#17 Rapturous Love of Life

For [hu]man[s], the vast marvel is to be alive. As for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. . . . The dead may look after the afterwards. But the magnificent here and now of life in the flesh is ours, and ours...

#18 Your Chest, My Name

I was at a healing drumming ceremony in San Antonio last night, and the topic was survival. Of course, breath and water are basic to survival, survival on every level — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Breath and water are essential to survival. Especially...

#19 Deepen Generosity

You love the Breath and Water Club! I’ve been hearing from you. You’ve been practicing Breath and Water for a year and have seen profound changes in your life. You just started, after getting the newsletter for a year, and already your perspective on life...

#20 Balance

It’s the equinox. It’s time to pay attention to balance. Breath and Balance Today, focus on exhaling during your 15 minutes of breathing. Begin your breath with exhale. Exhale completely. Let the inhale take care of itself. Tomorrow, focus on inhaling....

#21 I am going to die.

I am going to die. So are you. There is nothing else to know. Everything you think you know about the next moment, or the next week, or the next month is only pretend. The only thing you can know beyond this immediate moment is this: “I will die.” Here is...

#22 Responses

Responses from the last newsletter I typically get several responses to the Breath and Water Club newsletters right away. With the last newsletter, the “I am going to die” newsletter, the silence was deafening! Nothing for the longest time, then just one...