Tessa Rodriguez: Breath, transpiration, and the invisible (Class)

 Today I learned that even something that simple as breathing and transpiration can be a big element for someone’s inner journey. I liked how Dr. Redick talked about how these help to see the invisible. In the invisible you start seeing things that you never imagine you will notice. There visible becomes saturated by the invisible, giving inspiration (not direct citation). 

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