The phrase “put your heart into it” is not simply a metaphor—it is the key to higher mental performance and physical performance. The heart is the dominant rhythm in the body, and when you activate heart rhythm coherence with HeartMath^® techniques, your heart, brain, and nervous system synchronize to the heart’s rhythm and power up—so you can get in the high-performance zone or state of flow more readily.

The zone is not a place—it’s a state of consciousness, where your higher motor faculties and intuition merge in liquid coordination.

Entering the zone is an internal developmental process, though people have random heightened experiences of the zone, giving confirmation that there is such a state. Many have experienced times while writing, giving talks, playing music, playing sports, etc., when they felt an intuitive connection with what they were doing and everything just flowed. Or days that they moved through stressful situations in a liquid way with minimum resistance and energy drain. Or days that flowed with positive synchronicities. These are all aspects of connecting with your heart intelligence, which unfolds the state of flow and zone awareness.

HeartMath’s clinically proven techniques and technology are designed to show you how to improve your performance potential. It takes mental, emotional, and physical synchronization to increase zone potential, so you have to develop the wholeness of the system and not just the mental game (focus, visualization, memory recall) or the physical game (mechanics, equipment nutrition, exercise).

An executive in a Fortune 100 high tech company describes using HeartMath this way:

“I think of it as a business power tool. I find it indispensable for creative planning, problem-solving, making clear decisions, and maintaining a high level of stamina during long days. I’m able to gain access to more clear, creative, and intelligent solutions. My work throws me into lots of situations that I have to plan for but can’t control. This tool has helped me generate creative solutions in unexpected situations that required clear ‘thinking on my feet.’ A side effect is it’s nice to have some energy and creativity to take home with me at the end of a long day!”