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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Bruce CryerDirector, HeartMath UKGlobal Director, HeartMath HealthCare
Staff Resilience and the Use of
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback
11 June 2013
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
A Brief History of HeartMathA Brief History of HeartMath
• Founded near Silicon Valley in 1991 to study relationship between stress, emotion, performance, brain and heart function
• Authored more than 60 published studies on cardiovascular health, cognitive performance, health care utilization, staff retention, PTSD
• Developed award-winning biofeedback and mobile stress reduction technology
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Publications• American Journal of Cardiology
• Harvard Business Review
• Wall Street Journal
• Journal of Holistic Healthcare (UK)
• Modern Healthcare
• Journal of Stress Medicine
• Journal of Preventive Cardiology
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
ResilienceResilience• Adapt more quickly to change
• Recover quickly after hardships
• Increased capacity to prevent debilitating reactions – “bounce back stronger”
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• 1400 biochemical changes • Nervous system overload
• Mental inconsistencies
• Resilience Depletion
• Compromised performance
Stressful Emotions
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Positive Emotions• Beneficial biochemical changes• Nervous system balance• Increase mental clarity• Build Resilience• Enhance performance
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
0.859 sec. 0.793 sec. 0.726 sec.
70 BPM 76 BPM 83 BPM
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HEA
RT R
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(BPM
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Seconds
HRV = The Heart Rhythm
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
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Heart Rate VariabilityHeart Rate Variability
• Key indicator of autonomic function• Low HRV = high cardiac risk• High HRV = low cardiac risk• Decreases with age• Low HRV is predictive of MI and sudden death
– Circulation, 1996;93: 1043-1065
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The good newsThe good news: : We can regulate our own HRV.We can regulate our own HRV.
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HEA
RT R
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HEA
RT R
ATE
TIME (SECONDS)
Frustration
Appreciation
HRV and emotion
InhibitsBrain Function(Incoherence)
FacilitatesBrain Function(Coherence)
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
DemonstrationDemonstration
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Selected OutcomesSelected Outcomes
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Pre-Post psychometric survey Improvements - Exhaustion
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Improvements - Anxiety
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Improvements - Annoyed & Angry
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Improvements in HealthAches and Pains
44% Decrease
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© 2012 HeartMath LLC Transforming Stress into Resilience
Thank You!
www.heartmath.com.uk – training, research and technology
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