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conscious breathing

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conscious breathing,
n a relaxation technique in which the practitioners shift the focus of their attention from the stream of mental chatter to the natural rhythms of their breath. Many meditation techniques, including Vipassana and mantra, employ variations of conscious breathing. See also mantra, meditation, relaxation, relaxation response, Transcendental Meditation, and Vipassana.


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