This fun and engaging program trains teachers to guide and support young children, ages 3-6, in learning emotion self-regulation and key age-appropriate socioemotional competencies, with the goal of promoting their emotional, social and cognitive development. Go to Early HeartSmarts Pre-K-K Ages 3-6.

Elementary School

HeartSmarts® (Grades 3-5)

HeartSmarts teaches students, ages 8-10, about their emotional physiology and gives them a set of age-appropriate resilience-building tools to help manage stress, improve learning and strengthen relationships. Short lessons use experiential learning in pairs and small groups for problem-solving, improving relationships and engaging in collaborative discussion of topics related to school performance. Go to HeartSmarts Grades 3-5.

TestEdge® Interactive CD
About Learning and Test Score Improvement:

Thousands of students around the country have found the TestEdge Interactive CD’s to be of significant value in helping to overcome test anxiety and other forms of emotional stress. Interactive CD’s are available for grades 6-8, and 9-12 and above.

"I am a psych major in my third year at the University of British Columbia. I took my first two exams in Biopsychology and Adolescent Development and was stressed about them to say the least. I got 72.22% on my biopsychology and 67.8 on my adolescent development midterms. I always seem to freeze up when I'm nervous and rush through my exams. I used the TestEdge program and the emWave Personal Stress Reliever® before my next two exams on forensic psychology and statistics. I used the tools to calm myself down before my exams and felt the feeling of appreciation surge through me when I was writing my exam, as opposed to the usual shaking nervous. The results were staggering: I received 84%, and 85% on my statistics and forensic exams respectively, and I've gone from a 72.22% in biopsych to a 91% on my second exam. I am so pleased with these results; this has really impacted me in a great way!"
— Shannon K, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Undergraduate. 3rd year, Psychology Major

There is a direct link between a student’s ability to self-manage emotions and academic performance.

Research shows it’s the cumulative emotional stress from relationship issues with family and friends, peer pressures, being overwhelmed, and boredom that increases the blocks and resistance to learning and test taking. These pressures erode self-motivation and especially stifle the desire to learn. Additionally, the anxiety of having to take an important test causes many students to lose their focus and concentration. In this state, they are unable to recall what they know or work through difficult test problems.

There is an effective solution. HeartMath has developed the TestEdge® programs. TestEdge practice has been shown to improve learning and test performance by helping students learn to clear the emotional stress that accumulates in their day-to-day lives. Students literally get in sync for academic and social success. Thousands of students have increased their academic performance and sense of well-being with TestEdge tools. A recently completed U.S. Department of Education study, with over 900 participants, found that students with lower levels of test anxiety scored 15 points higher on the California High School Exit Exam than those students with higher levels of anxiety. Significantly, the TestEdge program was proven to lower test anxiety in 75% of students using it.

emWave®
The emWave system consists of desktop software and a handheld portable device that can be used in a wide variety of settings to help older students and teachers gain the benefits of increased self-regulation and psychophysiological coherence. It provides a convenient way to reduce stress, balance emotions and increase performance any time, anywhere.

emWave has proven to be a great tool for facilitating group processes in a number of contexts such as anger management, and non bullying groups as well as for creating greater team coherence in sporting teams. As people use the emWave and HeartMath tools, they learn to recognize and discriminate external versus internal control. Rather than blaming others for their situations they come to understand that focusing on their internal state allows greater control and increased response options. They improve their relationships, performance, and overall well-being by becoming aware of when the stress response starts and by stopping it in the moment.

"I used the emWave® to calm myself down before my exams. The results were staggering. I received 84%, and 85% respectively on my statistics and forensic exams. Now I know how to calm myself down before and during an exam."
— Shannon Kimmitt, student, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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Using colorful LED displays, audio feedback, the emWave breathing pacer and an instructional stress-relief technique on how to generate positive emotions will improve your coherence level—sharpening your ability to reduce stress and increase vitality, mental clarity and emotional balance.

Researchers from top medical institutions such as Duke Medical Center, Stanford, Kaiser Permanente, University of North Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Sutter Health are currently looking at how increasing emotional fitness with the emWave and the HeartMath System can be used to help with the stress associated with sleep disturbance, migraine headaches, chronic pain, social and performance anxiety, ADHD, depression, chronic fatigue, weight loss and academic performance.

Professional Development for Educators

The Resilient Educator® Program

As educators develop their own emotional empowerment and resilience in the face of complex issues and challenges, they cut through stressors, save lots of energy and cut down on wasted time. They have more tolerance and less reactivity with each other and with students, setting up a healthier learning climate in the school and classroom.

The Resilient Educator has received high marks from teachers and administrators across the country. Research has shown that educators attending Resilient Educator trainings gained significant improvement in motivation and positive outlook and had major reductions in stress, fatigue, exhaustion and anger. The desire to quit the job also was greatly reduced. For example, prior to receiving Resilient Educator training, 34% of school administrators and K-12 teachers in a Kentucky school district said they felt exhausted in the job. Three months after receiving training, that number had dropped to 11%. Those who said they felt like quitting their job dropped from 21% to 14% over the same three-month period.

Similar before-and-after assessments are available for every participant in your school. The two-, four- or six-hour in-service training teaches scientifically-validated tools and strategies proven to stop the negative impacts of stress – mentally, emotionally and physically.

Inside Story: Understanding the Power of Feelings

The Inside Story (Grades 7-12+)

In today’s world, students must deal with increasing levels of emotional stress in their relationships with peers, teachers and family. A lot of stress occurs outside the classroom and is brought into class each day. This stress operates as a preoccupying emotional undercurrent that distracts and disengages students from focusing and learning.

The Inside Story is full of vital information about the healthy behavior and the physiological and psychological well-being of high school and college students. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and emotional physiology, this engaging book helps students understand the interplay between their bodies, emotions, attitudes and performance. By learning to understand and self-manage emotions, improve attitudes and relationships, they experience greater success in all areas of their lives.

"This is so relevant to the needs of my students! It is an excellent guide that helps them understand the connection between their emotions, their daily lives and their health and performance."
— Pam Poholsky, Health Education, Murrysville, Pa.

The Inside Story will…

Teach a research-proven emotional stress management tool
Improve attitudes and behaviors
Increase focus and achievement
Help students perform at their best

Books, e-Books, MP3 downloads, and Scientific Monographs
For almost 20 years Doc Childre and the HeartMath® staff have been producing books, training programs, research papers, articles, technology and learning systems which combined make up the HeartMath System. Go to: HeartMath Stress Relief books

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