“I will attend to every single in-breath and out-breath, not losing attention to a single breath, for thirty minutes.” There was only one rule, the relaxation rule: first and foremost, establish relaxation, and if relaxation breaks, reestablish relaxation. In other words, I would not let the effort stress me out. Anytime I felt stressed out, I would temporarily abandon effort and return to relaxation before reintroducing effort.
