---
id: "action-practice-heart-breathing"
type: "action"
source_timestamps: ["02:14:00"]
tags: ["wellness", "peak-performance"]
related: ["concept-heart-brain-coherence", "claim-coherence-impact", "entity-heartmath-institute", "entity-tony-robbins"]
outcome: "Immediate reduction in stress and alignment of heart-brain wave patterns."
---
# Practice HeartMath breathing for coherence

## Action (the 2-minute protocol)
1. Place both hands over your heart.
2. Breathe deeply into your chest — slower than normal.
3. Intensely focus on a specific memory of profound gratitude or appreciation.
4. Sustain for ~2 minutes.

Use before high-stakes decisions, presentations, or whenever frustration spikes.

## Outcome
Immediate reduction in stress and alignment of heart-brain wave patterns — see [[concept-heart-brain-coherence]] and [[claim-coherence-impact]].

## Source
[[entity-tony-robbins]] citing [[entity-heartmath-institute]] research.