What is HeartMath® & Heart-Focused™ Breathing?

HeartMath® is a scientifically validated system of techniques designed to help you manage stress, regulate emotions, and build resilience through heart-brain coherence. Developed by the HeartMath Institute, these evidence-based practices have been used by organizations worldwide—from Fortune 500 companies to elite athletes—to enhance performance and well-being.

At the core of HeartMath is Heart-Focused Breathing™, a simple yet powerful self-regulation technique that helps you:

• Reduce the intensity of stress reactions in real-time

• Establish a calm but alert state

• Neutralize depleting emotions

• Build heart-brain coherence (the measurable synchronization between your heart rhythm and brain activity)

Heart-Focused Breathing™ works by focusing your attention on your heart area while breathing slightly slower and deeper than usual. This simple practice interrupts your body's mechanical stress response, draws energy away from distressed thoughts and feelings, and helps you establish a more balanced state.

The applications of Heart-Focused Breathing™ include:

• Neutralizing emotional reactions in the moment

• Reducing the impact of stress

• Plugging energy drains

• Building capacity to navigate difficult situations with clarity

• Supporting emotional regulation and resilience

• Improving decision-making and mental clarity

How I Use HeartMath® in My Work

For high performers navigating transitions, the nervous system is often dysregulated—stuck in stress reactions, emotionally reactive, or shut down. HeartMath's Heart-Focused Breathing™ provides an immediate, scientifically validated way to interrupt that stress response and return to a balanced state.

I integrate HeartMath® techniques into my work to:

• Help you neutralize emotional reactions in real-time during difficult moments

• Reduce stress and establish calm before important conversations or decisions

• Build heart-brain coherence for improved emotional regulation

• Plug energy drains that come from depleting emotions

• Teach you a self-regulation tool you can use anywhere, anytime

• Support the effectiveness of other healing modalities by creating a regulated nervous system state

Heart-Focused Breathing™ is simple to learn, takes only minutes to practice, and can be used in any situation—whether you're in a high-stakes meeting, navigating a difficult conversation, or simply feeling overwhelmed. Clients often describe it as one of the most practical and immediately effective tools they've learned.

Who This is For

HeartMath® breathwork is particularly valuable for high performers who:

• Feel constantly stressed, anxious, or "revved up"

• Have trouble calming their mind or being present

• Carry tension in their chest, shoulders, or body

• Feel disconnected from their emotions or body

• Want evidence-based tools they can use independently to manage stress

• Are navigating transitions that require emotional regulation and resilience

You don't need prior experience with HeartMath or breathwork. The techniques I teach are accessible, scientifically validated, and adapted to your comfort level and needs.

My Training & Certifications

• Certified HeartMath Trauma-Sensitive Practitioner

• Trained in HeartMath's heart-focused breathing and coherence-building techniques

• Certified Meditation Facilitator

• Trauma-informed approach that respects nervous system capacity

• Teach sustainable HeartMath practices you can use daily, not just in sessions

I approach this work with gentleness and awareness of what your nervous system can handle. We never push beyond what feels safe, and you're always in control of the pace and intensity.