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1. With Each & Every Breath Basic Instructions
    … Think of a lit candle in the middle of an otherwise dark room. The flame of the candle is in one spot, but its light fills the entire room. You want your awareness to be centered but broad in just the same way. Your sense of awareness may have a tendency to shrink—especially as you breathe out—so remind yourself with every breath … 
2. With Each & Every Breath Introduction
    … On the role of moderation and discernment in the practice: “The Middles of the Middle Way” in Beyond All Directions On the meaning of mindfulness: “Mindfulness Defined” in Head & Heart Together; “The Agendas of Mindfulness” in The Karma of Questions On the element of play in the practice: “The Joy of Effort” in Head & Heart Together; “Joy in Effort” in Meditations5 It’s often … 
3. With Each & Every Breath Common Problems
    … Do this all the way down the spine. Focus your attention at your tailbone. Then visualize the breath going down the spine—again, both during the in-breath and during the out—and then flowing through your tailbone into the air. If the pressure is in the middle of the chest, visualize opening the energy channels going out your arms through the palms of … 
4. With Each & Every Breath Meditation in Daily Life
    … middle of a field. If you look up at the sky without reference to anything on the ground, you can’t tell how fast the clouds are moving, or in which direction. But if you have a still point of reference—the top of a roof or a tall pole—you can clearly sense the clouds’ direction and speed. In the same way, when … 
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