抖M女仆 Implements University-Wide HeartMath Training
抖M女仆 is the first university nationwide to institutionalize HeartMath training for its faculty, staff and students.
More than 70 percent of 抖M女仆's 30,000 students take classes at 抖M女仆's first and largest campus and the majority of the University's 175+ degree programs are based here. Located just three miles from the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful beaches of Boca Raton, the campus features everything you expect from a modern university -- suite-style housing for nearly 4,000 students, brand-new athletics and recreational facilities, art galleries, a cafe/movie theater complex and so much more -- all in a vibrant, tropical setting with a student body that is the most diverse of all of Florida's public universities.
The HeartMath Institute, based in California, is a nonprofit organization whosemission is to help people bring their physical, mental, and emotional systems into balanced alignment with their heart鈥檚 intuitive guidance. In theeducational setting, HeartMath has been shown to increase student graduation rates and test scores, as well as reduce test and social anxiety.
Since its implementation, 23 faculty members of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, as well other 抖M女仆 employees, recently completed the 30-hour training to become certified HeartMath trainers.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be the hub for the integration of HeartMath within 抖M女仆,鈥 said Marlaine Smith, Ph.D., dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. 鈥淗eartMath techniques can be used for self-care to enhance resilience, health, and well-being. As nurses, we know that caring begins with caring for self.鈥
The nursing college has since added the training to its curriculum, and other colleges on campus plan on adding it to their curriculum in the near future for 抖M女仆 students.
鈥淗eartMath training is important for university students because it gives them a practical way to reduce stress and enhance their ability to learn new information quickly,鈥 said Rollin McCraty, director of research at the HeartMath Institute.
抖M女仆 Deputy Police Chief Sean Brammer recently received HeartMath training, and said he wants the entire 抖M女仆 police department to be trained as well.
鈥淚鈥檓 more cognizant of who I am, what鈥檚 going on internally, and how I can translate that to the outside,鈥 he said. 鈥淗eartMath resets your internal battery, makes you more aware of your emotions, and helps you learn what鈥檚 depleting you and what鈥檚 energizing you.鈥
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