Breathe,YouAreAlive!:TheSutraontheFullAwarenessofBreathing

AccordingtotheBuddha’steachingintheAnapanasatiSutra,maintainingawarenessofourbreathingisameansofawakeningtothetruenatureofallthingsandarrivingatspiritualliberation.Breathe,YouAreAliveoutlines16exercisesofconsciousbreathingthatweretaughtbytheBuddha,togetherwithcommentariesandfurtherexercisesforpracticingthemeverydayandinanysituation.ThichNhatHanh’sinsightsandexplanationgivethereaderaccesstotheprofoundnurturanceavailablewhenweslowdownandgetintouchwithourin-breathandout-breath.Hewalksthereaderthroughtheprogressionofexercises—fromawarenessofthephysicalplane,tothementalandspiritualplanes—inaclearandconcisemannerthatiseasytoimplement.This20thanniversaryeditionincludesupdatedcommentariesandpracticesontheawarenessofbreathingmeditation,aswellastheauthor's"BreathingandWalking"Gatha(practiceverse)settomusic.