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Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen.

All aerobic creatures need oxygen for cellular respiration, which extracts energy from the reaction of oxygen with molecules derived from food and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. Breathing, or external respiration, brings air into the lungs where gas exchange takes place in the alveoli through diffusion. The body's circulatory system transports these gases to and from the cells, where cellular respiration takes place.

The breathing of all vertebrates with lungs consists of repetitive cycles of inhalation and exhalation through a highly branched system of tubes or airways which lead from the nose to the alveoli. The number of respiratory cycles per minute is the breathing or respiratory rate, and is one of the four primary vital signs of life. Under normal conditions the breathing depth and rate is automatically, and unconsciously, controlled by several homeostatic mechanisms which keep the partial pressures of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the arterial blood constant. Keeping the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood unchanged under a wide variety of physiological circumstances contributes significantly to tight control of the pH of the extracellular fluids (ECF). Over-breathing (hyperventilation) increases the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide, causing a rise in the pH of the ECF. Under-breathing (hypoventilation), on the other hand, decreases the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide and lowers the pH of the ECF. Both cause distressing symptoms.

Breathing has other important functions. It provides a mechanism for speech, laughter and similar expressions of the emotions. It is also used for reflexes such as yawning, coughing and sneezing. Animals that cannot thermoregulate by perspiration, because they lack sufficient sweat glands, may lose heat by evaporation through panting.

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Composure Through Breath and Ritual

Serial: RB-02411

Seminar_The_Golden_Wind

Composure, Ceremony, Breath
Jun 2004
Luzern

Questioning Reality Through Zen Inquiry

Serial: RB-03747

Seminar_What_Is_Reality?

Practice, Culture, Breath
May 2004
Johanneshof

Breath Uncovers Mind's Reality

Serial: RB-03752

Seminar_What_Is_Reality?

Bell, Breath, Practice
May 2004
Johanneshof

Perceiving Reality Through Inner Lenses

Serial: RB-03754

Seminar_What_Is_Reality?

Practice, Work, Breath
May 2004
Johanneshof

Awakening Beyond Consciousness in Zen

Serial: RB-03214

Seminar_Buddha-Nature

Consciousness, Practice, Breath
May 2004
München

Unfolding the Essence of Buddha-nature

Serial: RB-03215

Seminar_Buddha-Nature

Practice, Consciousness, Breath
May 2004
München

Workshop

Time, Practice, Breath
Feb 14 2004
Green Gulch Farm

February 2004 talk, Serial No. 01555

Serial: RB-01555

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Consciousness, Practice, Breath
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Consciousness Beyond Words and Thought

Serial: RB-01556

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Practice, Consciousness, Breath
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Breath Awakens Zen Consciousness

Serial: RB-01554

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Breath, Consciousness, Practice
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Breath: The Anchor of Zen Practice

Serial: RB-01557

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Practice, Breath, Buddha
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Breath as the Pathway to Zen

Serial: RB-01552

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Breath, Practice, Pain
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Breath as Living Zen Scripture

Serial: RB-01553A

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Breath, Mindfulness, Samadhi
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Breath's Journey in Zen Life

Serial: RB-01558

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Breath, Practice, Posture
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

Zen Heart: Consciousness and Self-Care

Serial: RB-01548

Seminar_The_Discovery_of_the_World

Love, Practice, Breath
Feb 05 2004
Johanneshof

January 9th, 2004, Serial No. 03161

Letting Go, Buddha Mind, Breath
Jan 09 2004

Unraveling Consciousness Through Zen Enfolding

Serial: RB-02829

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Love, Breath, Work
2004

Exploring the Fluid Mind-Body Connection

Serial: RB-01543A

Seminar_What_Is_Mind?

