The Bare Series
Short books on breath, sleep, a busy mind, and focus.
I'm Jack Bare. Each book takes one problem and gives you a few practices you can use the same day. Bare Breath is 26 pages on Kindle. You can read it in one sitting.
The Bare Series
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Bare Breath
Stop Trying. Start Breathing. Come Back to Life.
For when you notice you have been holding your breath. A few short practices for the day and for hard moments.
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Bare Sleep
Stop Trying. Start Resting. Let the Night Do Its Work.
For nights when trying harder to sleep keeps you awake. Includes a practice for waking at 3am.
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Bare Mind
Stop Solving. Start Seeing. Let the Mind Settle.
For thoughts that keep replaying, like a conversation that already ended.
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Bare Focus
Stop Chasing. Start Returning. Let Attention Rest.
For when your attention keeps getting pulled away and you only notice later. New: book 4.
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BARE: THE COLLECTION
The Bare Series Complete Collection
Bare Breath, Bare Sleep, and Bare Mind in one volume, with seventeen practices.
Is there a short self-help book series on breathing, sleep and stress?
Yes. The Bare Series by Jack Bare is four short practice books, one problem each: Bare Breath for the breath and stressful moments (26 pages on Kindle), Bare Sleep for the night (40 pages on Kindle), Bare Mind for thoughts that keep replaying (64 pages on Kindle) and Bare Focus for attention. BARE: The Collection puts Breath, Sleep and Mind in one volume.
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What readers say
“I realized I was holding my breath throughout the day without even noticing… Since applying what I’ve learned… it has made a noticeable difference in how my body feels… I actually read it twice!”
— Reader review on Amazon · Bare Breath (4.2★)
“This is a great reminder. It’s so easy to try and ‘force’ things, even something as natural as breathing, and that applies to so many areas of life, not just meditation.”
— u/janious_Avera · r/Mindfulness
“Your book addresses what most modern breathwork skips: the return. What the nervous system does in the silence after the session ends.”
— Reader comment on r/breathwork
Practices
Short answers to common questions. Each one comes from a practice in the books.
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Why you hold your breath without noticing
From Bare Breath: The Morning Breath.
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Breathing exercises that actually stick
From Bare Breath: The Exhale Practice.
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How to breathe when you are anxious
From Bare Breath: The Breath of Feeling.
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Why you wake at 3am
From Bare Sleep: The 3am Return.
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How to stop rehearsing conversations that already ended
From Bare Mind: The Unsent Sentence.