El puente donde habitan las mariposas : Biosofía de la respiración

The brain is a plastic organ, sculpted by intention and will. Understanding its capacity to learn and adapt to the environment is to discover what shapes us from the outside. But, paradoxically, it is this same neuronal plasticity that offers us the opportunity to transform ourselves from within. In this book, Nazareth Castellanos explores the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and proposes three fundamental pillars upon which human experience rests: building, dwelling, and thinking. The narrative begins by examining the imprint that ancestors and personal relationships have left on the construction of our own brains, before delving into the possibility of reconstructing this neuronal architecture through willpower, something for which breathing is an essential tool, as it establishes a bridge between the external and internal worlds, between what we are and what we believe ourselves to be. By tracing the anatomical patterns left by each inhalation and exhalation in the brain, the neuronal foundations of self-discovery can be defined. In an impeccable exercise, combining humanism, science, and some of her own experiences, the author presents different breathing techniques to strengthen certain areas of the brain that will help us preserve our mental health; essentially, to achieve a closer connection to our own identity through a gentle experience.