Breath is an excellent way in which we are able to take charge of our lives and control our emotions. In todays world our emotions are running riot and we are becoming more and more stressed. The ancient vedic teachings tell us that we need to control emotions, and to do this we can use various breathing techniques.. If we can imagine an invisible umbicilcal cord attaching us to God or our Higher Self, then every time we breath we are connecting to God. Try it and focus on God and see what a wonderful sense of calm can be achieved, thereby controlling the emotions. Breathing is so natural to us that we forget it is what is keeping us alive. The ancient vedas say ‘Breath is the all’.  Our lungs take in life, and when the lungs are not working properly our ability to take in life is diminished. This has widespread physical and psychological effects.  Many diseases related to the colon can be helped with proper breathing (TCM the lungs (breathing) and colon (elimination) are paired organs) – when we do abdominal breathing, the diaphragm massages the colon, keeping it healthy. In Chinese Medicine the Lungs are said to circulate Chi, and when the Chi is stagnant we become depressed. It is also said that, there is a tendency, if the lungs are not healthy, to hold on to grief, sadness and the experiences related to such emotions. Our Grandmothers made much sense when they recommended ‘taking a breath and counting to 10’!