Biofeedback
HRV Training
Strengthen your body’s natural calming system, one breath at a time.
~6
breaths per minute, a typical resonance pace
10–15
minutes added to a session
Daily
home practice recommended
Overview
What is HRV Training?
Your heart does not beat like a metronome. The small, healthy variation in time between heartbeats, called heart rate variability (HRV), reflects how flexibly your autonomic nervous system can shift between the stressed “fight or flight” state and the calm “rest and digest” state. Higher HRV is generally associated with better stress resilience and emotional regulation.
HRV training uses a simple sensor to display your heart rhythm in real time while you follow a guided breathing pace, usually around six breaths per minute. At your personal “resonance” breathing rate, your heart rhythm, breathing and blood pressure reflexes line up, producing large, smooth waves of HRV. Practiced regularly, this strengthens your parasympathetic (calming) system.
How it works
Your treatment, step by step
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01
Measure
A finger, ear or chest sensor records your heart rhythm.
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02
Find your pace
We identify the breathing rate at which your HRV is highest.
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03
Practice
You breathe along with a visual guide while watching your HRV respond.
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04
Take it home
Short daily practice builds the skill between sessions.
May help with
Conditions this treatment supports
Your provider will recommend whether HRV Training belongs in your plan based on your brain map and symptoms.
Works well with
Often combined with
Autonomic Nervous System Monitoring
Objective measurements of your fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest balance guide and track your treatment.
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Learn moreReady to see what your brain map reveals?
Book a consultation in our Nashville office or by video from anywhere in the world. Our team will review your symptoms and recommend a personalized plan.