- The mind is described by the Oxford dictionary as “the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought”.
- The mind is responsible for coordinating and harmonizing the relationship between the physical body and those aspects that cannot be seen
- The mind when closely observed is always restless unless effort is made to put it under control.
- The mind has been known to be responsible for occurrence of not just diseases related to the mind but those of the entire human body systems and organs
- Breathing exercises help one to control the mind because of the strong connection between the mind and the Life Force.
- The Life Force is the Universal Energy which breathing grants a person the opportunity to integrate in; knowing that one must breath to stay alive.
- The effort made to control the mind is called Meditation; and helps the individual to channel her energy positively as desired