Effects of Brief Mindfulness‑Based Cognitive Behavioural The… View more
Published: 2018Dan Malm, Bengt Fridlund, Helena Ekblad, Patric Karlström, Emma Hag and Amir H. … View more
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. DOI 10.1177/1474515118762796, 2018.
A brief dyadic CBT program improved HRQoL and sense of coherence in atrial fibrillation patients up to 12 months post-AF. Sense of coherence mediated HRQoL…
Cardiac Coherence Training to Reduce Anxiety in Remitted Sch… View more
Published: 2015M. Trousselard; F. Canini; D. Claverie; C. Cungi; B. Putois; N. Franck
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback, September 7, 2015.
Cardiac coherence training (CCT) improved anxiety, well-being, and stress management in clinically stable schizophrenia patients, especially those with severe suffering.
Heartmath: A Positive Psychology Paradigm for Promoting Psyc… View more
Published: 2015Stephen D. Edwards
Journal of Psychology in Africa, August 2015, Vol. 25, No. 4, 367– 374, © 2015 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize.
HeartMath is a positive psychology paradigm promoting psychophysiological and global coherence. It synchronizes positive emotions with bodily systems, offering tools for health and well-being
Evaluation of Heartmath Training Programme for Improving Per… View more
Published: 2015Stephen D. Edwards
Journal of Psychology in Africa, August 2015, Vol. 25, No. 4, 367– 374, © 2015 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize.
Study evaluated HeartMath training's impact on resilience and physiological coherence. 6 participants showed significant improvements after 4 sessions. Results were positive, supporting further research.
Cardiac Coherence Training to Cope with Workplace Stress for… View more
Published: 2015Jérôme Favroda; Armando Brana; Angélique Gavillet; Michel Akselrod; Alexandra Ng… View more
Journal of Cognitive Therapy, July 2015.
Study explores cardiac coherence training for intellectually disabled workers. Results show improved heart rate variability and stress reduction, suggesting potential benefits.
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Self‑Regulation, and Sev… View more
Published: 2015Sonya Kim, Ph.D., CRC; Joseph F. Rath, Ph.D.; Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.; Vance Zemon… View more
Biofeedback Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback Spring 2015, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp. 6–14, www.aapb.org.
HRV biofeedback helps brain injury patients improve emotional regulation. 13 subjects showed increased nervous system coherence, with best performers exhibiting better behavioral control.
Heart Coherence: A New Tool in the Management of Stress on P… View more
Published: 2015C. M. Sarabia-Cobo
Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015.
A heart coherence intervention reduced stress and heart overload in 72 dementia caregivers, showing lasting, effective results in Spain's first study on this topic.
Heart Coherence Training Combined with Back School in Patien… View more
Published: 2014Remko Soer, Dafne Vos, Bert Hofstra, Michiel F. Reneman
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Oct. 2014, www.link.springer.com.
Heart coherence training combined with back school improved physical functioning in chronic low back pain patients, but further studies are needed.
Pilot Study Employing Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Tra… View more
Published: 2014Barbara Scolnick; David I Mostofsky; Robert J Keane
Journal of Eating Disorders 2014, 2:17.
HRV biofeedback, promoting slow breathing, was tested on 25 eating disorder patients. It showed no serious side effects, was helpful for most, and enhanced HRV…
Non‑Pharmacological Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veteran… View more
Published: 2014Melanie E. Berry, MS, United States; Iva T. Chapple, M.D., United States; Jay P…. View more
Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 3.2 , March 2014.
HRV coherence biofeedback effectively increased HRV coherence and reduced pain, stress, negative emotions, and physical limitations in veterans with chronic pain
Utilizing Heartbeat Evoked Potentials to Identify Cardiac Re… View more
Published: 2013Starr MacKinnon; Richard Gevirtz; Rollin McCraty; Milton Brown
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, DOI 10.1007/s10484-013-9226-5, July 2013.
This study explored heart-brain communication using heartbeat-evoked potentials (HEPs), finding HRV influences HEP strength, emotions affect amplitudes, and gender differences exist.
