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Researchers at the HeartMath Institute announced recently the results of a study in which children in 19 preschools within the Salt Lake City School District participated in the Early HeartSmarts program. Click here to review abstract and research paper. Earlier this year the HMI newsletter carried...
Researchers at the HeartMath Institute announced recently the results of a study in which children i...
Psychologists once maintained that emotions were purely mental expressions generated by the brain alone. We now know this is not true. Emotions have as much to do with the heart and body as they do with the brain. Of all your body’s organs, it is the heart, a growing number of scientists theorize, t...
Psychologists once maintained that emotions were purely mental expressions generated by the brain al...
In this study the human being is presented as a dynamic system, that functions in continuously changing circumstances, aiming at balance. Self-regulating capacities can keep the human being in balance within the boundaries of the state of equilibrium, however when new or ’threatening’ ci...
In this study the human being is presented as a dynamic system, that functions in continuously chang...
In view of the current economic crisis, stress has soared to critical levels in many parts of the world and is threatening people’s physical, mental and emotional health. If we are not careful to identify what is causing our stress and learn new skills to manage it, the consequences can stretch far...
In view of the current economic crisis, stress has soared to critical levels in many parts of the wo...
Most people understand that certain people in our lives can have a profound influence on us: our parents, friends, teachers, co-workers, spiritual and world leaders, philanthropists, musicians and artists among others. There are, however, more subtle interactions between us that also affect us. Whet...
Most people understand that certain people in our lives can have a profound influence on us: our par...
Is there a greater bond than that of mother and baby? The preliminary findings of a recent study provide evidence of another facet of that bond and demonstrate further that electromagnetic waves produced by one person’s heartbeat can be detected by the brains and nervous systems of others around the...
Is there a greater bond than that of mother and baby? The preliminary findings of a recent study pro...
We have frequently received reports from students, professionals, and other practitioners of the HeartMath techniques that the tools help significantly to increase focus, mental clarity, and the ability to retrieve information from memory. Now, a study, conducted by researchers in the UK, provides i...
We have frequently received reports from students, professionals, and other practitioners of the Hea...
Objectives This study aims to contribute to a scientific understanding of intuition, a process by which information normally outside the range of conscious awareness is perceived by the psychophysiological systems. The first objective, presented in two empirical papers (Part 1 and Part 2), was...
Objectives This study aims to contribute to a scientific understanding of intuition, a process by wh...
Deciphering the relationships between emotional states and physiological processes is critical to broadening our understanding of consciousness. The purpose of this study was to explore the neurophysiological correlates of specific states of consciousness associated with the experience of sustained...
Deciphering the relationships between emotional states and physiological processes is critical to br...
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...
While psychology has primarily focused on improving health and well-being by reducing negative emoti...