Just the act of breathing slowly and deeply can have a very calming effect.    From LearnThat.org. 

The boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : Dragons breathe fire. ,She breathed life into the party. ,to breathe a horse.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : How about giving me a chance to breathe? ,Hardly a man breathes who has not known great sorrow. ,The jacket is comfortable because the fabric breathes.    From Dictionary.com. 

Perhaps interestingly, number 10, skin breathing, comes from the Bond film Goldfinger.    From Wordnik.com.  [A to Z of Japan facts and figures from 2007] Reference

My breathing is getting loud and ragged in my ears.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » Space Walk : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

Cammie's breathing is getting pretty rough sometimes.    From Wordnik.com.  [March 2004] Reference

Mindful breathing is a great way to return to yourself.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Touch Your Creative Soul: A Zen View | Write to Done] Reference

Rythmic controlled breathing is also great for the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite.] Reference

His breathing is still impeded, and he has a twinge in it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton] Reference

Wake up to the future — and begin breathing some fresh air.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Looms - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Well, France is again breathing her own fresh air of freedom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Testing Time] Reference

Also, my breathing is fine and my face is it's normal healthy color.    From Wordnik.com.  [Does one really need to shoot the hottest load that can be stuffed into a cartridge case to cleanly harvest a game animal?] Reference

Although my body tends to remind me that breathing is a habit it likes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

Deep breathing is one of the most powerful ways to restore your health.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saving Your Relationship After Losing Your Job « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting] Reference

A pronounced drawing in of the chest or neck when breathing is difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glossary] Reference

The potential for increased awareness, just through breathing, is profound.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Isaac Eliaz: What Are You Feeling?: The Journey to Self Awareness] Reference

It begins abruptly with high fever, difficulty in breathing, and chest pain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » VIDEO: Rice Calls Idea That Iraq War Contributed To Regional Instability ‘Grotesque’] Reference

The beatings permanently damaged his nose, and breathing is sometimes labored.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

They're closing schools, too, because outdoor breathing is unsafe for children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: October 26, 2003 - November 1, 2003 Archives] Reference

Still, the breathing is worth whatever else the desert can throw at us! datingjesus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gentle reader, and the rest of you sinners: « Dating Jesus] Reference

That's a lot to do when your breathing is iffy and you're too shaky to manage the stairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tew's Day!] Reference

His breathing is not altogether silent, it is not tranquil, absolutely unheard as mine is.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Montessori Method] Reference

I seem to have evened out overnight, though, and my breathing is showing actual improvement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friday] Reference

Sometimes part of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing, is also removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Balkinization] Reference

MEDITATION AND YOGA WORKSHOP, instruction in breathing techniques, low-impact yoga moves and meditation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prince George's County community calendar, Nov. 4-11, 2010] Reference

The breathing is short and quick, and the breath is often fetid; the teeth are covered with a dark mucus.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dog] Reference

I could see very little, but I could hear the strange rhythmic rustle that I call the breathing of the forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Montlivet] Reference

Aspirin is usually not recommended because it can cause short-term breathing problems and other rare side effects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Where Gores succeeds is in breathing life into a story that has been left at loose ends for more than half a century.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spade & Archer: Summary and book reviews of Spade & Archer by Joe Gores.] Reference

It is ten times as fatiguing -- the mind is harassed, the heart is beating wildly, and the breathing is short and hurried.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886] Reference

My breathing is a bit difficult and everything feels a bit slow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

"Is he dead, then?" the princess asked, each word breathing her anxiety.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands] Reference

Some of you shiver at the idea of breathing out of door air in the winter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Girls and Women] Reference

These include sleep-disordered breathing, which is characterized by loud snoring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sleep] Reference

She went on, stumbling, her head down, and the sound of her breathing was a horrible thing to hear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Way of the Lawless] Reference

His pale and fleshy features had taken an unusual colour, and his breathing was a good deal disturbed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference