Day 0: Start Right Here My Friend
Hello friend,
If you haven’t met Presence yet, why not say hello and prepare to begin your 7-Day Starter Program today? If you want to learn more before diving in, check out our frequently asked questions below.
Enjoy,
Dr. Sean
The Presence Shift FAQs
What is The Presence Shift?
The Presence Shift® is a digital wellness destination operated by Harvard University educated and UCSF trained psychologist, Dr. Sean Sullivan, to guide subscribers through strategically shifting into a better state of mind, body and being at any time.
Subscribers have access to Presence Shifts to strategically shift their state of mind, body and being at any time.
What are Presence Shifts?
Presence Shifts are beautiful interactive wellness experiences that mindfully guide you into your selected state of being while teaching you how to shift your state whenever you choose.
Which devices can a 3D Presence Shift be accessed on?
Our ongoing work is optimizing Presence Shifts to function on as many devices as possible. Currently, most recent Android devices, and all iPhone 16, 15, 14, and 13 (except iPhone 13 mini), are supported.
If you ever encounter technical trouble during a mobile Presence Shift, keep in mind that my favorite way of experiencing our 3D Presence Shifts is on as big a screen as possible. For a beautifully immersive presence-shifting experience, you can now visit presenceshift.com on most recent Apple laptop and desktop computers — and many others as well.
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., non-judgemental presence moment awareness).
Mindfulness shifting is using mindfulness skills to strategically regulate your physical and emotional state, whenever you choose to.
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. Begin by completing The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program to develop a foundation of mindfulness shifting skills.
2. Then, Presence Shift through different states of mind, body and emotion regularly. 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 7 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, or as a podcast at thepresenceshift.com, or 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 his personal practice and his therapy practice. In his psychology practice and research, he focuses on how to use technology to help teach people how to 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 University of Massachusetts Medical School. Later, he was a clinical psychology resident at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and completed post-doctoral training based at University of California, San Francisco.
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More Support?
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