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Is this the Season to be Stressed Out?
The holidays are just around the corner and, for many of us, so is stress. The demands of gift buying, parties, and family gatherings can create feelings of overwhelm. This holiday season arm yourself with emWave™ Personal Stress Reliever^®, a new solution from the HeartMath® System.
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Fox TV in New York takes a closer look at how stress has become an accepted way of life, but it doesn’t have to be.
Fox 5's Doctor Sapna Parikh says there are devices on the market that can make you feel better. Dr. Parikh tries out emWave Personal Stress Reliever and the American Institute of Stress gives emWave their seal of approval. Click below for the full story.
“Stress Busters”:

Ian Woosnam, 2006 European Ryder Cup Team Captain, reveals his secret to a winning performance – HeartMath® emWave™ Personal Stress Reliever™.
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An independent study demonstrates that HeartMath® stress reduction techniques effectively improve memory.
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emWave Personal Stress Reliever®
An innovative handheld technology to prevent and quikly recover from stress Read the
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emWave Personal Stress Reliever®- What is it?
emWave Personal Stress Reliever® represents a breakthrough in personal stress reduction technology. emWave is a handheld interactive device, small enough to fit in your purse or pocket. Weighing just 2.2ounces, emWave is a discreet and effective solution for reducing stress anytime, anywhere.
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Rhythm and blues.
Ode Magazine talks about emWave Personal Stress Reliever®
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To learn about Ode go to www.odemagazine.com

Is this the cure for Stress?
It started as a hi-tech relaxation technique for the burnt-out executives. Now everyoneh from school children to spots stars are discovering the seemingly miraculous benefits of Heartmath.
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HearthMath® to demostrate exciting new technology-
emWave Personal Stress Reliever®- at the American Psychological Association Convention.
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To learn more go to www.emwave.com

Quantum Intech, Inc. introduces emWave Personal Stress Reliever® A sleek, compact portable device for reducing stress anytime, anywhere.
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To learn more go to www.emwave.com

Woosnam Signs with HeartMath.
2006 European Ryder Cup Captain, Ian Woosnam, has announced he will be using HeartMath® techniques to help him cope with the pressure of the year ahead.
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MIRAVAL, LIFE IN BALANCE®, ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH HEARTMATH®
America's leading proponent of mindful, balanced living announces exclusive new technology to improve guest's quality of life.
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Does your heart sense your emotional state?
As part of the "Heart Smarts" series, "Today" explores the link between your hearthealth and your emotions. The heart's more than a pump- it actually sends messages to the brain. Dr. Rollin McCraty of the Institute of HeartMath visited "Today" to discuss the science behind the the theory.
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Healing Lifestyles and Spas Magazine
Miraval Spa guests are learning how to improve their heart rate variability, thereby reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardio-related diseases.
See article titled "Heart Power for Healing"

New Computer Program Can Help Lower Your Stress
We could all use a little bit of help in reducing stress in our lives. Now a computer program is giving University of Washington students the stress relief they desperately need
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Australia's Occupational Health and Safety Bulletin highlights Heartmath
Emotional Management training is critical to dealing with the pressures of everyday working life, according to a specialist in personal and organisational development.
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Education World highlights HeartMath's Resilient Educator™ program
"I'm totally stressed out." Listen carefully when teachers repeat that almost-routine mantra. They could be experiencing stress that affects their performance, students, and personal lives. But, stress doesn't have to take a toll. With Heartmath’s program teachers begin to understand what stress is -- emotional reactions that turn into turmoil and then performance blocks -- and engage in "positive emotion refocusing techniques" that help teachers build positive energy and responses to challenges and alter stress' physiological impact."
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ODE magazine cover story. A change of heart changes everything. A California institute demonstrates how people can actually make their heart beat in a healthier way. Through its research, the Institute of HeartMath proves that health starts with love, and that love can reduce stress. It is a method that is used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and more than 100 organisations--from global corporations to hospitals to government agencies and schools. This simple method is changing the world. Read the full article here

