When the body is breathing in rhythm with your physical breath and you are conscious of that and you are present to that and you are totally there allowing it to happen, then there is a marvellous transformation. Did you know that it is possible for you to do this right now? 

Take a few minutes as you are reading these words to focus on how wonderful it is to breathe in. As you breathe in, don't breathe in like a mechanical robot but rather breathe in in a way that is like going to a new place, to a beautiful beach or mountain that is spectacular. Take a deep breath and say, “How wonderful it is for the body to experience the newness of this breath and to be connected to the wisdom that we are breathing in.” Because we are not breathing in in a mental, mechanical way, but we're breathing in in a complete and unified way, breathing in all that is life then the life force that is inherent in every particle around, in every aspect of nature, whether it be a simple weed in the garden to the majestic trees in the forest, breathes with you. And that is what creates deep relaxation.

Then your rhythm, your physical rhythm and subtle rhythms, are back in touch with the marvellous rhythm which is the orchestra of life that is present in all aspects. It's not just present on the physical level of what you see here on earth, the tree or the weeds, it is also the movement of the galaxy and the stars within the galaxy and even what makes the stars move within the galaxy. It has an orchestra of beautiful sound that is inherent in the breath and that is what happens when you are focused on the breath. What changes is that you don't just listen to your mind or emotions but you listen to this beautiful divine music that is life. And the thing is, when you hear this sound, it is almost as if it is a balm to the soul and it reminds you, as an individual, but also in this sense of harmony and union, what it means to be alive.