a hard time with school。 I was smart and had almost perfect grades but I had to miss a lot of school。 When I was in high school my dad had a massive heart attack。 He had some surgeries and God helped him through it。 High school was even harder for me。 I had to miss more school because of my seizures and because of my dad's health。 The teachers were less understanding and I ended up dropping out of school my senior year because they told me I had missed too much and wouldn't graduate。 Dad had to quit work because of his heart and mom couldn't pay the bills on her own and I wasn't able to work。 We lost our home to foreclosure。 We were homeless for a while， staying with my aunt in her 3 bedroom apartment with her， her 3 teenage boys， her son's girlfriend， and their newborn baby and of course the dog。 God got us through that and we were able to find a low income apartment。 We found an amazing church that felt like home and we loved our church family。 One night in 2014 we were at a Wednesday night bible study and I was feeling terrible。 I felt like I was going to have a seizure。 There were only a few of us there so the pastor turned down the lights a little while everyone sang and prayed to try to help me feel better。 Everyone surrounded me and prayed for me。 That night was the last night I ever had a seizure。 I had lived with them for 17 years and they were gone。 God had healed me。 It was truly a miracle。 I went back to school and got my high school diploma and then started online college at a christian university。 Things were looking up。 It all started going down hill when I ran out of financial aid。 I was almost finished with school but I didn't have enough money for the last 7 classes。 Then on my birthday in 2019 my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer。 They gave him 6 month to a year to live with treatment。 He has fought so hard and he's still fighting。 God has really helped him。 He originally lost a lot of weight but he's gained a lot back and while he has days that are really hard and he's really sick， he is still here fighting。 Thank God！Last year my mom started getting really sick。 She was having major problems with her liver and needed to be put on the transplant list。 We were still having money problems so getting her to the specialists she needed to see was impossible。 She was in and out of the hospital。 She wasn't able to walk and was doing physical therapy to try to keep her legs strong。 The end of January she got even sicker and was back in the hospital。 Her oxygen kept dropping so they needed to put her on a ventilator。 They weren't sure why she was having such a hard time breathing。 When they were trying to put the vent in， they called code blue。 Before they even called it， I could tell she was gone even from where I was waiting out in the hall。 It was the worst feeling I've ever felt。 I felt completely empty inside and so sick。 They were able to get her heart started back so that the family could all say goodbye because the doctor said she would go quick when they took the vent out。 Her lungs were full of pneumonia but she showed no signs of it except for the low oxygen。 That was the worst thing that has ever happened to me。 My mom was my best friend。 She helped me through everything。 I feel so alone and lost without her。 I'm trying so hard to be strong for my dad and take care of him。 I'm so afraid something is going to happen to him too and I will truly be alone。 Throughout all these things my anxiety has been a constant problem。 Even after I stopped having seizures， I was still consumed by fear。 What if they come back？ What if I still can't do the things that the seizures were stopping me from doing？ My anxiety has been even worse since I lost mom。 It's so overwhelming。 Even though I know God is there for me and that He has saved me and protected me from so many things， I'm still afraid。 Afraid of everything。 I can't talk to some people， I'm afraid to drive， I hate talking on the phone， being in front of people， terrified of doctors， and constantly worried about my dad。 Panic attacks sneak up on me at least once a week and sometimes every single day。 I've never heard of breath praying before but I hope I am able to utilize it because most of the time during panic attacks I have no words to pray。 My brain turns to mush and even though I want to reach out to God， I don't know how。 How can I think of the words when I feel like my brain is empty except for a big red neon sign that says "PANIC"？ I pray that the tips and tools that are featured in this book can help me calm down and help keep me grounded in God's love。 I'm sorry， I didn't mean to include my entire life story。 I just couldn't stop writing after I started。 。。。more