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Bruce Cryer Director, HeartMath UK Global Director, HeartMath HealthCare

Staff Resilience and the Use of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback 11 June 2013. Bruce Cryer Director, HeartMath UK Global Director, HeartMath HealthCare. s. A Brief History of HeartMath.

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Bruce Cryer Director, HeartMath UK Global Director, HeartMath HealthCare

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  1. Staff Resilience and the Use of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback 11 June 2013 Bruce Cryer Director, HeartMath UK Global Director, HeartMath HealthCare

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  3. A Brief History of HeartMath • Founded near Silicon Valley in 1991 to study relationship between stress, emotion, performance, brain and heart function • Authored more than 60 published studies on cardiovascular health, cognitive performance, health care utilization, staff retention, PTSD • Developed award-winning biofeedback and mobile stress reduction technology

  4. Publications • American Journal of Cardiology • Harvard Business Review • Wall Street Journal • Journal of Holistic Healthcare (UK) • Modern Healthcare • Journal of Stress Medicine • Journal of Preventive Cardiology

  5. Resilience Adapt more quickly to change Recover quickly after hardships Increased capacity to prevent debilitating reactions – “bounce back stronger”

  6. Stressful Emotions • 1400 biochemical changes • Nervous system overload • Mental inconsistencies • Resilience Depletion • Compromised performance

  7. Positive Emotions • Beneficial biochemical changes • Nervous system balance • Increase mental clarity • Build Resilience • Enhance performance

  8. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) 0.859 sec. 0.793 sec. 0.726 sec. 70 BPM 76 BPM 83 BPM

  9. HRV = The Heart Rhythm 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 HEART RATE (BPM) 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Seconds

  10. Key indicator of autonomic function Low HRV = high cardiac risk High HRV = low cardiac risk Decreases with age Low HRV is predictive of MI and sudden death Circulation, 1996;93: 1043-1065 Heart Rate Variability

  11. The good news: We can regulate our own HRV.

  12. HRV and emotion Frustration InhibitsBrain Function(Incoherence) HEART RATE Appreciation FacilitatesBrain Function(Coherence) HEART RATE TIME (SECONDS)

  13. Demonstration

  14. Selected Outcomes

  15. Pre-Post psychometric survey Improvements - Exhaustion

  16. Improvements - Anxiety

  17. Improvements - Annoyed & Angry

  18. Improvements in HealthAches and Pains 44% Decrease

  19. Thank You! www.heartmath.com.uk – training, research and technology bcryer@heartmath.com Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, brucecryer.com

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