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.
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 to reduce feelings of anxiety and sadness.
How Do I Learn To Presence Shift?
Subscribe to get 2026 Year of Presence System access to The 7-Day Presence Shift Starter Program to develop a foundation of mindfulness shifting skills. Presence Shifts will cover a growing 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.
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.
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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