The weight of the stress you carry — the nagging anxiety that keeps tugging at you, stealing your peace, and dimming your joy...
... isn’t chained to the deadlines, traffic, news, or difficult dynamics you face with people in the world around you.
It rises as an emotion from within. And the moment you realize that your emotions begin in the body and can be soothed by your heart before your brain reacts — you can begin to claim your power to change it, and very quickly start to sleep better and feel calmer and more focused.
If you’re like so many today, you may feel a constant undercurrent of unease — the pressure of endless to-dos, a mind that won’t quiet, the instability of a world in flux.
Even when life looks “fine” on the surface, stress, weariness, and a sense of powerlessness can quietly build, leaving you feeling depleted, foggy, and off-center. Left unchecked, this hidden strain can erode your wellbeing and seep into every area of your life, which can lead to chronic health issues and drained vitality.
In this free online event, Rollin McCraty, PhD, Director of Research at HeartMath® Institute, will explain why stress, at its core, isn’t an unstoppable force pressing in from the outside world. It’s an internal emotional response — the way your body and mind interpret and react to what’s happening around and within you.
Here’s the hopeful truth: managing stress doesn’t require decades of meditation or a dramatic life overhaul. Relief can begin in a single breath — by moving your attention from the swirl of thoughts into the steady rhythm of your heart.
With the right practices, you can soften anxiety, regulate your nervous system, and discover an inner calm that carries you through whatever the day brings.
This is Rollin’s life’s work. For over three decades, HeartMath’s studies have affirmed what wisdom traditions have always known...
The heart is more than an organ. It’s a source of intelligence that influences your emotions, health, and even your thoughts. Decades of HeartMath’s research reveal that when the heart and brain fall into coherence, anxiety eases, tension unwinds, and the body begins to restore itself. And as each person moves into this state, ripples of love extend outward — uplifting families, communities, and the greater collective field.
During the hour, Rollin will guide you into the essence of heart coherence — a natural harmony between your heart, brain, and emotions that relieves stress and awakens a deeper capacity for presence, calm, connection, and love.
Rollin will lead you through a gentle technique to help still the restless rhythms of anxiety, quieting emotional turbulence until you feel a spacious calm within.
These practices can become touchstones you carry anywhere, interrupting automatic reactions and helping you stay grounded, steady, and connected when dealing with life’s challenges — even in the seemingly most chaotic moments.
You’ll also explore some of the leading-edge science that makes these methods so transformative. Research has shown that coherence doesn’t just feel good — it lowers blood pressure, improves sleep, and even slows cognitive decline. These aren’t abstract theories, but lived outcomes for thousands of people who have learned to regulate stress at its source.