Conscious attention to breath can calm the mind and emotions
Evidence
We can change our breathing by attending to it. With awareness and practice we can breathe more deeply and this calms our mind and emotions. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 172
Categorization
- XREF: Echoes the book’s core thesis that attention itself transforms the perceiver, now applied to the breath. — connects to: Feelings accumulate from experience while emotions are immediate survival reactions — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 244; Sensation anchors awareness in immediate present presence — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242; Returning attention to breathing during stress can be empowering — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 177 (+9 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 172
Broader Connections
- Returning attention to breathing during stress can be empowering
#corroborates(0.85) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 177 - Focused attention on a single tone can shift emotional and bodily state
#exemplifies(0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 47 - Stress-induced shallow breathing becomes the body’s involuntary arousal signal
#expands(0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 171 - Mindfulness practice can enhance mental clarity in stressful situations.
#corroborates(0.75) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 553