Merethe Najjar

In case you’re unaware, the human body is both a wonderful, magical place. They're also sometimes kinda gross. How they manage to be both at the same time is pretty much a testament to all of the changes the human form has gone through since time immemorial. In one way or another, we have an idea about the typical shape and normal perception of what the parts of the human body generally look like and the functions they perform.

How often do we train our bodies, our minds, or our voices? This can be for any number of reasons, such as wanting to exercise more, expanding your intellectual horizons, or becoming a better singer. We treat these activities as instruments we can fine-tune as we see fit, but often ignore other parts of ourselves that are just as important, but far simpler. How often do you really pay attention to how someone is breathing and whether they practice deep breathing exercises?

Remember those old Road Runner cartoons where Wile E. Coyote would accidentally run off a cliff? And he’d spend a few seconds suspended in mid-air, tentatively dabbing the nothingness beneath with his toe, as if to reassure himself that the ground was still below him. As viewers, we all know that the second Wile looks down and confirms the reality of his situation, he’s going to plummet to his doom.