Delnor-Community Hospital wins prestigious award from American College of Healthcare Executives for HeartMath Intervention
At the Congress recently held in Chicago, Delnor-Community Hospital was honored as the 2005 recipient of this prestigious award. The poster, “A Case Study in Staff Retention and Achieving Excellence in Employee and Patient Satisfaction,” describes the close collaboration between Delnor and HeartMath since 1999, resulting in dramatic improvements in Delnor’s key success measures. The Management Innovations posters are judged on the basis of creativity, scope, impact on the organisation, and adaptability to other settings. Full Press Release

Transforming Stress: The HeartMath® Solution for Relieving Worry, Fatigue, and Tenson
It's been called an epidemic. It can be an addiction. It ruins marriages and careers, undermines a parent’s ability to care for his or her children, ravages health, and generally makes those caught up in it miserable. If you’re thinking it’s a new street drug, think again. It's stress. Full Press Release

Download our new white paper New Hope for the Nurse Shortage Crisis--Complex Challenges, Sensitive Issues, Innovative Solutions.

Macquarie Institute News

May 2009: HeartMath in the news - Biofeedback helps people manage stress
emWave biofeedback technology is helping company staff and psychologists by teaching patients how to manage their breathing, heart rate and mental state! Click here to view the video.
May 2009: Macquarie Institute Newsletter
Learn how HeartMath can help you improve your general wellbeing and live a better lifestyle in our latest newsletter. Click here to read it!
March 2009: Human Resources Leader Article
Discover what the editor of the Human Resources Leader magazine, Craig Donaldson, thinks about the HeartMath Transforming Stress workshop he attended. “While these techniques are solidly based in established scientific research, HeartMath is unconventional in what it teaches…and at a time when business is grappling with the problem of increased stress, this workshop can bring about a positive and much needed paradigm shift for individuals and business.”
Click here to download the article in a pdf format or consult it directly on the Human Resources Leader website http://www.humanresourcesmagazine.com.au/, department “HR Road Test”.

January 2009: HeartMath's emWave Personal Stress Reliever wins People's Choice Competition for the Last Gadget Standing Award at Las Vegas Consumers Electronics Show 2009
The emWave Personal Stress Reliever® (PSR) is the winner of this year's Last Gadget Standing People's Choice Competition which represents the best of the best at the annual Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. Competing against other innovative products from technology giants like Motorola's Motozine and the Eye-Fi Video Card, the PSR received 68% more votes than the runner-up.
Click here to read the article.

July 2008: Sydney Morning Herald Article -
Circumcise your heart? It sounds, when you're done wincing, like some snippet of Eastern mysticism, some off-cut - if you'll pardon the pun - of the mantras, kabbalas or kama sutras we presume to be more poetic than what-I-suppose-we-might-still-call our own spiritual tradition
Click here to read the article.

June 2007: HeartMath® introduces emWave® PC Stress Relief System: biofeedback reinvented as a convenient lifestyle tool for consumers -
HeartMath® essentially reinvented biofeedback in 1999 with the first affordable consumer stress-reduction product using heart rhythm feedback, versus brainwave analysis. HeartMath, known for its research-based stress solutions, is now unveiling their new generation software program called emWave® PC Stress Relief System, designed to help you reduce stress and reset your inner balance.
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June 2007: The hottest new trend for reducing stress on demand is emWave® -
and it's generating a buzz in Hollywood. Celebrities like Amanda Peet, Marcia Cross and Jamie Pressly all own one and the trend is growing. Read the press release.

