HeartMath LLC is a pioneering, learning corporation specializing in individual and organizational transformation. HeartMath’s work is founded on the research of the nonprofit Institute of HeartMath, founded in 1991 to further the research on the role of the heart in learning, cognitive performance, health, organizational effectiveness and stress reduction. At the core of its research is the discovery that the heart’s electrical system is closely linked with thoughts and emotions, and can play a key role in reducing stress and creating more coherent thought processing, enhancing the effectiveness and quality at work and at the personal level.

Since the early 1990's, HeartMath studies have dramatically demonstrated the critical link between emotions, the rhythms of the heart and brain function. HeartMath's key breakthrough was to create practical tools to help people intentionally control this intricate system to help regulate hormonal balance, immune response and create sharper intelligence within the human system. The results for organizations, individuals, and families have been dramatic.

HeartMath LLC's mission is to empower organizations and individuals to create a climate of cooperation, seamless communication, innovation and well-being. HeartMath provides powerful, easy-to-learn, easy-to-use tools to help people achieve dramatic benefits in the workplace and at home. Bottom-line benefits have been demonstrated in numerous organizations employing HeartMath technology. Personal health benefits have been realized by thousands of people around the world. In 2000, the interactive software-hardware technology Freeze Framer™ was launched, giving users real-time feedback and support to enhance learning and performance. This technology is now in use in Fortune 500 corporations, health care organizations, schools, and numerous homes around the world.

The success of HeartMath in creating both personal health and organizational outcomes has been published in Harvard Business Review, Journal of Innovative Management, The American Journal of Cardiology, Stress Medicine, and Journal of Advancement in Medicine.

HeartMath's tools and technologies have been featured in hundreds of media placements including CNN, ABC World News Tonight, Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Lifetime Network. The HeartMath techniques have also been acclaimed in Business 2.0, Training Magazine, The New York Times, Industry Week, HP World and Entrepreneur Magazine.

HeartMath training programs include Freeze-Frame®, Inner Quality Management (IQM)®, The Power To Change Performance, The Heart of Health Care, The HeartMath Solution, and The Quality Classroom.

Learn more about the Institute of HeartMath's research www.heartmath.org

Minneapolis Public School District, Minnesota. Improving Test-Taking Skills and Academic Performance in High School Students Using HeartMath Learning Enhancement Tools. Collaborative study conducted by the Institute of HeartMath, Pam Aasen, Ph.D. and Stephanie J. Thurik, MEd. HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 00-010. Boulder Creek, CA, 2000.

Psychophysiological Coherence: A Link between Positive Emotions, Stress Reduction, Performance and Health. R. McCraty. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Congress on Stress, Mauna Lani Bay, HI, 2000.

Analysis of Twenty-Four Hour Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Panic Disorder. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, W. P. Stuppy. Biological Psychology. 2001; 56(2-3): In press.

Emotional Self-Regulation Program Enhances Psychological Health and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, L. Lipsenthal. Submitted to Diabetic Medicine.

The Heart Reinnervates Post-Transplantation. D. A. Murphy, G. W. Thompson, J. L. Ardell, R. McCraty, R. Stevenson, V. E. Sangalang, R. Cardinal, M. Wilkinson, S. Craig, F. M. Smith, J. G. Kingma, J. A. Armour. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000; 69(6): 1769-1781.

Pilot Study of a Group Stress Management Training on Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure. F. Luskin, M. Reitz, K. Newell. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. 2000; 20(5): 303.

Impact of the HeartMath Self-Management Skills Program on Physiological and Psychological Stress in Police Officers. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, M. Atkinson, J. Sundram. HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 99-075. Boulder Creek CA, 1999.

Influence of Afferent Cardiovascular Input on Cognitive Performance and Alpha Activity. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Pavlovian Society, Tarrytown, NY, 1999.

The Impact of an Emotional Self-Management Skills Course on Psychosocial Functioning and Autonomic Recovery to Stress in Middle School Children. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, J. Goelitz, H. N. Mayrovitz. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science. 1999; 34(4): 246-268.

