Feature: Social Breath Counting

This feature contains social breath counting exercises that have been tried and proven in small (2-3) and large (6-8) groups. If in a larger group, be sure to increase the count cap to a larger number, keep it less than 15 to help avoid the numbers popping out of people's short-term memory (this can be waived depending on the group, practice will give you the context you need to understand this the best).

Background:

Given no assumption about meditation background for any participant
And an open mind
And a willingness to learn

Scenario: 10 Minute Social Breath Counting (participant)

As a participant
In order to be mindful of the body's breath
Given I maintain a counter of breaths
And I take a nice, peaceful breath in at my own pace
When I exhale, at the end of the exhale
Then I increment the counter and speak the newly updated value
But if someone else speaks at the same time
Then I continue as if nothing happened
But I don't increment the counter
Then if the counter hits ten, the next number is one
Then repeat until the organizer ends the session

Scenario: 10 Minute Social Breath Counting (organizer)

As an organizer
In order to help facilitate the participant's breath counting
Given I set a timer for ten minutes somehow
And I start it when everyone is ready
And I start the process of counting breaths
When something interferes and people get out of flow
Then I will help guide the group back into mindfulness
When the timer goes off
Then I will silence it ASAP
Then I will help lead the group to the next count of 10
Then I will end the session
Then I will talk with the participants about their meditative path
But I will not judge their stories