May 2007: Cafe Conversations
Come along to the free 'Cafe Conversations' at Adyar bookshop on Thursday June 14 from the 6.00 - 7.15pm in the evening at 230 Clarence Street, Sydney. To hear Dr Olivia de Bergerac a practitioner from Macquarie Institute talk about her prsentation while you enjoy a cup of fresh chai. For futher information click on the link below
www.adyar.com.au/adyar/events

May 2007: Click here to view the HeartMath May 2007 Newsletter

Febuary 2007: Macquarie Institute and their associates 'Elite Health' and 'On Purpose Success Coaching' exhibit the latest technologies, products, coaching and training at the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Darling Habour from the 6th - 8th of February for the National People and Organisational Development Summit (NPODS). This event brings together senior leaders and specialists in the field of learning, training, education and organisational development. Much interest has been shown among business leaders wishing to learn more of the benefits of HeartMath products and services. Click on photos to enlarge

November 2006: Practitioner courses will be completed in our Sydney and Perth Practitioner training centers.

August 2006: Another Practitioner pre-work study course commences.

August 2006: Our HeartMath Sydney team exhibits the HeartMath technology and training at the premier event: the Natural Health Expo Sydney Darling Harbour 2006, a trade event designed for health professionals and practitioners and including seminars workshops and exhibitors hall.

July 2006: The Australian Defence Force Army training wing at Wagga Wagga NSW facility engages the HeartMath Consulting team to provide training and HeartMath technology to their training colleges and program.

July 2006: The EmWave Handheld portable HeartMath unit is released in Australia to high levels of interest. In a few short weeks this technology has broken all sales records and is being snapped up faster than stock can be obtained. The EmWave handheld is companion to the award-winning EmWave PC emWave Interactive Learning System, and is a key part of the EmWave range of personal and professional technologies. Recommendation: try it for yourself and start to gain the health balance benefits.

July 2006: The first 2006 HeartMath Practitioner training is completed at our Sydney Practitioner Training Center in Chatswood

June 2006: We have released an updated guide to using the EmWave emWave Interactive learning system. This patented and advanced technology continues to attract growing interest from all sectors of Australian organisations including industry, business, education, and health sectors. A powerful tool for PC and laptop based learning systems to assist people with regaining/ promoting a more natural breathing, attention and emotional, & cognitive function.

February/ March 2006: Royal Australian College of GP's books more courses for their Doctors to assist with encouraging resilience, stress management and global wellness. Doctors study the HeartMath stress-management techniques to assist themselves & their patients, they also employ the HeartMath EmWave emWave Technology to monitor Heart Rhythms and display improvements gained through learning and practice

February/ March 2006: Another pre-work course for 1:1 practitioner training commences

November 2005: The last Practitioner accreditation of 2005 is completed with the Nov 4,5,6 training in Sydney. Next course commences February 2005 (also Sydney.)

October 2005: SOCAP Annual Conference Gold Coast. Macquarie Institute presented a workshop and a plenary session at The Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals Annual Conference.
Annual Safety Conference -Homebush Bay Sydney- We present information on improving worker safety and health through use of our innovative programs.

September 2005: New Courses run for Doctors-- helping Doctors cope with work Pressure.
Terrapinn Contact Centre World - Gold Coast. Macquarie Institute presented one of 2 major workshops for attendees at this major international conference event. Feedback was extraordinary.

August 2005: Our Stress relief programs are being proposed for use by Tsunami stress Counsellors in Banda Aceh. Used by UK , USA, Europe, Canada, Australia, NZ, feedback shows our approach is considered to be one of the most effective and well researched approaches to effective stress management.
The Tour de France is on. One of the leading coaches at this world event France uses our wellness program to improve athletic performance.

July 2005: RCSA recruitment organisation has show-cased our work and seeks our services for its member organisations.

June 2005: Australian case study data shows highly statistically significant results for improvement in stress reduction indicators, and personal health benefits of our key course offering. Research publication produced and distributed in Australia.

February 2005: Helping doctors cope with work pressure
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Macquarie Institute announce agreement to offer courses for their members based on our proven resilience-building training and learning programs. These courses are designed to alleviate stress, build resilience and overall wellness. These proven research-validated courses have been successfully provided to more than 100,000 executives, business-people, educators and health professionals world wide. The course being offered is called the 'Resilient Doctor' workshop.

