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The Performance Anxiety Solution for Success
Transform bar exam pressure
into CONFIDENCE
when it matters most.
Master your Mindset with The P.A.S.S. Technique™
The ability to cope with significant stress is "crucial" for optimal performance on high-stakes tests.
Stenlund, T., Eklöf, H., & Lyrén, P. E. (2017). Group differences in test-taking behaviour: an example from a high-stakes testing program. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 24(1), 4–20, at 6 (emphasis supplied).
Don't let overwhelm stop you from testing your best.
In just one hour, you are guided through a unique 4-step technique that shows you HOW to directly alleviate bar exam stress and access the calm, confident mindset needed for test success.
Here's the
BAD NEWS:
“96% of law students suffer from significant stress, compared to only 70% of medical students and 43% of graduate students in all fields.”
Mike Robinson, “6 Law Student Mental Health Statistics,” Clio (updated Aug 29, 2025) (emphasis supplied).
Worries about bar exam performance "drain students’ executive functioning and cognitive resources, which lowers persistence and performance."
Victor D. Quintanilla & Sam Erman, Mindsets in Legal Education, 69 Journal of Legal Education 412-444, at 438 (2020) (emphasis supplied).
Students “who held low levels of self-efficacy—believing that they did not have what it takes to study for the [bar] exam or to perform well on the exam—
were less likely to pass the exam.”
Victor D. Quintanilla et al., Mindsets in Legal Education: Summary of Findings (June 25, 2020) (report to the State Bar of California), at 5, 6 (emphasis supplied).
In a randomized controlled trial, the probability of passing the California bar exam was estimated at 9 to 38 percentage points higher for applicants who received an online productive mindset intervention than for those who did not, especially for minorities and first-gen bar applicants.
Victor D. Quintanilla et al., Mindset in Legal Education: Summary of Findings (June 25, 2020) (report to the State Bar of California), at 5, 8-9.
NOW here's the
GOOD NEWS:
In a 2025 randomized controlled trial, researchers found that stress reduction interventions lowered female law students' test anxiety and systolic blood pressure, and they improved their test scores on high-stakes exams by 11-17%.
Macri’, E., & Migali, G. (2025). The effect of test anxiety on high-stakes exams: evidence from an RCT using biomarkers. Education Economics, 33(4), 515–533, at 525-26.
“[W]hen bar exam candidates have resources to supplement their practice testing with self-regulated learning strategies, they will be better able to earn scores that reflect their real competence” without interference from test stress and pressure.
Sarah M. Bonner, PhD, “Breaking the Test-Anxiety Loop: Using Self-Regulated Learning to Improve Bar Exam Performance,” The Bar Examiner print edition, Winter 2022–2023 (Vol. 91, No. 4), pp. 7–14, at 14 (emphasis supplied).
Embody confidence with The P.A.S.S. Technique™
for when it matters most.
What it is
RAPID RESULTS
This on-demand video guides 3L Law students in transforming performance pressure into confidence, optimism, and a felt sense of success in just 60 minutes!
How it works
REHEARSE SUCCESS
The P.A.S.S. Technique™ uses research-based somatic techniques for regulating the nervous-system and rehearsing bar success, so you can
focus on preparation and performance.
Success Stories*
This technique is different -
Not mere study tips or relaxation advice
Before The P.A.S.S. Technique™
After The P.A.S.S. Technique™
"In my mind is this vision of myself sitting there and not knowing any of the answers and just being so overwhelmed. There's this shame that comes up, because this is a professional exam. I feel like I should be expected to know this."
"I actually DO feel much better about the test...
Honestly, I feel like I'm going to PASS!"
Samantha R.* - 2025
*Disclaimer: These testimonials reflect one individual's experiences with this technique. Results may vary based on individual circumstances, including study habits, preparation, and personal factors. This technique is designed to support test-taking confidence and reduce stress, but it does not guarantee any specific outcome, including passing the bar exam. This testimonial is from a relative of the program creator who had a 1-on-1 P.A.S.S. Technique™ session with Elena Kindler for test pressure in connection with a medical board exam.
P
STEP 1
You will use The P.A.S.S. Technique™ Personal Workbook to PINPOINT your perceived obstacles to success on the bar exam.
A
STEP 2
You will learn how to ALLEVIATE unhelpful thoughts, emotions, and body sensations that can hold you back from testing your best.
S
STEP 3
You will be guided through 2 unique Bar Exam Success Visualizations for overcoming obstacles and embodying the experience of bar exam SUCCESS.
S
STEP 4
You will learn how to SOLIDIFY the P.A.S.S. Mindset so you can perform with confidence, optimism and focus on test day.
The 4 Steps
of
The P.A.S.S. Technique™
About the Creator
Created by a lawyer who
lived the pressure.
Elena Kindler, JD is a former NYC attorney with over 20 years of experience in elite legal environments — including a judicial clerkship, five years as a litigation associate at Sidley Austin, and 14 years as a securities regulator on Wall Street, including in-house at the New York Stock Exchange and FINRA.
Over the past decade, she has trained in research-based, neuroscience-informed somatic techniques for reducing stress and enhancing performance in high-pressure environments.
– Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies, Trauma Research Foundation (2020)
– Certified Trauma Professional (CTP)
– Licensed Bodywork Therapist (LMBT)*
She created The P.A.S.S. Technique™ to fill the gap in bar prep:
helping candidates manage bar exam pressure and embody confidence.
Elena Kindler, JD
"Why are students only taught what to study?
Why aren't they taught how to manage the pressure and cultivate a confident mindset?"
*Elena Kindler is not a licensed medical or mental health professional and does not provide medical or psychological advice or treatment.
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Show up on test day as the lawyer you have spent three years becoming.
Taking the bar exam is stressful enough...
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Give yourself the
best chance at success.
