Early HeartSmarts® (Ages 3–6)
What young children learn before their formal education profoundly affects their performance in school and the rest of their lives. Research shows acquiring social and emotional skills…
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The Institute of HeartMath has dedicated
21 years of scientific research into the study of the physiology of emotions, learning, and performance. This research has identified a specific, scientifically measurable physiological state that underlies resilience, optimal learning and performance. In this state, our emotions are calm and the brain, nervous system, and other bodily systems function with increased synchronization and harmony. In simple terms, we’re highly "in sync"—physically, mentally, and emotionally. This in turn, facilitates the higher cognitive processes critical for focused attention, reasoning, and creativity-all essential for effective learning, academic achievement and social success.
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Signifies studies examined in Peer Reviewed Journals.
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Signifies studies conducted by independent institutions.
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Studies marked with a gold star are the most popular and notable research studies.
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Effects of Game-Based Relaxation Training on Attention Problems in Anxious Children
Michele Knox Ph.D., Jennifer Lentini M.D., and Stacey Aiton
The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH., 2011.
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Coherence Training In Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Changes
Anthony Lloyd, Ph.D.; Davide Brett, B.Sc.; Ketith Wesnes, Ph.D.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2010; 16 (4):34-42.
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Effects of Heart Rate Variability Coherence Biofeedback Training and Emotional Management Techniques to Decrease Music Performance Anxiety
Thurber, M.R., Bodenhamer-Davis, E., Johnson, M., Chesky, K., Chandler, C. K.
Biofeedback, 2010. 38(1): p. 28-39.
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Emotion Self-Regulation, Psychophysiological Coherence, and Test Anxiety: Results from an Experiment Using Electrophysiological Measures
Raymond Trevor Bradley, Rollin McCraty, Mike Atkinson, Dana Tomasino, Alane Daugherty and Lourdes Arguelles
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
Volume 35, Number 4, 261-283, DOI: 10.1007/s10484-010-9134-x.
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Evaluation of a HeartMath / Safe Place Programme with Schoolchildren in West Belfast, Ireland
Fintan Connolly B.Pharm M.P.S.
Sponsored by Greater Falls Extended Schools in conjunction with Barnardos, September 2009.
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Facilitating Emotional Self-Regulation in Preschool Children: Efficacy of the Early HeartSmarts Program in Promoting Social, Emotional and Cognitive Development
Raymond Trevor Bradley, Ph.D., Mike Atkinson, Robert A. Rees, Ph.D. and Dana Tomasino
HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA, 2009.
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Learning within a Prison Environment: Will Emotional Intelligence Training Benefit Female Inmates Participating in a Work-based Education Program?
L.G. Bosteder, Ed.M., and S. Hargrave, Ed.M.
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon State University, Oregon, March 2008.
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Results of a Stress Management Program for Graduate Students based on Relaxation associated with HRV Biofeedback
Daniela Climov, Ph.D.
Pedagogical and Statistical Unit, Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur (IES) Parnasse-Deux Alice, Haute Ecole Léonard de Vinci, 2008.
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Reducing Test Anxiety and Improving Test Performance in American’s Schools: Summary of Results From The TestEdge National Demonstration Study
Raymond Trevor Bradley, Ph.D., Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., Mike Atkinson, Lourdes Arguelles, Ph.D., Robert A. Rees, Ph.D. and Dana Tomasino
HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 00-010. Boulder Creek, CA, 2007.
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Efficacy and Implementation of HeartMath Instruction in College Readiness Program: Improving Students’ Mathematics Performance and Learning
Michael Vislocky, Ph.D. and Ronald P. Leslie, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati Clermont College, 2005.
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Enhancing Emotional, Social, and Academic Learning with Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback
R. McCraty
Biofeedback 2005;33(4):130-134.
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The Garden of the Heart: HeartMath—The New Biotechnology for Treating Children with ADD/ADHD and Arrhythmia
S. St. Martin
HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 05-017. Boulder Creek, CA, 2005.
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The Heart in Holistic Education
L. Arguelles, R. McCraty, R. A. Rees
Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice 2003:16(3):13-21.
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Improving Test-Taking Skills and Academic Performance in High School Students Using HeartMath Learning Enhancement Tools
R. McCraty, D. Tomasino, M. Atkinson, P. Aasen, S. J. Thurik
HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 00-010. Boulder Creek, CA, 2000.
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The Impact of an Emotional Self-Management Skills Course on Psychosocial Functioning and Autonomic Recovery to Stress in Middle School Children
R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, J. Goelitz, H. N. Mayrovitz
Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science 1999;34(4):246-268.
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