Joan Sotkin is a writer, speaker and broadcaster. She has described herself at times as a spiritual wanderer and has used crystals and minerals for healing and meditation. Her life journey has taken her from work as a teacher, radio host, network television personality and mindfulness healer. Health challenges and belief in mindfulness and natural healing have empowered Joan to become a holistic ‘Prosperity and Mindset Mentor’.Contact InfoWebsite: prosperityplays.com Most Influential PersonSwami ParapanthiEffect on EmotionsWell it has helped me get in touch with them and helped me learn how to reprogram my habitual emotions when necessary.Thoughts on BreathingI do deep breathing every day. I mean for me it's essential rather than just breathing, breathing I do deep breathing. Anytime I feel myself contracting about anything I just will take five to ten deep breathes. When I get into bed I take a number of deep breaths just to kind of let go of the day. I think that anytime you're under stress it is really important to do deep dire-forma tic breathing, not breathing from your upper chest but breathing from your abdomen.Suggested ResourcesBook: Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa App: Insight TimerAdvice for NewbieSit still for five minutes a day. One of the exercises I give to some of my clients is never go through a yellow light, in other words when you come up to a yellow light don't put your foot on the gas, stop which is really hard for type a people. So that to me is one of the exercises. The other one is to sit with your eyes closed for five minutes.Thank You Bonus: As a thank you for listening, download your free copy of my book, Cracking The Success Code. I teamed up with Brian Tracy, along with some other entrepreneurs to create the best-selling book called Cracking The Success Code: The World's Leading Experts Reveal Their Top Secrets To Help You Crack The Code For Optimum Health, Wealth and Success. You'll hear more about my story and how I became an anti-bullying advocate which later led to mindfulness and my mindfulness coaching. Download the book free at MindfulnessMode.com/cracking. Enter your name and email and you'll have your book downloaded in no time. Enjoy the book, Mindful Tribe.