"Generally accepted definitions of meditation and mindfulness fail me. I feared I would not achieve a connection to my soul and my god, and a stronger connection to my dearly-departed-heavenmate, without stillness. I lamented to my guides, asked for guidance, and they advised that with my INTP mind of split screens humming constantly, "meditation" does not suit me. What does is taking walks and more often than not I find that the output is as described by proponents of stillness like

Sylvia Clare

--what works for me is getting into the flow of my streams of subconsciousness without trying to still my mind nor body. So even though it teaches "just sitting," this resonated with me."

That's from this short form of mine which links to other peoples stories of actual meditation techniques. https://medium.com/illumination/i-highlighted-so-much-because-i-identify-with-almost-everything-you-wrote-except-one-thing-which-d65dc78253d4

In any event, yes breathing techniques certainly have a calming effect.