Anapanasati: (mindfulness of breathing) an access to insight.

Depression let’s talk- WHO is leading a one-year global campaign on depression. Depression comes under psychiatric disorders. According to WHO healthy person definition is health is complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Vipassana meditation technique is very useful for balancing of mind. Ānāpānasati breathing technique is first step of Vipassana. Ānāpānasati, the meditation is in-and-out breathing, is the first subject of meditation expounded by the Lord Buddha in the Maha Satipatthana Sutta, the Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness. Ānāpānasati is a natural object of Samadhi in which a person’s observes his/her breathing as it is for the concentration of mind. This mental aspect is addressed effectively using Ānāpānasati. Moral education and Ānāpānasati are the foundation of Vipassana meditation technique. As per Maharashtra government rule (G.R) 2012 Ānāpānasati meditation practice should be conducted in every school. This path of sīla, samādhi, paññā, and nibbāna (morality, concentration, wisdom, and liberation) is absolutely universal, and acceptable to all nationalities. Meditation has been beneficial to large number of adults, while researchers have not focused on studying the impact of meditation on children or adolescents. Objectives- Literature review of Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) first step of vipassana meditation.

Methods: The available Classical Pālī literature Buddhist Literature Vimuttimagga and Visuddhi Magga, Concepts of meditation in Āyuvedic literature. Modern research papers regarding Ānāpānasati Literature are reviewed.

Conclusions: Experimental studies using Ānāpānasati meditation was very much needed for further studies in adolescents. Key words: Ānāpānasati, meditation, Vipassana, Depression, Vimuttimagga, Mind, Breathing technique.