Breathing is the body’s most fundamental rhythm, an effortless yet intricate dance between expansion and resistance. With each breath, the ribcage stretches outward allowing the lungs to fill, while subtle tension within the body resists and controls this expansion. Like a resistor, the ribcage imposes a necessary limit to this process, and yet without it, the body would lack the structure needed to sustain the breath. This delicate balance between movement and restraint sustains life, though we rarely notice it until resistance becomes too great. My research lies in the intersection of biology and technology, exploring the potential of e-textiles, such as stretch-conductive fabric, for monitoring breathing patterns. The stretch-conductive fabric in the background is designed to change its electrical resistance as it expands or contracts. These variations in resistance are precisely what the resistors in the foreground symbolize. Much like the ribcage expands and contracts with every breath, these electronic components detect the subtle shifts in motion, both physically and metaphorically, and echo the act of breathing itself. By translating these movements into data, my work aims to innovate real-time health monitoring, developing soft, unobtrusive wearables that can track respiratory patterns and offer early warnings of potential health issues.