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Article: EXERCISEES BREATHE LIFE INTO OLD BELIEFS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- August 24, 1999
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Master Hyunmoon Kim, director of the Sun Do Mountains Taoist Breathing Meditation Center in West Hartford, Conn., leads his new class in breathing exercises. (THE HARTFORD COURANT PHOTO)
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Breathing. You figured you already had this down pat. But it turns out that thousands of Americans are attending classes and buying books to relearn this basic bodily function.
Some of the breathing authorities are steeped in ancient Eastern traditions such as yoga, tai chi and qigong that for centuries have stressed the importance of breathing awareness.
Others have created contemporary cocktails of breathing techniques, psychology ...