The Transformative Power of Breath: Music, Alternative Therapy, and Medieval Practices of Contemplation
Palgrave studies in literature, science and medicine 2021 Denis Renevey 2 citations
Abstract In the absence of information about the role of breathing as part of the contemplative exercises of medieval English mystics, this essay investigates instead modern-day breathing practices as advocated by teachers of brass instruments and modern-day spiritual movements. Arnold Jacobs and Michel Ricquier offer information about breathing techniques for the use of brass musicians that...