Where Breath Meets the Heart

Sit quietly with one hand resting on the centre of the chest. Breathe out slowly. As the exhale ends and the next inhale is about to begin, sense the small turning point right behind your hand, in the heart-space. Place your attention exactly there. Not at the nostrils, not in the belly, only at that meeting place. Each new breath touches the heart first, before going anywhere else. Stay with that touching for a while, and the heart begins to feel like the home where every breath returns.