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Health Outcome Studies “Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” Hippocrates An estimated 60% to 80% of primary-care doctor visits are related to stress. HeartMath’s easily learned mental and emotion self-regulation techniques and practices can provide an effectiv...

Intuition Research:Coherence and the Surprising Role of the Heart Raising individual and global consciousness can help us improve personal and collective health, well-being and harmony. We suggest that this begins with people taking greater responsibility for their day-to-day decision...

Energetic Communication The first biomagnetic signal was demonstrated in 1863 by Gerhard Baule and Richard McFee in a magnetocardiogram (MCG) that used magnetic induction coils to detect fields generated by the human heart. A remarkable increase in the sensitivity of biomagnetic measurements has sin...

Heart Rate Variability: An Indicator of Self-Regulatory Capacity, Autonomic Function and Health The autonomic nervous system (ANS) (Figure 1.1) is the part of the nervous system that controls the body’s internal functions, including heart rate, gastrointestinal tract and secretions o...

Resilience, Stress and Emotions As far back as the middle of the last century, it was recognized that the heart, overtaxed by constant emotional influences or excessive physical effort and thus deprived of its appropriate rest, suffers disorders of function and becomes vulnerable to disease. An earl...

HeartMath Institute Research Library We invite you to browse the HeartMath Institute’s extensive collection of research studies, articles and other materials. Laypersons and clinicians will discover the pure science and focus on dynamics of heart intelligence that make HMI a world leader in re...

Whenever an internal desynchronization in frequency occurs, the possibility of beats arises, as found and modeled earlier (1, 2). Adynamia observed about twice a year in a 62-year-old woman (JF) may relate to beats between desynchronized circadian systems, in view of differences in period found...

"Kate" is a thin, attractive 50-year-old perimenopausal woman who considers herself "basically healthy" but feels she needs help with stress management in her life. She is educated, married, and the mother of 4 children ranging in age from 11 to 22 years. In additi...

In 2007, the leadership team at Grinnell Regional Medical Center participated in a pilot project with the Institute of HeartMath (IHM) to assess the stress level of individual team members and its effect on the organization. At the beginning of the project, the leadership team completed a Personal a...

While psychology has primarily focused on improving health and well-being by reducing negative emotions, relatively little research has explored the impact of positive emotions on physiological processes and psychological functioning. We have found that sustained states of appreciation lead to a dis...