Include the stars and the gaps between them, then the space between your hands and the screen.
The space itself · about 2 minutes · eyes open
This exercise sits closest to the question Fehmi built his whole method on: can you imagine the space between your eyes? Attention normally lands on objects. Space has no edges to hold, so when attention is turned toward it, the grip has nothing to close around and attention softens and spreads.
Between asks you to include empty space as part of what you are attending to, with the same ease you would give to the objects in it. The stars are there so that the gaps have somewhere to be.
A scattering of still points fills the screen. Now and then a broad patch of the space between them brightens, slowly. When you notice it, press Noticed, tap the field, or press Space.
The quiet periods between changes are part of the exercise rather than a wait. During them, the on-screen line invites you to notice the space between your hands and the screen, and the space of the room around you. A press with nothing there quietens the field briefly, so guessing is never rewarded.
Rounds appear as tick marks. There is no count, no timer, and nothing saved.
A brightening patch and a press are the whole interaction. The exercise does not know what you were attending to, and it cannot confirm that you were aware of space rather than waiting for a light. It does not measure brainwaves.
Between is the shortest of the seven and the most direct statement of the idea. If you have read or listened to the introduction, this is the exercise that puts its central question on a screen.
From here, Two asks you to hold two objects and the space between them at once. For the same practice with eyes closed, try the Feeling Space meditation.
One of seven attention exercises after Les Fehmi's Open Focus method. "Open Focus" is a trademark of its owners; this independent project is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Source: Fehmi & Robbins, The Open-Focus Brain (2007). A wellbeing and education tool, not a medical device or a substitute for professional care. Created by Matt Knapp.