New year's energies provide momentums we can use to support positive commitments. Yet, this year seems to be calling for much deeper practices of Love, kindness and compassion to help resolve separation and restore the rapidly shrinking baseline of our collective dignity. We need to ask ourselves how much stress it will take to realize that nothing is going to get better if we don't open our hearts and learn
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.
With all the political and societal chaos, it can be challenging to maintain a higher vibration and a positive view of the personal and planetary shifts going on. In these transitional times, a helpful way to increase calm, inner balance, and effective choices is to engage core qualities of the heart and pause in stillness more often in day-to-day interactions.
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.
Since opening in January 2023, Spirit Horse Ranch has conducted 2,250 HeartMath sessions, helping individuals regulate their emotions, build resilience, and recover from trauma. Ranch sessions integrate equine-assisted learning with HeartMath tech- niques, teaching participants to manage stress, improve focus, and enhance emotional well-being. Serving wildfire survivors, youth facing personal crises, first responders, and mental health practitioners, the program has provided a vital resource for healing on Maui.
In a world of increasing separation, divisiveness and stress, the need for kindness has never been greater. Kindness is a heart feeling that transcends distinctions of race, gender, education, religious or political preferences and income. Kindness recognizes the inherent goodness in people and strives to bring it to light. Kindness is love in action, a powerful heart vibration that deepens our connections with each other.
