Evaluation of HeartMath meditation explorations with a longer breath cycle
Stephen D. Edwards, David J. Edwards, Carol R. Hermann, Barry Coltham, Alan Strydom
Diálogo June 30, 2023 DOI: 10.51917/dialogo.2023.9.2.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Short report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 5 |
| Population | HeartMath practitioners |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Longer breath cycles during HeartMath meditation were associated with significant increases in coherence and performance data. |
Abstract
This article constitutes a short report on HeartMath meditation explorations with a longer breath cycle. Five HeartMath practitioners unanimously reported significant and meaningful increases in coherence and performance data using longer breath cycles. This finding is discussed in relation to the HeartMath coherence model, and other heart rate variability based models, with special reference to meditation phenomena and practices.