Thich Nhat Hanh·1999Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.
B.K.S. Iyengar·1981Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind.
Paramahansa Yogananda·1946Fixity of attention depends on slow breathing; quick or uneven breaths are an inevitable accompaniment of harmful emotional states — fear, lust, anger.
