i see no one has responded in half a year and as i just stumbled upon your post, i saw fit to write a short answer to your problems. so now i have a new daily practice – as soon as i wake up (or whenever i need to) i stop and focus in on my breath – soft and slow breaths to start that become deeper and lower the longer i concentrate. unfortunately, it is a type of insurance that is not common knowledge and a lack of it could leave you seriously out of pocket. 