Meditation and breathing

Why do a lot of meditation practices start out with having you bring consciousness to breathing? Answering that question requires delving into metaphysics. But I just wanted to point out that if you think it’s only Eastern traditions that emphasize proper breathing on the path of spiritual growth, think again.

Spirare is a Latin word that literally means “to breathe.” But a closer look reveals that it is also connected to “oxygen” and “the process of breathing spiritual life into the personality.”

Just a little interesting tidbit that I found in this book.