When you think about living a healthy lifestyle, what pops to mind? The joy of exercise. Smart eating. A strong, compassionate heart. Tight, rippling muscles. (Dream on.)

What about breathing? Yeah, what about it? It's automatic, part of the autonomic nervous system of our wondrous bodies. Breathing is like blinking, we learned in science class. It just happens, without our needing to think about it.

Yes, but if you do learn to think about your breath — extending it, deepe ...

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