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perhaps the most beneficial practice? if we are not able to simply breathe, to be at home with our own breath, then how can we practice anything else?

breath is the foundation of all practice. as we breathe in, we are saying yes to this moment, to this life, to all that is possible. we are saying “i am at home, here and now.” as we breathe out, we are saying yes to letting go, to impermanence, to change, to generosity and offering. 

as we breathe in, we accept our life. as we breathe out, we offer our life back.

to be able to accept our life, and offer it back, we are allowing for equanimity and peace within ourselves. 

imagine such steadiness.

how would our lives change, acting from such spaciousness? how would it benefit our relationship to ourselves, others, and all life?

i have a calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh hanging on my wall that reads, “Peace is every breath.”

may it be so. 

just breathe.

~j

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