The first workshop is to be run in conjunction with the RACGP conference on 7 May at the Crown Plaza Coogee Beach in Sydney, with the full day workshop conducted on 8 May. Category 1 development points apply to RACGP members. (as it is Mother's Day a special invitation is extended to spouses as well.)

January 2005: Harvard Business Review Article

Macquarie Institute announces an updated case study on the reduction of stress, improvement of health, wellness and leadership attributes in Executives.

The core of this case study was published in the July 03 edition of the Harvard Business Review, and has now been updated to include all Australian data on program effectiveness.Request a copy of the updated HBR based case study

December 2004: Our Courses for educators have been broadened & revised.

Macquarie Institute announces additions to our popular HeartMath range of courses and programs. We now offer an exciting 'Resilient Series' of coaching, workshops and resources: starting with the Resilient Educator a revised IQM course designed for assisting teachers and other educators.

The workshops provide delegates with a set of techniques and tools that can be put to use immediately to help build personal resilience, stress management and peak performance competencies.

Download a Fact Sheet here for the Resilient Educator. We also offer a key resource kit to build resilience with, at it's heart, our award-winning and patent-approved Interactive Learning Systems. Still available is our certification course popular with teachers and counsellors and others working 1on1 with clients.

December 2004: Interactive Learning Sensor Kit now available in USB version in Australia.

Provides new options for connecting to your PC, or Laptop computer. Provides other benefits & options. See online catalogue in store for more details.

November 2004: Another Practitioner Certification Completed

Congratulations to all those health providers who completed their certification and gained their HeartMath License in November. At this course we welcomed our aussies friends as well as friends from New Zealand. This course is a combination of distance learning, self-study, telephone coaching and 3 day face to face training to complete a proven program of study enabling 1on1 provider status. Now more than 300 professionals have completed this course in Australia and North America. ( more than 60 in Australia & NZ covering most cities and regions)

October 2004: The Safety Conference, Sydney
Macquarie Institute present case study data from our HeartMath programs. Macquarie Institute provides our paper 'We Need Clarity and Focus, Not Relaxation' unravelling the mystery of stress, and explaining through examination of current 'best practices', why relaxation has nothing to do with managing personal and organisational performance. www.thesafetyshow.com

September 2004: International Society for Neuronal Regulation Conference Sydney,
2 day annual conference at The Cambridge Inn, 212 Riley Street, Sydney.

We will be an exhibitor at this exclusive professional conference --the focus is 'Comprehensive Evaluation of Brain Function & The Law’. Visit us to see the emWave Interactive Learning System in action, and discuss its applications, and view other HeartMath offerings & products.

September 2004: Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA) annual conference, Crown Towers Melbourne. Macquarie Institute will present a paper on best practice in the management of stress in the recruitment sector.

August 2004: SWAP meeting (Crows Nest, Sydney) presentation on latest news coming from our Research Partners in USA.
Understand how the very latest information on brain function critically affects your decision-making ability while under stress. Hear how, 'smart people do dumb things'.

July 2004: HeartMath release a new free e-booklet 'No More Stress'
This booklet explains what stress is and how stress impacts our performance, then explains how our systems solve the stress problem.
E-mail your questions and ask for your free copy of 'No More Stress', info@macquarieinstitute.com
June 2004: Help Desk and Call Centre Institute (HDI/CCI) annual 'Pac Rim' conference.
In association with HDI we will present our core HeartMath workshop, 'The Power to Change Performance'. This full day workshop will teach four key skills to help people manage stress 'in the moment' it occurs. HeartMath is becoming accepted as one of the most advanced stress management systems available in the world today.

June 2004: New practitioner certification course scheduled for commencing September 2004.
June 2004: The Customer Service team have embarked on a program to educate and enlist an additional number of practitioners who wish to become resellers and Affiliates of our training and coaching solutions. Already more than 50 providers have been trained in HeartMath tools and techniques across Australia and New Zealand.
June 2004: HeartMath Training New: New orders coming in for May and June for our training and consulting services from Corporate and Government markets include Price Waterhouse, State Rail, Telstra, ANSTO amongst others.

