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March 18, 2020

Gil Fronsdal leads an Anapanasati Exploring the Breath. What is your relationship with your breathing? Very broadly, is it a positive, negative or neutral one?

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Do you find it a hassle or troublesome?

Is the experience of your body breathing, something that is distant from yourself? Is your breathing closer to who you are? Are you close to breathing or far away from it?

Is breathing something that you enjoy or something you put up with?

What is your relationship to practicing mindfulness of breathing? Is it a welcoming practice you appreciate doing? Or is it like work, unwanted work, a duty?

When you're practicing mindfulness of breathing, do you do it with enthusiasm or with hesitation, reluctance?

Consider, explore your relationship with your breathing, in all facets that might be. What are the attitudes you have with your breathing?

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Sean Fargo is the Founder of Mindfulness Exercises, a former Buddhist monk of 2 years, a trainer for the mindfulness program born at Google, an Integral Coach from New Ventures West, and an international mindfulness teacher trainer. He can be reached at [email protected]

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