emWave Stress Relief System Now Available for Mac [Digital Prozac Helps Manage Stress for the Apple Set]

HeartMath LLC has been marketing their emWave brand of stress management software for some time now, but up until recently it has only been available to PC users. I guess they just figured that Mac users were more mellow by nature. Right on, man. While this might be true, it looks like they’ve decided to expand their market with their latest introduction, the emWave Mac Stress Relief System.

emWave Mac is a combination software program and patented heart rhythm monitor designed to prevent, manage and reverse the negative effects of stress, anxiety, fatigue, depression and more. According to the folks at HeartMath, the system is an innovative approach to stress relief based on learning to change the heart rhythm pattern and create physiological coherence in the body. It all sounds a bit transcendental to me. Here are the features:

• 5 different views to watch your heart rhythms change as you move out of stress and into a state of higher performance
• 3 color visual shows your coherence ratio as you shift into feeling positive emotions and your coherence increases
• Coherence Coach – audio instruction, visual imagery and an adjustable breathing pacer for learning and applying HeartMath’s Quick Coherence technique
• Interactive games – three colorful games designed to help you transform stress into creative energy
• Extensive library of information including a tutorial and quick start guide
• Data storage showing coherence levels and heart rate for session and history review
• Four challenge levels to help you raise your baseline coherence

emWave Mac collects pulse data through a finger or ear sensor which plugs into your computer. The program then translates the information from your heart rhythms into user-friendly graphics displayed on your computer screen. Then you can get stressed out and spend hours on the web searching for your symptoms because you think that your heart rhythms look abnormal. The emWave Mac system retails for $299 at www.heartmathstore.com.