The Pause Between Breaths

Sit comfortably, anywhere quiet works, even your balcony chair. Take an ordinary breath in. As the inhale ends and before the exhale begins, notice the small still moment that lives between them. Stay with that pause for as long as it stays, without forcing it longer. Then breathe out, and find the same quiet again at the bottom. The pause is not empty. It is awareness, waiting under your breath all along.