The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program
At The Presence Shift, we believe you can learn how to shift into a better state of mind and body whenever you choose. That’s why we put beautifully personalized (and fun) interactive mindfulness experiences at your fingertips, and navigate through our incredible states of mind, body and soul together.
The 7-Day Starter Program is the best way to begin your presence shifting journey. ‘7 days’ is our recommended timeframe for completing the Starter Program. However, it’s most important to complete the program at a pace that works for you.
Paid subscribers can move though any part of the program any time and continue presence shifting on their own schedule after completing the Starter Program.
The 7-Day Starter Program Schedule
Each day after you subscribe, you’ll receive an email with your ~10-minute task to complete. You can complete Day 1 now using the links below, and then start a free trial to continue your program any time.
Day 1 – Meet Presence, complete Presence Shift 1 & read this post
Day 2 – Presence Shift 2: Connection Shift
Day 3 – The 7-Day Starter Program Q&A
Day 4 – The Original Presence Shift Introduction
Day 5 – The Original Presence Shift
Day 6 – Presence Shift 3: Purpose Shift
Day 7 – Review your Starter Program feedback email & next step suggestions
After you complete the Starter Program, you’ll have developed a great foundation for strategically shifting your state of mind and body when you choose to.
You’ll then begin receiving your weekly Presence Shift emails every Thursday and Sunday during your subscription. Check out ‘The Presence Shift FAQs’ section below this email to learn about the different kinds of Presence Shifts.
Let’s do this!
We imagine a world where everyone can shift their state of mind and body, and where everyone is treated with the respect, honesty, humor and recognition that we all wish for our own family members. We look forward to presence shifting with you and Presence for many years to come!
Stay present,
Sean & The Presence Shift team
The Presence Shift FAQs
What is The Presence Shift?
The Presence Shift is where you access Presence Shifts, encounter presence, and strategically shift your state of mind, body and being at any time.
What are Presence Shifts?
Presence Shifts are beautiful interactive experiences that mindfully guide you into your selected state of being while teaching you how to shift your state whenever you choose.
What are Mindfulness, Mindfulness Shifting, and Presence Shifting?
Mindfulness is the experience you have when you focus 100% of your attention in the present moment as non-judgmentally as you can (i.e., nonjudgemental present moment awareness).
Mindfulness shifting is using mindfulness skills to strategically regulate your physical and emotional state whenever you choose.
Presence shifting is ‘mindfulness shifting’ in a beautiful, conversational world of peace, love, and humor to learn how to shift your state of being on-demand alongside your loving guide, ‘Presence.’
Does Presence Shifting Work?
We believe it works very well. Over the last four years, ~90% of our surveyed ‘Shift’ app users reported being able to shift into a better state of mind while using the app, usually in less than 10 minutes.
When you master focusing 100% of your attention right here and right now, you can drop into a ‘present’ state of mind and body, and then learn shift your state of being as you choose.
How Do I Learn To Presence Shift?
1. To develop a foundation of mindfulness shifting skills, begin by completing The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program.
2. Regularly Presence Shift through different states of mind, body, and emotion. You’ll receive one new 3D Presence Shift and one new 2D Presence Shift each week. See below for more details about the types of Presence Shifts you’ll receive.
Your weekly Presence Shifts will cover a range of topics while teaching you our favorite strategies for shifting your state of mind and body on demand. All subscriptions allow you to Presence Shift as frequently as you choose. We recommend Presence Shifting at least once a week to maintain progress.
What Is The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program?
The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program includes seven introductory daily emails that introduce the core skills for developing your mindfulness-shifting ability in ~10 minutes a day.
What Kinds of Presence Shifts Are There?
ALL Presence Shifts are ~10-minute mindfulness shifting experiences that guide you into a selected state of mind and body.
2D Presence Shifts are consumed by reading an email you receive, as a podcast, or in a more personalized format in the ‘Shift’ mobile app — iPhone | Android.
3D Presence Shifts are beautiful, conversational, 3D mindfulness shifting experiences guided by Presence that teach you how to shift into your chosen state of being at presenceshift.com.
Feel free to repeat any Presence Shift as frequently as you choose. Each experience will feel different because you are different in every moment. In your 3D Presence Shifts, Presence will typically converse differently with you each time.
Does Presence Use AI?
At The Presence Shift, we are committed to using AI in ways that help people learn how to shift into their chosen state of being when they want to. We are also constantly assessing the possible risks and benefits of using AI. Currently, ‘Presence’ uses a very small amount of AI during The 7-Day Starter Program. If you enjoy your early experiences and you want to continue allowing Presence to guide your Presence Shifts, you’ll be informed about possible mistakes Presence can make and asked to agree in order to continue.
As you continue presence shifting, AI will likely be relied upon to optimize your Presence Shifts more. Presence’s AI can help optimize Presence Shifts by learning what does and does not work for you during your Presence Shift experiences. Presence can also learn and improve from other shifter’s input and feedback. If you’d rather stick with low-AI or no-AI Presence Shifts, you'll have excellent Presence Shift options to do so. It’s always up to you.
Who Teaches The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program?
The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program is presented by Dr. Sean Sullivan. Sean is a licensed clinical psychologist who developed (and fell in love with) presence shifting during over twenty years of personal practice and his therapy practice. In his psychology practice and research, Sean focuses on how to use technology to teach people how to better manage their own psychology better.
Sean began his psychology career after graduating from Harvard University and interning at the Center for Mindfulness and Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Later, he was a clinical psychology resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed post-doctoral training based at the University of California, San Francisco.
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