Practice, Breath, Intention
Nov 14 2003
Berlin

Host Mind: Blossoming Beyond Buddhas

Serial: RB-01533

Seminar_Tuth_and_Reality

Time, Breath, Practice
Oct 31 2003
Hannover

October 7th, 2003, Serial No. 03138

Breath, Letting Go, Practice Period
Oct 07 2003

Trusting Experience, Embracing Present Self

Serial: RB-01489

Seminar_TheWisdom_of_Self_and_No-Self

Time, Practice, Breath
Jun 13 2003
Rastenberg

June 2003 talk, Serial No. 03117

Instruction, Breath, Mindfulness
Jun 2003

Embrace Presence Beyond Concepts

Serial: RB-01481B

Seminar_Everyday_Practice

Breath, Intention, Effort
May 29 2003
Johanneshof

Embracing the Aliveness of Now

Serial: RB-01481A

Seminar_Everyday_Practice

Time, Practice, Breath
May 29 2003
Johanneshof

January 25th, 2003, Serial No. 03095

Breath, Practice Period, Emotions
Jan 25 2003

January 23rd, 2003, Serial No. 03093

Mindfulness, Samadhi, Breath
Jan 23 2003

January 22nd, 2003, Serial No. 03092

Breath, Concentration, Soto Zen
Jan 22 2003

January 9th, 2003, Serial No. 03084

Breath, Instruction, Shikantaza
Jan 09 2003

Gratitude For This Practice

Serial: SF-04042

Sunday Lecture: Fear - fear is spawning ground for negative emotions. Attention to breath. How to work with difficult mental states. Walking and attention to breath. Busyness...

Breath, Anger, Time
Nov 24 2002
Green Gulch Farm

Awakening Vivid Presence Today

Serial: RB-01453

Seminar_This_Mind_is_Buddha

Breath, Buddha, Time
Nov 21 2002
Johanneshof

Awakened Self Through Mindful Breath

Serial: RB-01444

Workshop_Coming_and_Going

Practice, Time, Breath
Oct 31 2002
Garmisch

Path of Wisdom Through Presence

Serial: RB-01449

Seminar_The_Path_of_Wisdom

Wisdom, Buddha, Breath
Oct 25 2002
Hannover

Awakening: Wisdom Through Presence

Serial: RB-01446

Seminar_The_Path_of_Wisdom

Consciousness, Wisdom, Breath
Oct 25 2002
Hannover

Zen Rhythms of Mindful Existence

Serial: RB-01433B

Sesshin

Breath, Vow, Time
Oct 12 2002
Johanneshof

Zen Insights: Harmonizing Speech and Mind

Serial: RB-01425

Practice-Month_Body_Speech_Mind

Practice, Time, Breath
Jul 13 2002
Johanneshof

July 2002 talk, Serial No. 03073

Samadhi, Breath, Oneness
Jul 2002

Exploring Mindfulness Through Breath

Serial: RB-01413

Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness

Mindfulness, Practice, Breath
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Mindful Integration: Beyond Thinking

Serial: RB-01412

Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness

Practice, Breath, Intention
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Breath and Posture in Mindfulness

Serial: RB-01411

Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness

Practice, Breath, Posture
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Meditative Poetics: Seeing Life's Poem

Serial: RB-01418

Seminar_The_Poetry_of_Life_and_Zen

Consciousness, Breath, Work
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Clarity Through Zen Mindfulness Practice

Serial: RB-01410

Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness

Practice, Breath, Mindfulness
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Mindful Speech, Transformative Awareness

Serial: RB-01408

Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness

Breath, Practice, Time
Jun 13 2002
Johanneshof

Questioning Reality: A Zen Perspective

Practice, Breath, Time
May 30 2002

Awakening Through Everyday Mindfulness

Serial: RB-01384

Seminar_The_Eightfold_Path

Practice, Time, Breath
May 24 2002
Rastenberg

January 23rd, 2002, Serial No. 03045

Breath, Samadhi, Bodhisattva
Jan 23 2002

January 12th, 2002, Serial No. 03037

Samadhi, Practice, Breath
Jan 12 2002

January 11th, 2002, Serial No. 03036

Samadhi, Breath, Letting Go
Jan 11 2002

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

Serial: NC-00003

Archival Photo

OSB Cam, Breath, Monkey Mind, Enemies, Gratitude, Addiction
2002
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New Camaldoli Hermitage

Breath and Impermanence in Zen

Serial: RB-01347B

Sesshin

Breath, Practice, Time
Oct 13 2001
Johanneshof

Breath Mind: Embracing Present Uniqueness

Serial: RB-01336

Seminar_What_Is_Buddha?

Breath, Time, Practice
Sep 20 2001
Berlin

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