Intention, 25 Breath Ideas, and Sincere but Never Serious

1. 25 One-Sentence Breathing Ideas for 2025

1. Don’t take ten breaths; take one breath, ten times.

2. The breath will continue to outgrow any clothing you give it.

3. You will float through life so long as you treat the breath as your ocean.

4. Don’t go around air expecting not to breathe.

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2. Ultimately, It’s Not About Breathing

“We can form an intimate relationship with our breath, our nervous system, and thus understand on a deep level the way our mind works. Ultimately, this is not about simply breathing; it is about finding a deep connection to our inner life.”

- Eddie Stern, Healing Through Breathing

Here is an excellent reminder that breathing isn’t “just breathing.” It’s “about finding a deep connection to our inner life” so we can better understand how our bodies, minds, and souls work 👏

3. This is What Counts

“Before doing anything, we should examine the underlying motivation, because as the Buddha said, “Karma is intention.” It is not so much what we do but why we do it. … This is why when we are undertaking any action it is important for us to see as honestly as possible the underlying intention behind us performing this action of body or speech. … It isn’t just the action performed or words that we speak, but how it is said or done and with what intention. That is what counts.”

– Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, The Heroic Heart

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4. Sincere But Never Serious

“You must understand that I am not a serious person. I may be sincere, but never serious, because I don’t think the universe is serious. And the trouble comes into the world largely because various beings take themselves seriously, instead of playfully.”

– Alan Watts, Still the Mind

“I may be sincere, but never serious.” That might just be my new life motto. It perfectly captures the paradox of giving life our all while simultaneously laughing at ourselves and approaching it all with humor and playfulness 👏

"When your intentions are clear and strong, the appropriate actions naturally follow."

— — John Yates, Ph.D., and Matthew Immergut, Ph.D.

Category: The Nose

Answer: These are curved, bony structures inside the nose that are covered in mucus and help filter, warm, and humidify incoming air.

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Question: What are nasal turbinates?

In good breath,

Nick Heath, T1D, PhD
“Breathing is the compound interest of health & wellness.”

P.S. please don’t take this personally

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