a pink flower

 Clinical Studies over the years have noted a wide range of medical problems caused or made worse by stress, such as hypertension, pain, insomnia, allergies, repetitive stress injury, infertility, and many others. Focussing on the breath is one way to elicit the relaxation response which can boost the immune system and make one more resistant to the harmful effects of constant stress. Research by Herbert Benson, author of The Relaxation Response
  
Three Deep Breaths

Something Beautiful
Life is hibernating
Under a blanket
Of misty fog.
A pink flower
Gives color and life
Alone
And waiting
For the other buds
To appear.

Breath Meditation
My mind is full of
Too much to do.
My body wants trust 
And rest.
My breath wants 
This moment.
Let go of all the racing
Around
And settle in the now
Where everything
Is.