The Role of Physiological Coherence in the Detection and Measurement of Cardiac Energy Exchange Between People. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, W. Tiller. Proceedings of the Tenth International Montreux Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1999.

The Freeze-Framer: A Stress Management Training and Heart Rhythm Education System for Increasing Physiological Coherence. R. McCraty. Proceedings of the Tenth International Montreux Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1999.

Music and the Immune System. R. McCraty. Proceedings of the Tenth International Montreux Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1999.

The Effects of Different Emotional States and a New Stress Management Intervention on Autonomic Regulation of the Heart. R. McCraty. Cardiovascular Health: Coming Together for the 21st Century, Proceedings, San Francisco CA, 1998.

The Effects of Different Types of Music on Mood, Tension, and Mental Clarity. McCraty, B. Barrios-Choplin, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 1998:4(1):75-84.

The Electricity of Touch: Detection and Measurement of Cardiac Energy Exchange Between People. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, W.A. Tiller. In: KH Pribram, ed. Brain and Values: Is a Biological Science of Values Possible. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, publishers., 1998: 359-379.

24 Hour Time Domain Heart Rate Variability and Heart Rate: Relationships to Age and Gender over Nine Decades. K. Umetani, D. H. Singer, R. McCraty, M. Atkinson. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:593-601.

The Impact of a New Emotional Self-Management Program on Stress, Emotions, Heart Rate Variability, DHEA and Cortisol. R. McCraty, B. Barrios-Choplin, D. Rozman, M. Atkinson, A. D. Watkins. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science. 1998; 33(2):151-170.

Assessment of Autonomic Function and Balance in Chronic Fatigue Patients Using 24-Hour Heart Rate Variability Analysis. R. McCraty, S. Lanson, M. Atkinson. Clinical Autonomic Research. 1997; 7(5):237.

The Autonomic Assessment Report: A New Noninvasive Measure of Autonomic Function and Balance. R. McCraty, A. Watkins. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual International Symposium on Man and His Environment in Health and Disease, Dallas TX, 1997.

An Effective Stress Prevention Training: Research From Four Diverse Organizations. D. Rozman, R. McCraty, B. Barrios-Choplin. Proceedings of the Ninth International Montreux Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1997.

An Inner Quality Approach to Reducing Stress and Improving Physical and Emotional Welling at Work. B. Barrios-Choplin, R. McCraty, B. Cryer. Stress Medicine 1997; 13: 193-201.

Cycle Length Dependency of Heart Rate Variability in Elderly with Ischemic Heart Disease. K. Umetani, D. H. Singer, R. McCraty, M. Atkinson. Circulation (suppl I). 1996; 94(8):I-498.

A Pilot Intervention Program that Reduces Psychological Symptomatology in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. D. Rozman, R. Whitaker, T. Beckman, D. Jones. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 1996:4(4):226-232.

Music Enhances the Effect of Positive Emotional States on Salivary IgA. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, G. Rein, A. Watkins. Stress Medicine. 1996:12(3):167-175.

Cardiac Coherence: A New Non-Invasive Measure of Autonomic System Order. R. McCraty, W. A. Tiller, M. Atkinson. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 1996:2(1):52-65.

The Effects of Emotions on Short-Term Power Spectrum Analysis of Heart Rate Variability. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, W. A. Tiller, G. Rein, A. Watkins. American Journal of Cardiology. 1995:76(14):1089-1093.

The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Compassion and Anger. G. Rein, R. McCraty, M. Atkinson. Journal of Advancement in Medicine. 1995:8(2):87-105.

Head-Heart Entrainment: A Preliminary Survey. R. McCraty, W. A. Tiller, M. Atkinson. Proceedings of the Brain-Mind Applied Neurophysiology EEG Neurobiofeedback Meeting, Key West, FL 1996.

New Electrophysiological Correlates Associated With Intentional Heart Focus. R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, W. A. Tiller, G. Rein. Subtle Energies. 1995;4(3):251-262.

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