There is one very familiar way of breathing for every Filipino under distress. It is a kind or form of Sacred breath that begins with a very deep inhale in the nostrils followed by a forceful exhale through the mouth. It is called buntung-hininga. A huge amount of breath is being released, both a literal [...]

photo from Microsoft Office Image Often, we are not aware that we breathe. Life continues even if we forget our breathing. We could take breathing for granted because it is only a normal process of  our bodies, just as we take our hearts for granted because it beats normally without our control. Or we could [...]