What made you want to start meditating?

Your nervous system doesn't know the difference between a deadline and a lion. Same stress response, all day, for things that can't actually hurt you. Slow breathing tells your body: we're safe. That's not woo. That's biology. Try three long exhales right now.

The 5-minute reset between study sessions. Close the laptop. Close your eyes. Breathe in and say "SOOO". Breath our and say "HAAAM". Do this for 5 minutes. You'll come back sharper and more alert. Dear students, what's your biggest study distraction right now?

The breath is the one thing that's always in the present. Your thoughts live in the past and the future. Your breath only happens now. That's why we start there. It's the door that's always open.