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In lesson 2 action assignment it advises people to down shift in all way. I believe that I am one of those who has to do the opposite, so I a have been picking up the pace in all that I do( thinking, talking ...) I have had some success. My problem lies in when i listen to my relaxation tape and some of the exercises involves going slow (slowing move your head in a circular fashion or slowly breathe while relaxing. Do I maintain a slow pace while listening to my relaxation tape or do I continue my speeding up everything including exercises on the relaxation tape? i know this maybe over analyzing but for the first time in awhile I have started to get these skills to work for me since I have started doing the opposite of downsizing and i do not want to mess up any progress I have made.

Hi Shak,

This is Coach Chris from the coaching team here at Stress. Thank you for your post and reaching out. It's great to hear you are having success with your program. I know what you mean by getting into action and picking up the pace. Many of us have a hard time 'shifting' into a different gear. We are challenged to build 'emotional muscle' so that we can 'shift' when we need too. I always had a hard time getting going and then I would have a hard time slowing down. It took discipline and practice to get better at that.

In regards to the relaxation cd I still thinks it good to keep that at a nice calm pace.
Hope this helps.
Coach Chris StressCenter.com