Q: When we watch sensations are we still aware of the breathing?

A: If you can stay with your breath alone stay with it as long as possible. When some other sensations on
the body become very strong and attract your attention naturally your mind will go there again and again. In this case
pay attention to that sensation for quite a long time, stay with it for a long time, for as long as you can stay. It does not matter with what sensation you stay with, the only thing that really matters is to stay with it for a long time and see
the nature of it. See that it is just a natural phenomenon. It has no shape, no name and it doesn't belong to anybody.