The Heart-Focused® Breathing Technique:

Step 1: Focus your attention on your heart.

Step 2:  Breathe a little slower and deeper than you normally do, inhale for about 5 seconds, exhale for about 5 seconds.

The Heart-Focused Breathing technique is the first step in having more Resilience, and can be used at any time, with eyes open, and in the heat-of-the-moment.  It takes seconds to feel different by using it, but does take practice to master it.

Why is Heart-Focused Breathing the first step?

Imagine you have an Inner Battery, like that of your mobile phone.  On full charge you have lots of energy and you’re ready for action!  But when your battery is depleted, you’re less able to cope.  Heart-Focused Breathing stops the drain, and helps you conserve your energy.  By conserving your energy, you also start to re-charge… unlike your mobile phone.

Re-charging your Inner Battery gives back capacity to cope and handle the stresses of life.

HeartMath’s Inner Balance sensor is a biofeedback training device which helps develop the muscle memory of what Coherence feels like. With practice this enables you to return to a state of Autonomic Balance more quickly.  Think of it as your own personal gym for building resilience!