Psychophysiological Coherence: A Link Between Positive Emotions, Stress Reduction, Performance and Health – HeartMath Institute
While much psychological theory and practice has focused on improving health and well being by eradicating negative emotions, relatively little research has explored the impact of positive emotions on physical and psychological functioning. We have found that sustained positive affective states lead to a clear and definable mode of physiological function that appears to facilitate…
Where Published: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Congress on Stress, Mauna Lani Bay, HI, Nov. – Dec. 2000. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association 109th Annual Convention, Symposium on Gratitude and Positive Emotionality as Links Between Social and Clinical Science, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 2001.
Authors: Rollin McCraty
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