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Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care

In a society that constantly tells us to do more, push harder, and grind faster, Permission to Rest is a passionate cry for a more regulated, resourced, and rested life.

Breathwork expert Ashley Neese weaves together, personal experience, scientific research, and somatic practices to help readers disrupt the trance of urgency, reflect inward, and rest deeply. Neese welcomes readers who are ready to question their beliefs around rest and offers support around the very real challenges of grief, guilt, and discomfort that often arise when we attempt to slow down.

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How to Breathe: 25 Breathwork Practices for Connection, Joy, and Resilience

In How to Breathe, breathwork expert Ashley Neese gives practical guidance for channeling the power of your breath to help you tackle common challenges with mindfulness and serenity.

The book introduces you to the foundations of breathwork, as well as 25 customized practices that Ashley has created for clients over the last decade.

With transporting photography and modern design, How to Breathe shows how small exercises can have a huge impact on daily health and happiness.

  • “I have been a terrible breather—a chronic hyperventilator when I get tired and stressed—for my entire life. And then I met Ashley: She taught me how to focus on the exhale, to fully empty my lungs—and in the process, she gave me back control over this issue that has plagued my adult life.”

    — Elise Loehnen, host of Pulling The Thread podcast

  • “Living in 'survival mode' in our 24/7 world has health consequences on our moods, weight, hormones, immune system—even our outlook on life. The breath is the most important tool we have for finding and sustaining inner calm. How to Breathe is a beautiful touchstone filled with simple practices that can help you to shift quickly from feeling overwhelmed, out of balance, and frazzled into a sense of well-being—something we all want more of in this day and time.”

    —Aviva Romm, MD, author, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution

  • “The modern world is moving ever-so-fast, and we are experiencing the effects within ourselves, and without. Not leaving us unaided or without answers, Ashley Neese graciously responds to our essential need to sustain our well-being in How To Breathe. This is a necessary text for our modern, steadily changing times.”

    — Lalah Delia, bestselling author of Vibrate Higher Daily

  • “Ashley’s debut book is invaluable. I am a yoga teacher and frequently reference Ashley as my “breathwork teacher” if I use her practices during classes. I feel deeply connected to this work and am so grateful to have this resource. The photography is soft and calm and is nice to gaze at if you just need to get grounded. Thank you Ashley!”

    — Katie P.

  • “This book is so well done. Ashley has a gift with words. She's able to take complex information and make it digestible while still providing so much valuable information. Ever since finding Ashley and her work, I've expanded my own practice and was so excited when she came out with this book. It's an amazing tool!”

    — Nathan B.