It might help to think of the path that your attention travels in the breathing space as having the shape of an hourglass. An hourglass has a wide opening, a narrow neck, and a wide base. This image can remind us to open to experience as it is in Step 1, to gather attention to focus on the breath in Step 2, and to open to a sense of the body as a whole in Step 3. Think of your attention during the breathing space as traveling a path with the shape of an hourglass.
