Our breath is our most intimate connection with life itself  •  we are continually in a process of exchanging inside and outside  •  the inbreath is taking in, and the outbreath is letting go  • the breath is the central issue that we work with in this style of meditation practice  • synchronizing mind and breathing means identifying with the breath as closely and   intimately as possible •  in meditation we are being still, but we are also connecting with the energy and movement of the breath