Respiratory Philosophy
A new book on the philosophy of breathing entitled Atmospheres of Breathing is now out, with a chapter by Life…
Posts by Sarah McLusky
Responsibility without blame
Breathlessness is far broader than a physical symptom. It affects people’s mood, self-esteem and social links and often involves feelings…
Exploring the logic of respiration
Music & Mindful Yoga Therapist Kate Binnie joined Life of Breath as a researcher in January 2018. She writes: I…
Chronic breathlessness: re-thinking the symptom (Macnaughton et al, 2018)
The Life of Breath team, like our colleagues at Breathe Oxford, recently responded to the proposal that defining chronic breathlessness as…
Smog in a Time of Tobacco Control (Russell, 2017)
While in Delhi for a recent UN convention on tobacco control, anthropologist Andrew Russell reports on widespread ‘astroturfing’ – large…
Chronic breathlessness: re-thinking the symptom (Faull et al, 2018)
Recently it was proposed that defining chronic breathlessness as a syndrome might raise awareness of its impact on people’s lives…
Imaging and Imagining COPD (Wainwright, 2017)
What do people with COPD think their lungs look like? Ideas about what is going on inside the body can…
Ethics is politics: whose ethics counts?
This post was originally published by CDJ Plus. Pradeep Narayanan is Director of Research and Capacity Building at Praxis Institute for…
Breath in Visual Art
Artist Jayne Wilton delves into the story of 'Breath in Visual Art' from cave paintings to the present day.
Nearly half of teenage smokers have bought illegal tobacco, so what are the dangers?
This post was originally published by The Conversation. Anthropologist and Life of Breath team member Andrew Russell writes: New figures show that more…
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