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This fascinating monograph, The Energetic Heart explains the bioelectromagnetic interactions within and between people. Did you know that when you’re not consciously communicating with others, our physiological systems are interacting in subtle and surprising ways? Or that the electromagnetic...
This fascinating monograph, The Energetic Heart explains the bioelectromagnetic interactions within...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress management training on quality of life, functional capacity, and heart rate variability in elderly patients with New York Heart Association class I-III congestive heart failure (CHF). While substantial research exists on stress managemen...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress management training on quality of lif...
The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV), or heart rhythms, provides a reliable measure of autonomic nervous system dynamics that is particularly sensitive to changes in psychophysiological state. Whereas common methods of HRV analysis typically quantify the amount of variability in a given reco...
The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV), or heart rhythms, provides a reliable measure of auton...
Heartfelt positive emotions, such as love, appreciation, care and compassion, have long been associated with spiritual experience. However, because of a fundamental lack of mental and emotional self-management, such emotions, and associated experiences of increased spiritual connectedness, remain la...
Heartfelt positive emotions, such as love, appreciation, care and compassion, have long been associa...
A favorite among many, the Appreciative Heart monograph is easy to read. This monograph is an overview of HeartMath Institute’s research on the physiological correlates of positive emotions and the science underlying two core HeartMath techniques which supports Heart-Based Living. The heart...
A favorite among many, the Appreciative Heart monograph is easy to read. This monograph is an overvi...
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...
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...
While much psychological theory and practice has focused on improving health and well being by eradi...
Aims This pilot study was designed to assess changes in psychological status, quality of life and hematologic measures predictive of long-term health and well-being in patients with diabetes following a stress reduction and emotional self-regulation program. Methods Twenty-two patients with Type 1...
Aims This pilot study was designed to assess changes in psychological status, quality of life and he...
This presentation will cover the background, purpose and uses of a new approach to stress management training that has broad-based applications in schools, blood pressure control and other health-related areas, sports performance and workplace stress reduction. It is a computerbased training and hea...
This presentation will cover the background, purpose and uses of a new approach to stress management...