How to get sharp photos in low light

You are is a dimly-lit restaurant, the ambience looks great, you whipped out your camera and take a shot. The flash pop-ed & your photo looks horrible. You manually switch off the flash and try again. No more ugly flash but the photo looks blurred.  Sound familiar?
Other than carrying a tripod everywhere, controlling the way you breathe helps to reduce camera shake significantly. Ever heard about the breathing technique of a sniper they teach in army? This is exactly what you can use to reduce camera shakes!

Holding your breathe when pressing the shutter button may be way too instinct and we all thought that it’s the right way. WRONG!
“Breathe normal and steady, don't hold your breath … sharp shooters are trained to squeeze the trigger while exhaling as the body tends to relax during that portion of the breathing cycle”