Testimonials on HeartMath stress and emotional management benefits in the education sector

From a High School Students' point of view
From a Middle School Student's point of view
From a parent's point of view
From an Educator's point of view

From a High School Student's point of view...

“I'd say the TestEdge course is a good course. It really helps you focus away from negative stress and helps you turn that back into confidence”

“Freeze-Frame has helped me catch some of my errors on tests and things because if I'm rushing through a test really fast and I'm really nervous about it, I'll stop at the end and realize that I should've been focussing more on the test and not so much on the anxiety. I'll do Freeze-Frame and activate a positive feeling, then go back and figure out what I did wrong and actually fix it. My scores have actually gone up some.”

“The first time I used Freeze-Frame was in my ice hockey game while I was arguing with a referee. I stopped and I asked myself if this was worth getting a penalty over. The reason for doing the Freeze-Frame is to shift from a negative emotion to a positive emotion and see how your heart reads the situation. The benefits of using Freeze-Frame for me are: It helps me control my anger and I can take a break from all the stress I have had that day.”

From High School Students using techniques taught in the TestEdge program, submitted by their teacher, John Keppel, Stoughton High School, Stoughton MA

One student who used a stress-reduction technique prior to re-taking an essay test she needed to pass to graduate said she felt "peaceful and calm" in a way that she had not experienced in previous test-taking situations, and noted, "The words just flowed."

Another student, hung up on three math problems on the SATs, reported that he felt "anxious.shaking inside because I was concerned about not being able to do the problems." After recalibrating for less than one minute, the student said that he felt "calm and could concentrate," working through the solutions without getting stuck

"It really works! I tried the technique before a speech I had to give and it really worked! I felt free and that I could do anything. I didn't feel stressed anymore or nervous. I was calm and I could do my speech without feeling nervous."

"What I found useful was that it helped me to relax and stay focused towards my work."
"It helps clear your mind from things you shouldn't be focusing on."
"It taught me to relax and breathe during stressful situations. I am more tolerant."
"I would recommend this program to someone who gets nervous before tests or who gets stressed or depressed easily."
"I'd recommend that everyone should take it because it helped me not only with the stress of school but also with the stress of things in life."
"It helped me relax before all tests. My grades have improved greatly."

 

From a Middle School Student's point of view...

"Today in this seminar I really liked the idea of Freeze-Frame. I tried it during my history class when this boy was acting really dumb. I felt like hitting him, and then I remembered, and I paused every thought I had and started thinking only about my family and how I loved them and they loved me. I calmed down and smiled. Hitting him just wasn't important."

"Thank you for making the program Heart Smarts. It really has helped me a lot, because before I was in a fight with one of my friends, but then I freeze-Framed. I found out what the problem was and my friend and I both attacked the problem, and now we're best of friends!"

"Freeze-Frame has really helped me in life. When I get stressed out, I Freeze-Frame so I won't do something I'm going to regret. It has helped me prevent situations like an argument with my Mom and a fight with a friend. This is really helpful in life. To tell you the truth, at first, I really didn't believe it worked, yet I proved myself wrong. It does work!"

"Thank you for your wonderful teachings of Heart Intelligence. It's really helped me with my stress. I appreciate you caring and knowing that teens get stressed out too. Most people are ignorant to the fact that teens have problems to worry about just like adults. Freeze-Frame should be taught in more schools, and maybe the USA won't be so uptight."

From a parent's point of view...

"I have used Cut-Thru in relation to my ten-year-old son who I see twice a week since his mother and I divorced. Cut-Thru has helped me appreciate him more and more. Last week we volunteered at a food kitchen together. He gave himself totally. I gained a whole different wonderful image of my son and I attribute it to the new eyes Cut- Thru has given me."

"Using Cut-Thru, I ask my heart intelligence to show me where to have more balance and to see it during the day. Getting my kids off to school in the morning is one of the most trying times of my day. Now I'm just going with the flow-able to shift and flex with things."

"I can easily fall into old patterning of impatience and demand with my 8 1/2 year old daughter. My body becomes very rigid; my breath becomes very shallow; my muscles tighten. When I stop my world and use the HeartMath tools, the difference in muscle tension, breath and ease in my body can be profound. I also have become a kinder and more compassionate person since using these tools on a consistent basis."

"The quality of my connection with my child has improved significantly and I feel so much more in touch with myself and with my intention as a parent. I also feel the clarity to make more effective decisions and to create an environment that enables my child to express his full potential." Bobbi
"Being a single, working mother of a teen boy, I learned tools that brought balance and harmony to our hectic life, and created a peaceful existence between my son and me."

"My son was in a car accident. Two boys were with him, and only one had some injury which was not serious. Freeze-Framing was very useful to me the night I went to the accident site.. Dealing with the police, my son, parents of the other boys in the wreck, all required efficient and effective responses. No one was cited because of the accident and we all felt very lucky. Freeze-Framing with my wife before she talked to my son helped her see what she really wanted to communicate to him. Needless to say it was not her anger but her love. Freeze-Framing helped her and me (we did it together ) do what our hearts told us to do, (and) follow our core values. About one week later, my son said that he 'really liked how we handled the accident and the whole thing.' Now that is a priceless comment to get from a 17 year old son!"

From an Educator's point of view...

"Even given a relatively short amount of time to learn and practice the stress-reduction techniques, over 70 percent of the participants surveyed felt the skills they had learned (in the TestEdge program) were of significant help on the MCAS--and all of them felt the program was of some aid. Nearly 90 percent of the participants believed that they performed better on the test using these techniques than they would have otherwise."

"Initially, I was very skeptical. But when I brought it into my own classroom, my students were so thirsty for anything that would help them access what they've learned and succeed on tests that they stuck with it. The self-reflection aspect of the Freeze-Frame technique seemed strange to me--but they seemed all right with it. Now, I think the program's great. I can see that it's effective and that it works."

"I used to have a stack of discipline referrals on my desk and was in regular contact with the vice principal. Now, I don't even know where my referral slips are located, and the vice principal and I mainly talk about positive changes we notice in the kids."

"HeartMath Learning Programs and techniques are essential for giving special needs students the tools they need to go into the regular classroom. This was our motivation for implementing the programs throughout our school. HeartMath appealed to me because kids have to feel safe or else learning is not going to happen. And the programs can easily be integrated into any curriculum."

"HeartMath offers the most effective techniques for helping students overcome their math anxiety that I have ever seen. After seeing big improvements in math test scores, students' ability to better understand new concepts, and students' attitudes, I became real excited about the broader implications for these learning strategies. A real buzz has been created at our college campus and in surrounding schools. We look forward to a long relationship with HeartMath."