Do the following in order:

1). Read these directions in their entirety and then do the actions. This means you will be reading these directions twice.

2). Stop what you are doing right now.

3). Stop reading this.

4). Are you breathing?

5). How do you know you're breathing?

6). What does breathing feel like?

7). Were you thinking about something other than breathing even though the directions told you to think about breathing? (keep the answer to yourself.)

8). If your silent answer to question 7 was a "yes," then repeat this exercise until you are only thinking about the act and feeling of breathing.

9). How long or how many attempts did it take before you were able to solely focus on the act of breathing?

10). Now, do as these instructions say and then share your experience.

If you find yourself getting frustrated, notate that. What does frustrated feellike? What bodily reactions to frustration do you notice?