in with our physical body." hillsborough police lieutenant richard girling...girling sot- "noticing any tension in our muscle groups."...leading the charge. a cop for twenty-one years, he's also the only police officer in the country certified to teach mindfulness. girling interview- "i really wrestled with, 'do i really want to be the weirdo who is going to suggest to stress to first responders that meditation is a path forward?' and i didn't.reporter- "well something must have made you say at some point, 'yeah i do.'"girling interview- "yeah you know, it's interesting. i think philosophically sometimes your destiny chooses you."he started practicing twelve years ago...girling sot- "this event happened and i found mindfulness in it and it changed my life."...then partnered with a local instructor to create mindfulness based resilience training. and by 2014, was teaching other cops. girling interview- "for me, its this quest to constantly improve." he got certified the next year. and...