At that time, there were no smoking cessation medications or programs. The only option I had was to withdraw from nicotine cold turkey. When I quit smoking, I turned to breathing to help me. I soon realized that breathing not only gave me life, but it made me feel alive as well. I experienced the tremendous impact that breathing has on our psychological well-being in addition to our physical health.
Air is the primary food for our body's health.
We can suffer organic brain damage within 10 minutes, or die within a few minutes more, without it. Breathing is the most readily available source of vital energy you have. In other cultures, the word for breath has been synonymous with life, spirit and soul. The connection between breathing and our physical and psychological state of well-being has been made for many thousands of years in the wisdom of Eastern teachings. Recently, the connection has also been established by Western science.