This is be a brief introduction to the importance of breath awareness for wellness, and a practice of the breathing technique called 3-part breath. This practice will be relaxing and have an energizing effect, so it’s not only great to do before a yoga practice or before you start your day, but it can also be applied before bedtime, when you’re feeling stressed out or worried, or when you need a quick energy boost. As humans we have the amazing ability to notice our breath and the ability to change it; we can do this by altering the depth of our breath, where we breath from, and where our attention is when we are manipulating our breath. Controlling the breath in different ways creates different effects on the mind and body. It affects our physiology, our thoughts, and our emotions, and thus greatly affects how we act and behave.