Since HeartMath was founded in 1991 we have been featured in hundreds of international, national, regional, and local media stories. Though not all are on our Web site, you will find a comprehensive variety of stories from all sectors of the media. These stories cover many aspects of the HeartMath System, including corporate, healthcare and education programs, research, technology products, books and more.
Media Stories
The Daily Beast: "Heart-Focused Breathing, And Other Ways to Unwind" The Daily Beast and Vanity Fair contributor Gail Sheehy writes that as the economy drops and blood pressure rises this holiday season, it’s nearly impossible not to fall into an anxious depressive spiral. Why we stress—and how to cope.
Metro: "Diagnosis: Happiness"
This London-based paper discovers an array of mood therapies to bring that spark of summer back into your daily life.
Inside Higher Ed: "Getting Students in the Zone"
This article describes how some colleges are making use of new biofeedback technology to help students physically and mentally prepare themselves for the stresses of the classroom.
Bradenton Herald: "Getting a High Tech Handle on Stress"
Stress is something that we’ve all experienced. In this article you’ll read about the physical, mental and emotional symptoms of stress and what you can do to reduce it, including learning to shift into "coherence" using the emWave Personal Stress Reliever®.
Vital Juice Daily: "Fall Wellness Must-Haves"
In their roundup of wellness must-haves for Fall, Vital Juice Daily recommends the emWave® PSR to help people relieve stress and anxiety. Because sometimes "it takes more than a bath or cup of tea."
The Wellspring: "Cultivating Heart Intelligence"
As the title states, this article emphasizes the importance of cultivating heart intelligence and recommends HeartMath’s Freeze-Frame technique to do so. They say that while children are taught to use their head in school, to direct it in analytical thought, they are not taught to calm it down or balance it with heart intelligence.
HipGirlie.com: "Chilax with emWave® PC/Mac"
In this fun-to-read review of the emWave Personal Stress Reliever®, featured HipGirlie.com writer says she loves the portability, fun-factor and effectiveness of this "amazing handheld stress reliever."
Golf Digest: "Playing With Heart: Pebble Beach’s top teacher wants to chokeproof your game"
The country’s premier golf magazine featured HeartMath and the emWave Personal Stress Reliever® as a top innovation that’s changing the game of golf. The article explains HeartMath’s research on the physiology of emotion and performance and includes interviews with top golf coaches Laird Small, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott about the benefits of utilizing HeartMath’s tools and techniques on, and off, the course.
The Boston Globe: "Fanning the Flames: Red Sox devotees share their quirks as camera rolls for a film project"
A new documentary examining science, spirituality, and the Red Sox, titled The Joy of Sox: ‘Weird Science’ and the Power of Intention, is currently underway. The documentary will explore the power of prayer and the question of whether the good wishes of 30,000 fans might actually impact the fortunes of the home team. One of the filmmakers, a psychiatrist from Needham, MA, visited the Institute of HeartMath Research Center to take part in an experiment based upon the power of positive emotion.
Future Healthcare: "The Heart of Grinnell"
The third in a series of articles by HeartMath CEO Bruce Cryer, this piece describes a visionary project for transforming stress while enhancing health and well-being in the community of Grinnell, Iowa.
Future Healthcare: "Transforming Stress, Transforming Outcomes"
The second in a series of articles by HeartMath CEO Bruce Cryer, this piece describes the achievements of two contrasting healthcare institutions which have implemented HeartMath’s stress reduction and staff development program: Delnor-Community Hospital in St. Charles, Ill., and Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C.
Future Healthcare: "Transforming Stress, Transforming Lives"
In the first in a series of three articles, HeartMath CEO Bruce Cryer reviews new tools and technology to reverse the increasing impact of stress on all aspects of healthcare performance – from staff retention and employee satisfaction, to patient satisfaction and quality.
American Diversity Report: "Down With Stress; Up With Leadership"
Very interesting article about how decreasing stress and increasing emotional intelligence improves leadership. Written by Sharon Gilley, Manager of Organizational Development at BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee.
The Dr. Pat Show: Interview with Howard Martin
Interview with Howard Martin, HeartMath’s Executive Vice President, about the organization’s history, ground-breaking research, and tools and techniques for bringing more balance and less stress into people’s lives.
