About HeartMath Institute
There’s a shift happening—more people are feeling drawn toward a way of living that brings the heart, mind, and emotions back into alignment. HeartMath Institute empowers you with science-based tools to access your heart’s intuitive wisdom, transforming how you navigate stress, make decisions, and connect with others.
An Introduction to HeartMath Institute
Get to know us. This short video gives an overview of our mission, education and training programs, services, research, membership and tools and technology that are transforming people’s lives.
Heart Coherence
Heart coherence (HRV coherence) is a measurable physiological state when your heart rhythm pattern—measured through heart rate variability (HRV)—becomes smooth and ordered. In this state, your nervous system balances, stress hormones decrease, and your brain functions with greater clarity and focus. You make better decisions, handle pressure with more wisdom instead of reactivity, and feel genuinely present. This isn’t relaxation—it’s an optimal performance state you can learn to access intentionally through evidence-based techniques.
The Science Behind HeartMath
Over 30 years of rigorous research and 500+ peer-reviewed studies prove that heart coherence creates measurable changes in your body and mind. Our research shows that the quality of signals the heart sends to the brain profoundly affects brain function, emotional processing, and decision-making capacity. When individuals access this coherence, they create the conditions for lasting personal, social and global transformation.
HeartMath in Action
FEATURED PROJECTS
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Global Consciousness Project 2.0
A global network of sensors detect how collective human consciousness affects physical reality. Building on 20 years of data, GCP2 documents how human emotions influence quantum systems.
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Tree Rhythms A Citizen Scientist Project
A global citizen-science project measuring electrical signals in trees worldwide. Exploring how trees generate energy fields that may connect with human emotions and Earth’s systems.
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Student Mental Health
Evidence-based coherence training helps students with ADHD, anxiety, and trauma improve emotional regulation, impulse control, and academic focus through counselor training and tech.
Meet the Team
Championing humanity through science since 1997. Through a variety of boards that drive our organization forward
Sara Childre
President and CEO
Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Director of Research
Brian Kabaker
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Sales
Katherine Floriano
Vice President of Advancement of Major and Planned Gifts
HeartMath Institute Annual Report
We invite you to review HMI’s activities and financial performance during the previous year.
Financial
Report
We invite you to review HMI’s activities and financial performance during the previous year.