Principlev1
Use a single deliberate breath as a minimal intervention to
Use a single deliberate breath as a minimal intervention to shift attention from external trigger to internal sensation, creating a gap in the stimulus-response sequence.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Extended exhalation activates the parasympathetic nervous (extended exhalation activates parasympathetic nervous system) and Attention as Gate to Conscious Perception (attention is capacity-limited, focusing on one thing creates blindness to others). The principle prescribes using breath as an attentional interrupter, which follows from these physiological realities.