Freeze-Frame: One Minute Stress Management: A Scientifically Proven Technique for Clear Decision Making and Improved Health (Heartmath System) [Paperback]

Doc Childre (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1879052423 | ISBN-13: 978-1879052420 | Publication Date: September 1, 1998 | Edition: 2nd

Freeze-Frame.: One Minute Stress Management unfolds the remarkable science and practical tools of "HeartMath"-a system that addresses how our emotions profoundly affect our health, mental clarity and productivity. The five simple steps of Freeze-Frame are taught, with easy practice sheets for applying and resolving personal and organizational issues from work, family and relationships. Explains HeartMath's breakthrough research on emotions and health, with new information on the function and intelligence of the heart, that has been published in top medical journals. The book also contains summaries of corporate and educational case studies, illustrating the effectiveness of the technique. HeartMath has conducted studies with corporations such as Motorola and Boeing, and state and federal government agencies that show dramatic improvement in productivity and attitude with reductions in stress, depression, anxiety and tension. The book includes guidance and tips on how to get best results with physical health, emotional management, mental clarity, business effectiveness, family and relationship harmony.

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Editorial Reviews

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"..the advantage of Freeze-Frame is that it works immediately-in the moment of stress." -- Vogue Magazine

"Freeze-Frame is a unique stress reduction technique that is unusually effective for reducing anxiety and improving performance. Unlike many other services and products that make similar claims, it has a solid scientific basis, and has been thoroughly tested in the workplace and other settings that have clearly demonstrated these benefits." -- Paul J. Rosch, M.D., F.A.C.P., President of the American Institute of Stress and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, New York Medical College

"I've been surprised to see how powerful a tool the Freeze-Frame technique is in unpleasant situations. ..it helps you go into battle feeling calm, thoughtful and happy." -- Men's Fitness Magazine

"My experience using IHM's Freeze-Frame technique to conquer my pre-TV-appearance jitters was also enlightening....As I waited for my cue... I followed the instructions for Freeze-Frame. ..[My fear] receded to the edges of my awareness as surely as if I'd drawn an imaginary line in the sand of my consciousness....By the end of the interview, I was actually enjoying myself." -- Country Living's Healthy Living Magazine

"The background physiology and the scientific underpinning of this [Freeze-Frame] technique are absolutely sound." -- Graham Bridgewood, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Shell International

"The single most valuable, most effective and especially useful tool because people can do it in real time. Freeze-Frame can be done anywhere..." -- Richard Podell, MD, Internist, Clinical Professor in Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

"Their objective demonstration of the Freeze-Frame interventions for managing "stress" on the psychological and biological level is a landmark achievement." -- Gerhard Werner, M.D., Former Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Former Assistant Chief of Staff, V.A. Medical Center

"There are not many interventions. But this [Freeze-Frame] is one that has profound consequences. The implications of this are huge." -- T. Gregory Quinn, M.D., Cardiologist , Oakland, CA

"These techniques have made an amazing difference to team morale. Before trying it, 46% said they often felt exhausted; after the training, this figure fell to 9%. Some staff members even said they felt kinder." -- Carol Mortimer, Director of Healthcare, Hewlett-Packard, (U.K.)

From the Back Cover

Learn How to FREEZE-FRAME . and * Make better decisions * Reduce high blood pressure * Enhance creativity * Improve heart rhythms * Improve communication * Relieve tension, anxiety and * Increase personal and worry organizational * Decrease sleeplessness and productivity fatigue

"If you're upset, the heart feels it . . . What you can do in the moment to calm yourself down is called Freeze-Frame." -Dr. Donna Willis, NBC News' "Today" "Freeze-Frame is a unique stress reduction technique that is unusually effective for reducing anxiety and improving performance." -Paul J. Rosch, M.D., F.A.C.P., President, The American Institute of Stress "Freeze-Frame is very exciting and very necessary in anything we do with government or intergovernmental work, like NATO . . . the experience was profound." -George Land, Founder and President, Leadership 2000, Co-author, Breakpoint and Beyond