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Executive Functioning an… View more
Published: 2013Sonya Kim; Vance Zemon; Marie M. Cavallo; Joseph F. Rath; Rollin McCraty; Freder… View more
Brain Injury, February 2013; 27(2): 209-222.
Study explores if brain injury patients can modify heart rate variability via biofeedback to improve emotional regulation and problem-solving. Results show promising associations between HRV…
Evaluation of Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback Training on Ph… View more
Published: 2013Stephen D. Edwards
South African Journal of Psychology 20IX, Vol XX(X) 1-10, 2013.
This study examined emWave®2 heart rhythm coherence feedback's impact on physiological coherence, health, and spirituality in 10 participants, showing significant improvements across measures.
Coherence: A Novel Nonpharmacological Modality for Lowering … View more
Published: 2012Abdullah A. Alabdulgader, D.C.H., M.R.C.P., A.B.P., F.R.C.P.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine 2012; 1(2):54-62; www.gahmj.com.
Self-regulation techniques with heart rhythm coherence training significantly reduced blood pressure in hypertensive patients, offering a quick, effective method.
A Pilot Study of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Therapy … View more
Published: 2012A. Jenna Beckham; Tammy B. Greene; Samantha Meltzer-Brody
Springer-Verlag Wien 2012.
HRVB therapy improved anxiety scores in women with perinatal depression. Most participants continued using HRVB after discharge, finding it beneficial for anxiety management.
Time Structures (Chronomes) of the Blood Circulation, Popula… View more
Published: 2011Franz Halberg, Germaine Cornelissen, Rollin McCraty Ph.D. and Abdullah A. Al-Abd… View more
World Heart Journal-2011, Vol 3, Issue 1.pp.
This abstract links human health to environmental rhythms, emphasizing the importance of long-term monitoring of blood circulation to reveal hidden variability and cosmic influences on…
The Effect of a Biofeedback‑Based Stress Management Tool on … View more
Published: 2011Jane B. Lemaire; Jean E. Wallace; Adriane M. Lewin; Jill de Grood; Jeffrey P. Sc… View more
Open Medicine 2011;  5(4)E154.
A study of 40 physicians found that a biofeedback-based stress management tool significantly reduced stress levels compared to a control group over 28 days.
Cardiac Coherence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Comba… View more
Published: 2010Jay P. Ginsberg, Ph.D.; Melanie E. Berry, M.S.; Donald A Powell, Ph.D.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2010; 16 (4):52-60.
Study on PTSD in combat veterans shows HRV biofeedback improves cardiac coherence and cognitive processing, suggesting its potential for treatment
Finding a New Normal: Using Recreation Therapy to Improve th… View more
Published: 2010Diane G. Groff, Ph.D., LRT/CTRS; Claudio Battaglini, Ph.D.; Cari Sipe, LRT/CTRS;… View more
Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, 18, 40-52, 2010.
HeartMath® and biofeedback offer promising interventions for breast cancer survivors, increasing coping skills and decreasing stress by improving heart rate coherence
New Hope for Correctional Officers: An Innovative Program fo… View more
Published: 2009McCraty, R., et al
Appl Psych and Biofeedback 2009. 34(4): p. 251-272.
A stress management program improved physiological and psychological health in correctional officers, reducing distress and healthcare costs by $1,179 per employee annually.
Lessons from Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Recreation… View more
Published: 2009Diane Groff, Claudio Battaglini, Cari Sipe, Cathy O’Keefe, and Jeffery Peppercor… View more
Leisure/Loisir, 33(1), 341-365, 2009.
Recreation therapy and exercise programs may enhance spirituality in women recovering from breast cancer by addressing meaning, value, transcendence, connection, and becoming.
Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback: A New Tool for Stress Reduc… View more
Published: 2004R. McCraty; D. Tomasino
In: Proceedings of the First Baltic Forum on Neuronal Regulation and Biofeedback, Riga, Latvia, November 2-5, 2004.
