Breath deep the gathering . . . .

When I started straight shaving I was so nervous/tense I practically had to remind myself to breath. I'm breathing fine now while shaving (phew!), but I noticed this morning that still I hold my breath while stropping.

Not sure if this is nerves or coordination or something else, but I'm curious if anyone else has noticed anything similar while they strop?

One must find a perfect rhythm to all things Shave.

Heres an example of a Master:

I find I don't get too much rhythm for fifteen cents anymore, or breath.

I'm pretty sure I don't stop breathing, but I do FOCUS and am very careful when stropping. I tried the music technique in the video, but I chose the wrong song. Shaving to the 1812 overture cost me part of my ear. LOL