Branches of thought

Last night I dreamt that I was sitting in a circle with my family (outside a grocery store of all places), and explaining meditation to my Aunt. It's something I used to do a few years ago, but for whatever reason subconsciously decided to stop. Anyway, she told me she didn't know how to meditate, and I told her the way I did it was to lay down for about fifteen minutes, and not think about anything except for your breathing. In through the nose, out through the mouth. I felt calmer when I woke up, as if I had actually been meditating.