Can Teaching Middle Schoolers Self-Regulation and Heart-Based Biofeedback Reduce School Violence and Suicide Risk? In response to rising mental health struggles and interpersonal violence among young adolescents, federal health officials are turning to an innovative, science-backed approach: neurophysiological emotional regulation. Under a newly awarded grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NORC at the University of Chicago is partnering with Ohio’s Pickerington and Upper Arlington school
Whole-Child, Whole-School Success: How SEL and Self-Regulation Helped Transform an Albuquerque Charter In the high-energy hallways of Mission Achievement and Success (MAS) Charter School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, emotional wellness isn’t just an abstract counseling concept—it is the living, breathing pulse of the daily schedule. Serving roughly 1,800 K–12 students from predominantly low-income backgrounds across two campuses, MAS has quietly engineered an extraordinary educational turnaround. By seamlessly weaving comprehensive Social-Emotional
For most of modern history, scientists treated the heart as just a pump. Smart, sure. Essential, absolutely. But a source of intelligence? Of emotion? Of learning? That idea was dismissed — sometimes openly ridiculed — for decades. Meanwhile, many teachers and parents already knew better.
Sometimes healing begins with a pause, a gentle shift in attention, a moment when we choose to reconnect with our deeper heart. Not just the physical organ, but the inner place where love, compassion, and wisdom live. Across cultures, spiritual traditions, and, recently, more than 30 years of scientific research, this deeper heart has been validated as a powerful source of emotional and physical healing.
In Spring 2025, Montana's rural education community embarked on a focused, evidence- based mental wellness pilot. Sparked by Dr. Cindy Fouhy, Ph.D. and in partnership with the HeartMath Institute, Montana Small Schools Alliance (MSSA), and Montana Professional Learning Collaborative (MtPLC), the initiative aimed to address persistent and unique stressors afflicting teachers in isolated, resource-limited schools. This pilot sought to empower educators through accessible, practical mental health tools during some of
An Interview between Jeff Goelitz, Director of HeartMath Education, and JoAnn Mitchell, Founder/CEO of Mission Achievement Success Charter School in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Nearly everyone has attitudes, patterns of thinking, and feelings they'd like to shift. These can include judgment, impatience, irritability with others, self-criticism, and more. HeartMath's Attitude Replacement method offers a practical, science-backed approach to transforming these depleting patterns into renewing ones.
Today's stress is different. The sped-up changes in the world and the shifting political and economic environments are creating ongoing uncertainty. People are finding that maintaining their inner balance through it all can be hard to do.
In spring 2025, The Woodlands College Park High School in Woodlands, Texas became the birthplace of a potentially exciting movement in student well-being, thanks to the vision and leadership of student Sai Balaji. By founding the very first Heart Coherence Club, Sai set out to spark a culture of inspiration.
