Intention: Breathe

There's a yoga saying I heard someplace: In the beginning, the breath. In the end, the breath. In between, the breath.

Breath is a good place to focus when we're trying to center ourselves, or when we're trying to remind ourselves to be present, to be awake.

Several years ago I discovered that when I'm tense, I hold my breath or I breathe very shallowly. Deep breathing relaxes us, and the act of breathing consciously brings us away from the drama of the day and centers us back in the present focus of our lives.

Breathe.