Respiration is a truly remarkable body function. Taking in a breath is the first thing we do when we are born, and the last thing we do at the end of life. The first healing modality I learned when I moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 1981 was rebirthing, which repatterns breathing habits established in infancy. The practitioner would have me lie down and gently talk me into a relaxation trance, dropping my awareness into a twilight state on the edge of sleep.