May 2004: HeartMath releases a 3 minute 'movie' describing an overview of their work.
http://www.heartmath.com/innertechnology.html (2.4mb Flash presentation - it may take a few minutes to load)

May 2004: V2 of HeartMath FreezeFramer software now released. Its proving very popular. Click on FreezeFramer to see more details. Also released is an upgrade kit for those who already have an earlier version of the kit. Contact us by email or phone to find out more.
April 2004: Nurses, Psychologists, Doctors, continue to approach us for material, projects, programs exclusive to our offerings, backing up the research-based and scientifically-validated approaches of the HeartMath.com and heartmath.org materials.
December 2003: The Weekend Australian published an article about our flagship courses and many readers have followed up with contact and enquiries.
November 2003: New workshops and additional services planned for 2003.
More Journalists find our work newsworthy and want to know about our courses. Several new interviews to be published in the press in the coming months.
November 2003: Win for manufacturing sector.
Macquarie Institute wins contract to provide technology service to large Australian manufacturing organisation. HeartMath provides highest level of customer service in the areas of consulting, training, coaching, design, installation and facilities management.
October 2003: Visit by International spokesperson Howard Martin from USA office Heartmath LLC.
The upcoming visit in mid November by Howard Martin is attracting a great deal of interest from Press and organisations. Macquarie Institute is hosting a leader's briefing provided by Howard at the Westin Hotel on the Monday evening of 11/11/02. Last years's 2001 visit's talks and workshops were sold-out in Sydney and Gold Coast. Macquarie Institute leads globally at the forefront of learning, and enterprise.
Information Sessions assist corporates to assess the value of our programs in a risk-free environment. Next sessions 11 November, 11 December and 20 January. Large multinational assesses flagship course as "the only staff development course that works".
August 2003: Two of the largest city Councils in Sydney request start to run pilot programs for eventual rollout of staff devlopment programs.
July 2003: Harvard Business Review, HeartMath Featured in Harvard Business Review. After working with more than 50,000 workers and managers in more than 100 organizations, HeartMath Corp. have found that learning to manage stress is easier than most people think.
E-mail us to learn more.
June 2003: Published article in Quality Council magazine June issue. Click here to read the full article:
June 2003: Largest Catholic School in Canberra buys more than 20 copies of award-winning software for learning simple yet powerful stress management techniques facilitating nervous system balance and peak performance in the zone.

June 2003: HeartMath article published in the Harvard Business Review. 'Pull the Plug on Stress' describes through a case study of a UK executive how stress works, and how it can be beaten. The resutls showed that the executive had significantly lowered his blood pressure and became a more capable leader. Contact us for a copy.
May 2003: This month we complete another course for 1:1 health practitioners and counsellors bringing the number of licensed practitioners to 35 and allowing coverage of all major cities and regional centres of Australia and New Zealand with high level support.
April 2003: Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 2 April 2003. New tool promises workers less stress. Yoga and meditation in the workplace are already old hat. Stress management is going high-tech, with a new system that allows workers to monitor and regulate their heart rhythms at their desk. New tool promises workers less stress Click here to read the full article:
January 2003: Our USA & UK partners offices reports greatest interest and orders received for organisational development courses in their 10 year history. Softskills such as stress management and personal peak performance top the list of business solutions required in the new millenium.

Venues include Sydney and Melbourne CBD for business people, includes refreshments. Mornings and evenings are popular. Places are limited so please contact us and book early.

Public courses and in-company courses available running regularly.
For info about next public course please e-mail us

One on One Licensed Facilitator Courses
Course 1 commences annually first quarter and finishes mid year.
Course 2 commences annually in 3rd quarter and finishes in November.

September 2001: Full-day Seminars to be run in Sydney and Brisbane for more than 600 people providing skills in resilience and stress management.