HeartMath Institute’s Mission and Vision

Our Mission

The mission of the HeartMath Institute is to help people bring their physical, mental, and emotional systems into balanced alignment with their heart’s intuitive guidance. This unfolds the path to becoming heart-empowered individuals who choose the way of love, which they demonstrate through compassionate care for the well-being of themselves, others, and Planet Earth.

Our Cause: Activate the heart of humanity

HeartMath Institute is committed to helping activate the heart of humanity. We believe that when we align and connect our hearts and minds and connect with others, we awaken the higher mental, emotional and spiritual capacities that frequently lie dormant. HMI aspires to always conduct our operations with passion, compassion and a heartfelt desire to transform lives. This is in keeping with our desire to help usher in an era of ever-expanding heart intelligence.

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• the heart affects mental clarity, creativity, emotional balance and personal effectiveness
• activity of the heart influences our perceptions, emotions, intuition and health
• the heart could affect our awareness, perceptions and intelligence
• the heart sends more information to the brain than the brain sends to the heart
• The heart’s electrical field is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the electrical activity generated by the brain
• heart’s magnetic field is modulated by different emotional states
• a person’s emotional state is encoded in the heart’s magnetic field and is communicated throughout the body and into the external environment

HeartMath Institute Science of the Heart Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance 

Take Charge of Your Mind and Emotions
If you sense that it’s time for a positive change in your life, these products can help. The unique training system helps you learn to build inner resilience — a state of poise and readiness for effectively dealing with stressful feelings and whatever challenges come your way. Practice for just five to ten minutes a day can bring more ease and mental and emotional flexibility into your life. You’ll find your attitudes, emotions and perspectives become more positive and resilient.

New and Versatile — On The Go or at Your Computer
The new emWave2 combines the portability of the original handheld emWave, which provides input via lights and sound, with a rich graphical  interface which displays on your computer. Use it on the go, or at home or work — just plug into your computer to download and review previous sessions, run a new session with the real-time heart rhythm display, or play one of the interactive coherence-building games.

Typical Benefits that People Notice With 2 Weeks of Genuine Practice:

• More calm
• Better sleep
• Less reactivity
• Less worry
• More alertness
• Better focus and decision making
• More positive attitudes
• More ease and  inner peace

How it works
The emWave2 is an advanced heart rate monitor, able to measure subtle changes in your heart rhythms. This type of measurement is known as heart rate variability analysis or HRV. The analysis of HRV is a noninvasive measurement that reflects heart-brain interaction and autonomic nervous system dynamics, which are particularly sensitive to changes in your emotional state.

Heart Rhythms and Coherence 
When you experience stressful emotions such as tension, anxiety, irritation, or anger, your heart-rhythm pattern becomes irregular and incoherent, negatively affecting your health, brain function, performance and sense of well-being. When you experience positive emotions such as appreciation, care, joy and love, your heart-rhythm pattern is more ordered and coherent.

Ordered and harmonious heart rhythms are an indicator of your “coherence level”. High coherence is a state associated with positive emotional attitudes, which send signals to the brain that reduces reactions to stress and improves cognitive function, hormonal balance, immune response, coordination and reaction times, and your overall sense of well-being.

emWave2 Features:

• Use emWave2 on the go as a portable training device and for session storage.
• Run sessions on your computer and watch your coherence in real-time charts.
• Download your stored on the go sessions for graphical review and comparison.
• Interactive Coherence Coach® teaches you a key HeartMath self-regulation technique.
• Four challenge levels include an Advanced User mode.
• Adjustable LED display brightness and audio feedback.
• A variety of coherence-building tools make sessions more entertaining.
• Charge unit via USB computer connection.

The HeartMath Solution: The HeartMath Institute’s Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart’s Intelligence

Approaching stress from the heart
This clear and concise book contains the basic science, practical information and easy-to-learn techniques you need to understand and begin using the HeartMath System to change your life. It explains how your heart is your body’s systems and health control tower. Then it provides three techniques for lowering stress and deepening the heart qualities of wisdom, compassion, strength and joy and increasing your intuitive, creative and heart-centered aspects