Meditation is a broad term encompassing a range of mental training approaches. Most approaches involve particular strategies for relating to sensory phenomena, which include some combination of the five senses, thoughts, and/or emotions. One such strategy is narrowing one’s focus to the breath, and attempting to maintain continuous awareness of the physical sensation of air entering the nostrils during inhalation and exiting during exhalation. Traditional meditation authorities claim that this breath-awareness meditation can aid the practitioner in developing concentration and cultivating emotional calm.
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