I was a long-time skeptic of meditation; not because I didn’t want to try it but when I did, it felt uncomfortable. This was the case for some time until I came across a regular meditator a few years ago. He taught me how “breath awareness” is a needed practice in meditation. The more I practiced, the more I realized the importance of it; how knowing the function of my breath is directly related to the quality of my life. We breathe to survive We breathe about 20,000-30,000 a