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This study of 100 9th grade students in a California school shows how positive emotional refocusing, using techniques developed by the Institute of HeartMath, significantly affects emotional intelligence and improves autonomic recovery from stress. Based on a controlled study that included helping students learn and practice emotional refocusing techniques, the results show that a bio-psychosocial model can greatly benefit all young people through improving performance and reducing the damaging effects of stress.

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Thom Markham is a speaker, writer, psychologist, and internationally respected consultant in the critical areas of inquiry based education, project based learning, and creativity. Thom holds a Bachelor s Degree in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School

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