Heart-rate-variability feedback enhances health and performance by promoting physiological coherence, stress reduction, and emotional regeneration across settings.
A Controlled Pilot Study of Stress Management Training of El… View more
Published: 2002Frederic Luskin, Ph.D.; Megan Reitz, B.A.; Kathryn Newell, M.A.; Thomas Gregory … View more
Study evaluates stress management training for CHF patients. Results show improvements in stress, depression, and functional capacity, offering a cost-effective complement to medical care.
Analysis of Twenty‑Four Hour Heart Rate Variability in Patie… View more
Published: 2001Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.; Mike Atkinson; Dana Tomasino, B.A.; William P. Stuppy, M…. View more
Biological Psychology. 2001; 56(2): 131-150.
Panic disorder patients show reduced heart rate variability over 24 hours, particularly during waking hours, suggesting depressed sympathetic activity and vagal predominance
Emotional Self‑Regulation Program Enhances Psychological Hea… View more
Published: 2000Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.; Mike Atkinson; Lee Lipsenthal, M.D.
HeartMath Research Center, Institute of HeartMath, Publication No. 00-006. Boulder Creek, CA, 2000.
HeartMath program for diabetics reduced stress, improved psychological health, quality of life, and potentially glycemic control. Replication needed.
The Heart Reinnervates After Transplantation
Published: 2000David A. Murphy, M.D.; Gregory W. Thompson, B.Sc.; Jeffrey L. Ardell, Ph.D.; Rol… View more
Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000; 69(6): 1769-1781.
Cardiac reinnervation post-transplant remains debated. Study in dogs shows nerve regrowth, partial functional recovery, and intrinsic neuronal remodeling, requiring direct assessment.
Twenty‑Four Hour Time Domain Heart Rate Variability and Hear… View more
Published: 1998Ken Umetani, M.D.; Donald H. Singer, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.; Mike… View more
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998; 31(3): 593-601.
Study examines age and gender effects on heart rate variability (HRV) over nine decades. HRV decreases with age, with gender differences diminishing after 50 years.
The Impact of a New Emotional Self‑Management Program on Str… View more
Published: 1998Rollin McCraty, M.A.; Bob Barrios-Choplin, Ph.D.; Deborah Rozman, Ph.D.; Mike At… View more
Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, 1998;  33(2):151-170.
Study shows new emotional self-management program reduces stress, negative emotions, and cortisol while increasing positive emotions and DHEA in healthy adults over one month.
A Pilot Intervention Program Which Reduces Psychological Sym… View more
Published: 1996Deborah Rozman, Ph.D.; Rupert Whitaker, Ph.D.; Tom Beckman, B.S.; Dan Jones
Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 1996; 4(4): 226-232.
A study on HIV-positive individuals showed the HeartMath program reduced anxiety, improved vitality, and enhanced overall well-being over six months
Health‐related quality of life in youth with chronicgastroin… View more
Published: 2025Heidi Hillman
Neuroregulation: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.12.1.79
Virtual HRV-biofeedback plus CBT improved quality of life in youth with IBD but not IBS, enhancing physical, emotional, school, and psychosocial functioning.
Female college students’ experiences with heart rate variabi… View more
Published: 2025Raheleh Bahrami, Kavya Juwadi, Lakshmi Nair, Yujin Kim
Journal of AmericanCollege Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2025.2533908
Female college students with disordered eating reported improved stress coping, resilience, and healthier eating behaviors after a 2-week HRV biofeedback app.
intervention for disordered eating behaviors
Published: 2025Molly Raysik, BAc, Joya Kash, BSd and Sunny W. Kim, PhDa
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2025 Aug;22(4):e70061. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70061. PMID: 40708166
A nurse-led HeartMath training program significantly improved resilience, emotional adjustment, and treatment motivation in patients with substance use disorders.
The Use of Heart Rate Variability-Biofeedback (HRV-BF) as an… View more
Published: 2025Giulia Cossu, Goce Kalcev, Diego Primavera, Stefano Lorrai, Alessandra Perra, Al… View more
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(15), 5363; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14155363
HRV biofeedback was feasible, well tolerated, and reduced severe fatigue in Long COVID patients with CFS/ME, supporting larger trials for confirmation.
