Breathe easy

Now put one hand on your belly and the other on your back. Do you feel the movement, how the hands move apart and together? Now follow the movement of your breath with your hands by providing a little bit of resistance. If you can reach, you can do the same on your chest.

Next put your hands on the side of your ribs and notice how they move with each breath. Is the movement even on both sides? Again, provide a little bit of resistance with your hands.

Out of curiosity, put one hand just above your breast bone and one on your pubic bone. Is there any movement in your hands as you breathe in and out? Imagine that your hands are moving apart, that your torso lengthens with each in-breath.

Now go back to your starting position, one hand on belly, one on your chest. Notice the movement. Pay attention to the end of your out-breath, perhaps extend it a little. Rest there, wait until your body starts the in-breath, let the air flow in. Feel your breath like a wave, with a pause between each one of them, going on and on and on, let's hope for a long, long time.