The HeartMath Solution: Unlock the Power of Your Heart's Intelligence (DRAKE HALL)

In this course, participants will learn strategies to access heart coherence and heart intelligence, which can help regulate their emotional states and facilitate connection with others for nervous system rebalancing, stress release, and emotional well-being. Relationships with yourself and others can be transformed through these easy-to-learn, short, and simple practices. Dr. O'Brien is a certified HeartMath trainer and is certified in The Resilient Heart (Trauma-Sensitive) training. HeartMath's 40 years of research validate that living in emotional states like gratitude and awe rewires our entire being, allowing a shift from a Threat state to a Thrive state. This occurs with activation of our vagus nerve, and the parasympathetic nervous system, the production of thrive neurotransmitters, and a shift in heart rate variability and heart coherence from chaos to calm. Her work with veterans validated the power of heart intelligence as veterans rediscovered how to be at ease within themselves despite PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, depression, and anxiety. 

Dr. Christine O’Brien is an Osteopathic physician passionate about complementary and integrated medicine, with many years of personal practice and medical training, including medical acupuncture, battlefield (ear) acupuncture, osteopathic manipulation, a variety of complex physical therapy treatments, yoga, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and HeartMath biofeedback. For 40 years, she has taught centering prayer and meditation practices to address the spiritual component of wellbeing. The last 15 years of work, prior to retirement, she cared for veterans at the VA with complex health issues, posttraumatic stress disorder, and complex trauma histories. She uses her "boots on the ground" experiences to teach wellness and self-care for whole-person transformation. 

Notes

• A current OLLI membership is required to register for all courses and lectures.
• If you do not have a Spring 2026 membership, one will be added to your cart at checkout.
• OLLI membership fees and course tuition are critical to the Institute's sustainability and are non-refundable.

Recommendations

• The HeartMath Solution by Doc Childre and Howard Martin at https://www.heartmath.com/ 

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