The third exercise is, “Breathing in, I’m aware of my whole body. Breathing out, I’m aware of my whole body.” During the length of the in-breath you get in touch with your physical body, and your body becomes the object of your mindfulness. That means bringing the mind back to the body. There’s a reunification, a reunion of the body and the mind, so that you are truly present, body and mind together. Oneness of body and mind is the object of the third exercise. “Breathing in, I’m aware of my whole body.” This is an act of reconciliation between the mind and the body.