Doc Childre is president and CEO of HeartMath LLC, a training and consulting organization specializing in innovative approaches to the problems of human stress, quality, creativity and effectiveness. Doc is also the founder of the Institute of HeartMath and is a consultant to Fortune 100 companies on Intui-Technology . FREEZE-FRAME, a system designed to create quantum time shifts in decision-making and productivity. Research studies demonstrating the results of the FREEZE-FRAME techniques have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals including The American Journal of Cardiology and The Journal of Stress Medicine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Planetary Publications; 2nd edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879052423
• ISBN-13: 978-1879052420
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #347,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent technique to begin with, June 19, 2000

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George Zee (www.frzee.org, Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freeze-Frame: One Minute Stress Management: A Scientifically Proven Technique for Clear Decision Making and Improved Health (Heartmath System) (Paperback)

This new edition of Freeze Frame makes one of the first and key tools of the HeartMath system even more accessible and attractive. It offers a most valuable technique: recognize and freeze the stressful frame of life, shift away from the mind and focus on the heart, step into a resourceful state, tap into one's heart intelligence, and come up with alternative solutions. Much sound research by people like Rollin McCraty and William A. Tiller undergirds such simple techniques. It works and it is so streamlined and clearly packaged that anyone can learn and master. I hope it will continue to serve many people. That is why I rate the book with 5 stars. My one reservation in reading through all the seven books by the author and a few others by the staff of the HeartMath Institute is the authors'tendency to reduce all the beautiful research down to a few key techniques and concepts repeated over and over in most of the books. I long for further developments. Coming from a background immersed in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), I hope people can be taught to generate their own techniques in changing their perceptions and develop a fuller and resourceful life by tapping into the unique role of heart intelligence.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple solution to life stresses, March 3, 2005

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James A (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freeze-Frame: One Minute Stress Management: A Scientifically Proven Technique for Clear Decision Making and Improved Health (Heartmath System) (Paperback)

We've all seen around us some people who, whenever things go wrong, seem to have this knack of riding over storms easily and picking themselves up again. Is it all in the mind? They must be able to curb the negative thoughts churning inside their heads. What allows them to do that? By looking on the bright side of things and appreciating what they see.

According to the author and the HeartMath Institute he heads, Freeze Frame is a technique that allows us to be like the resilient ones described above. Simply put, you take your mind off the stressful situation and focus on your heart. Then you think of something pleasant and feel it in your heart. Personally, I practice this technique and can attest to its effectiveness. It is simple and easy to do. It is scientifically proven. In fact, what this book has done is to explain in medical and scientifc terms what most of us have known intuitively - our heart needs to work with our mind so that we can have inner peace and harmony. When our heart and mind are entrained, we enjoy better health and relationships.

However, this technique's simplicity may also be its Achilles' heel. Some people doubt its effectiveness, while others may find it hard to remember to practice it regularly. Without regular practice, which is necessary to help build the heart 'muscle', one does not enjoy the benefits mentioned in the book.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and shallow, January 24, 2007

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August Ray "Sentient Being" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freeze-Frame: One Minute Stress Management: A Scientifically Proven Technique for Clear Decision Making and Improved Health (Heartmath System) (Paperback)

Based on reviews on Amazon, I purchased this book expecting great things, but it left me very, very disappointed.

Having just read two wonderful books by the Arbinger Institute ("Leadership and Self Deception" and "The Anatomy of Peace"), I was very interested in the HeartMath approach to clear thinking, decision making, and leadership. I had hoped for a book that would challenge me to think differently about my approach and relationships with others. But, instead of deep thinking, this book merely features a handful of techniques designed to leave a person in control of a moment.

The techniques themselves are defined in just a few pages, and the rest of the book feels dedicated to convincing you that others believe the few tips are meaningful. And what really turned me off was the regular suggestion that a CD of music--composed by the author and available at additional expense, of course--would really help one achieve the state of Freeze Frame.

I found this book quite shallow. Maybe I'd feel differently had I not been somewhat profoundly moved and challenged by the Arbinger Institute books, but I have not and cannot recommend this book to anyone.