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback and Mental Stress Myocard… View more
Published: 2025Amit J Shah, Paolo Raggi, Hua She, Arshed A Quyyumi, Oleksiy Levantsevych, Maggi… View more
JAMA Netw Open Published Online: October 21, 2025 2025;8;(10):e2538416. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38416
HRV biofeedback improved myocardial flow during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease versus usual care in a small randomized pilot trial.
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training Can Improve Meno… View more
Published: 2025Karina Dolgilevica,Elizabeth Grunfeld and Nazanin Derakshan
Curr. Oncol. 2025, 32(3), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32030150
Heart rate variability biofeedback improved sleep, reduced anxiety and night sweats, and eased other chronic symptoms in breast cancer survivors over 6 months.
Effectiveness of HRV Biofeedback in Decreasing Anger Among A… View more
Published: 2025Heidi Hillman
Neuroregulation: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.12.1.79
HRV biofeedback reduced anger in autistic teens. De-escalation tactics boosted results; improvements lasted 6 months.
"The Tonic's Not Always in a Bottle": A Qualitative Study In… View more
Published: 2021Lucy Field, Mark Forshaw, Helen Poole, Peter Paine, Gillian Fairclough, and Cand… View more
Journal of Complexity in Health Sciences, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21595/chs.2021.22069.
A study exploring heart rate variability biofeedback for gastrointestinal disorders found four themes: autonomy, self-regulation, acceptance, and mind-body-spirit connection. HRV biofeedback is pomising.
Symptom Management Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Pilot … View more
Published: 2020James B. Burch, J. P. Ginsberg, Alexander C. McLain, Regina Franco, Sherry Stoke… View more
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s10484-020-09462-3.
HRV biofeedback training improved HRV coherence and reduced sleep disturbance in cancer survivors. Larger studies needed to evaluate its role in symptom management
Clinical Sport Psychological, HeartMath Training Interventio… View more
Published: 2019Stephen D. Edwards
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2020.153.04.
A case study of HeartMath techniques with a 12-year-old boy shows significant improvements in psychophysiological coherence, resilience, mood, and mental skills through mixed-method evaluation.
Emotion Regulation After Acquired Brain Injury: A Study of H… View more
Published: 2019Sonya Kim, Vance Zemon, Paul Lehrer, Rollin McCraty, Marie M. Cavallo, Preeti Ra… View more
Emotion Regulation After Acquired Brain Injury: A Study of Heart Rate Variability, Attentional Control, and Psychophysiology, Brain Injury, 2019. DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1593506.
Study examines HRV biofeedback for emotional regulation in brain injury patients. Results show correlation between LF activity and emotional control, with attention moderating LF/HF ratio…
Exploring a 1‑Minute Paced Deep‑Breathing Measurement of Hea… View more
Published: 2018Marianne Six Dijkstra, Remko Soer, André Bieleman, Rollin McCraty, Frits Oosterv… View more
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s10484-018-9422-4.
Low HRV correlates with aging, higher BMI, and obesity measures. A 1-minute HRV protocol shows potential for screening health issues in workers' assessments.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Heart Rate Variability Bio… View more
Published: 2018Shawn R. Criswell, M.A., Ph.D., L.P.C., Richard Sherman, M.S., Ph.D., and Stanle… View more
The Permanente Journal, 2018; 22:17-207. DOI: 10.7812/TPP/17-207.
A study tested a mental health therapy for PTSD, combining cognitive behavioral therapy and biofeedback. Results showed significant symptom reduction in patients who completed treatment.
One‑Minute Deep Breathing Assessment and Its Relationship to… View more
Published: 2018Rollin McCraty, Mike Atkinson, and Joe Dispenza
Heart Mind 2018; 2:70-7. DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm_4_19.
HRV reflects regulatory systems' adaptation. 1-min paced deep breathing correlates well with 24h HRV measures and is suitable for health risk screening.