Happy People Know How To Let Their Heart Lead, by Marci Shimoff
In this engaging article about happiness and the power of positive emotion, Marci Shimoff, best-selling author and featured teacher in The Secret, discusses HeartMath’s research on the heart and the physiology of emotion.
Experience Life: "Pet Peeves"
An interview with Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., about how to cope with the little irritations we face every day that can lead to dangerous levels of stress.
Inner Tapestry: "Living from the Heart"
Interview with Jasmina Agrillo about her personal journey – being diagnosed with a brain tumor and using the HeartMath techniques in her own life as well as with clients at her Heartful Living practice in Westbrook, Maine.
Inspire Me Today: Deborah Rozman
Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., President and CEO of Quantum Intech, HeartMath’s parent company, is a featured Inspirational Luminary on Inspire Me Today’s website.
Daily Bruin: "Get feedback on your state"
Article in the University of Los Angeles’ paper about using biofeedback to induce an awareness of how our bodies and minds influence one another. Writer Dharmishta Rood details her experience with HeartMath’s emWave® PC/Mac Stress Relief System, which is being used at UCLA’s Student Psychological Services.
Today’s Golfer, UK: On the Pulse – September 2007.
A round of golf can be extremely stressful, from worrying about that first tee shot to nerve-tingling short putts. But, all that anxiety could be a thing of the past. There’s a new breathing technique Tour pros are using to calm their nerves. And now their secret is out.
Game Daily Biz: Is Biofeedback in Games the Next Next-Gen? – August 2007.
Imagine if your heart beat or other physiological signs from your body had a direct impact on the game-play in your favorite games, Brett Skogen, President of Beijing based Digital Entertainment, would like to make biofeedback in gaming a reality.
Wireless Healthcare: No Space on MySpace For Heart Disease – July 14, 2007.
Research study by Chicago Northwestern University men who are shy or have few social interactions are 50% more likely to die of a heart attack. HeartMath’s Transforming Stress book teaches people how to control their breathing and reduce the influence the brain has on the operation of the heart.
Health iVillage: The Stuff We Love video on emWave® PSR – May, 2007.
Total Health Videos: An iVillage Original Series – Today’s Pick: Portable Stress Reliever.
Inventors Digest: Going From Idea to INC. – emWave – April/May, 2007.
Dr. Alan Feren, president of Feren Healthcare Insights and former chief medical officer at Sutter Health Partners, says, "emWave is more than a slick piece of technology; it’s part of a revolutionary HeartMath program that is both life-affirming and life-changing."
iVillage: Stress Less – March 16, 2007.
The emWave Personal Stress Reliever® looks like a remote control or an iPod mini but it measures your stress level and helps you regain a sense of focus and calm.
Technology & Learning Magazine: Take a Deep Breath – November 17, 2006.
An innovative way to deal with stress during tests at school; software helps third graders calm down for better test performance. The principal says the school’s achievement index jumped 37 points – the state goal was to improve by just 5 points.
944 Los Angeles Magazine, Gift Guide: Say Goodbye To Your Stinky Yoga Mat – November, 2006.
The emWave Personal Stress Reliever® is an excellent tool to guide people through tense states and ultimately teaches them how to maintain a stress-free lifestyle.
PCMAG.com – Gadgets You Need If You’re Lost – October 4, 2006.
What gadgets do the castaways need in order get off the island or enjoy their existence? Dr. Jack Shepard (Matthew Fox) was recommended the emWave Personal Stress Reliever in order to relieve tension and reach a state of positive feelings.
Ode Magazine: Rhythm and Blues – September, 2006.
Rising Stress levels may be the greatest threat to health, happiness and peace, but HeartMath has come up with a solution: a new invention called the emWave Personal Stress Reliever.
Gizmag: Stress Reliever In A Pocket – June 26, 2006.
The same emWave PC/Mac technologies have been incorporated in a mobile handheld device, no bigger than a cell phone, designed to help the user reduce stress anytime, anywhere.
Pacific Union Recorder: Summer Institute Tackles Heart-Brain Connection – May 1, 2006.
