"If you are exhausted about your heart's obsession with the fixed past and your mind's focus on the uncertain future your lungs are the perfect place for you. There is no yesterday in your lungs, there is no tomorrow there either. There is only now. There is only inhale. There is only exhale. There is only this moment. There is only breath… and in that breath, you can rest while your heart and head work their relationship out." Poem excerpt from The Anatomy of Peace (John Roedel) *** Years ago, at the very beginning my career, I ran a group for young children who had been exposed to intimate partner violence. The oldest child in the group was six and the other five kids were four or five. We met every Wednesday night from 6:30-8 while their mothers met in their own group to process their traumatic experiences. My group was chaotic, fun, and one of the highlights of my week. I remember teaching them about deep breathing. I had them place a hand on their litt