This week, you'll be focusing on how to get grounded and centered using deep breathing techniques. You'll also begin developing present moment awareness and learning new gratitude practices. The Sleep Practice exercise sheet provided with this week's training materials will provide you with an easy and effective tool for reprogramming subconscious patterns that no longer serve you.

Your focus this week will be on learning how to turn your attention inward through deep, diaphragmatic breathing. By practicing these breathing techniques you will deepen your mind/body connection awareness and learn how to get centered when stress starts overwhelming you. I'll explain exactly how deep breathing helps you get back into the present moment and regroup, regardless of what is happening in your environment.

Practicing your ability to bring your focused attention fully into the present moment will help you consciously distinguish between what is actually happening now from any outdated mental or emotional associations that may be activated by your subconscious. This awareness helps you decide, in the present moment, what is true about the experience you're having and what is an inaccurate subconscious interpretation of what's happening.