Buddhist Meditation: The Breath: The Mindfulness of Breathing

The Mindfulness of Breathing meditation has been practised in the Buddhist tradition for 2,500 years. It is now widely used not just among Buddhists but increasingly in the secular world as the basis of mindfulness training, and in other contexts such as yoga and, in recent times, stress and pain management. After all, as the author and teacher Vessantara observes, `The breath is always with us, necessary to our very existence, though it is often goes unnoticed. Yet giving it attention can ...