Classes taught at La Sierra University School of Education, topics include how to think more clearly and make smarter decisions, especially under pressure; how to develop more brain-friendly instructional strategies; and how to create a stronger school culture and spirit de corps.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Nourish the Heart with Sweet Emotion – February 6, 2006.
Recognized as the world leader in emotional intelligence of the heart, HeartMath has globally led the way of the importance of a healthy emotional state for those recovering from heart-related illnesses or preventing heart disease.
Chicago Conscious Choice: HeartMath Equals Healing – February 2006.
HeartMath tools complete the communication circle from the brain to the body and back to the brain, a new discovery about the role of cardiac rhythms in affecting mood, immune function, stress levels, and cognitive ability.
PGA.com – Improve Your Game Features – The Quick Coherence Technique – December 2005.
Matt Flenniken’s popularity and success with students, from novices to touring professionals says with these techniques and software/hardware feedback system, golfers can manage their emotions, reduce their internal interference and see the results of their efforts on the course.
Vendare Group Newsletter: Emotional Connections – October 17, 2005.
New scientific research being conducted at the HeartMath Institute is validating what advertisers have known forever: our emotional responses to inputs are faster than our cognitive responses.
Australia’s Occupational Health and Safety Bulletin: Emotional Management at the Heart of Taackling Stress – September 16, 2005.
Emotional Management training is critical to dealing with the pressures of everyday working life, according to a specialist in personal and organisational development.
Networking Times: Book Review by Josephine Gross, Ph.D. for Chaos to Coherence – Fall 2005.
Based on extensive research the people at HeartMath say they have decoded how stress works and that most people are using the wrong approach, trying to de-stress the way they use a crash diet.
Education World: From Chaos to Coherence: Managing Teacher Stress – August, 2005.
"I’m totally stressed out." Listen carefully when teachers repeat that almost-routine mantra. They could be experiencing stress that affects their performance, students, and personal lives. Teachers find solutions with the HeartMath’s Resilient Educator program.
Mercredi, à voir sur PGA.com: PhysioGolf article for the PGA – August, 2005.
A French golf professional finally understood how emotions affect a golf swing; he passed it along to his students with great results.
PGA.com – The Zone Demystified – May, 2005.
Noted stress and performance researcher Doc Childre talks about "the zone," and how it’s proven to be "a state of heart/brain synchronization that’s within all people." He talks about how you can find it.
PGA.com – ’Mind Games’ – March 22, 2005.
According to Curt Erickson, Ph.D., a sports consultant for seven Olympic Games, HeartMath’s emWave PC/Mac software can help you improve the seven ’mind game’ factors affecting your game.
Brainstorm Magazine: A Whole New Life – By Jasmine J. Agrillo – Fall/Winter, 2004.
A personal story on how to reduce the pain associated with the stress of brain injury.
PGA .com– Managing Emotions – October, 2004.
Guest contributor Paul Rosch, M.D. Stress can kill a golf swing. Stress can be dramatically reduced by learning to develop positive feeling state.
The Tico Times – The emWave PC/Mac Stress Relief System is Key in Helping Teach Peace – By Betsy Yagla – July 9, 2004.
Costa Rica schools infiltrated with the local ’Peace Army’ use the emWave PC/Mac Stress Relief System to help change social and emotional learning.
Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, "The Heart in Holistic Education." – Autumn, 2003.
New scientific discoveries about the heart and the importance of a reintegration of the heart-mind dynamic in teaching and learning.
Special Report on Strategic Landscape – February, 2003.
HeartMath helps Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, IL, in its goal to become a national leader in patient satisfaction, as well as the first choice in its primary market. Advanstar Communications, Managed Healthcare Executive
Roll Call, "Need a Breather? Take Your Pulse: Lobbying Firm Says New Program Adds Up to Less Stress." – September 5, 2002.
Your Health, FitDV, "Listening to the Telltale Heart." – June, 2002.
More than just an organ for pumping blood, the heart is now being seen as having its own role in our physical and mental well-being. HeartMath is a system based around this belief, and it’s being embraced by everyday people trying to cope with stressful times.
