Summary of CardioGem Diagnostic Functions

• ECG "RAW DATA": this is the signal used by cardiologists. The ECG signal (so called "PQRS" heartbeat complex) indicates general heart health vs. cardiac disorders (such as post - CVA), however this is not the typical use of the CardioGem. In fact healthy Internal Cardiac Coherence (ICC) implies a healthy "PQRS" heartbeat signal
  
  
• HEART RATE: momentary (tachogram) and average heartrate. Useful as an indicator for general heart health. Extremely low (bradycardia) or high (tachycardia) heart rates or cardiac arrhythmia can easily be detected. Healthy ICC generally implies a healthy heart rate
  
  
• HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV): a clinically proven indicator of cardiac and general health, and accepted longevity indicator. A healthy ("not too low, not too high") HRV level is crucial for the more advanced psycho-physiological coherence
  
  
• PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL COHERENCE : the effect of regular (monotonic) breathing on the heart rate, used for stress release. Like ECG and heart rate, this supports ICC. In the CardioGem it is in fact a supportive training- rather than diagnostic function.
  
  
• INTERNAL CARDIAC COHERENCE (ICC):
  
  • Emotional coherence (harmonic inclusiveness of the HRV spectrum): (increased) feeling of empathy and connectedness, belonging, esthetics, blissfulness
    
  • Mental coherence: staying tuned, increased self-awareness, improving competences

  "EMOTIONAL COHERENCE + MENTAL COHERENCE = CONSCIOUSNESS" - co-creativeness, flow, one-ness

• DYNAMIC INDEX = INTERNAL CARDIAC COHERENCE + HEALTHY HRV: indicates how effectively you utilize your inner resources in practical life, in other words, increasing the level of intelligent, self-empowered lifstyle

Importantly: emotional and mental Internal Coherence are not mere "passive" conditions,
but ENGAGING, MOTIVATING and ACTIVE states. Practical benefits in personal life are
increased emotional control and therefore better self-management and improved efficiency.

Summary of CardioGem Biofeedback Functions

• BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL COHERENCE: a simple regular breathing exersize with optional heart rate feedback. Used to help reduce emotional stress, for example to prepare for ICC biofeedback. The breathing rate as well as the inhale / exhale ratio can be adjusted. The CardioGem breathing pacer is typically used for baroreflex training
  
  More sophisticated auto-baroreflex training comes as a future option
  
  
• INTERNAL CARDIAC COHERENCE BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING:
  
  
  • Guides you into a unique emotionally and mentally uplifting experience
    
    
  • Helps you to realize and reconnect to your innermost resources, to develop increasing levels of emotional quiessence and self-management
    
    
  • Helps you to create a healthy, self-affirmative state of mind, to clear past issues in a gentle way
    
    
  • Provides a congenial point of reference, a place to return to, which is relaxing but not inactivating, stimulating but not enforcing