“Posture: Sit in easy pose or in a chair with your spine straight.
Focus: Either close your eyes and focus at the third eye point or look straight ahead with your eyes half open.
Breath: Concentrate on the flow of breath. Regulate each bit of the breath consciously. Inhale slowly and deeply through both nostrils. Then hold your breath in by suspending your chest. Retain as long as possible. Exhale through the nose smoothly, gradually and completely. When your breath is totally out, lock the breath out for as long as possible.”( Meditation for a Calm Heart by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa)

This is one of the many lessons that teaches you how to practice meditation to calm your heart when it’s beating fast allowing you to increase your concentration and self control. It is used in Yoga courses for beginner levels and it really works, but what do you do when you’re at the office or in a public place? You wouldn’t try it in noisy environments or where other people can see you.

If you are an adult, your normal heart rate ranges between 60-101 beats per minute, and when you are stressed it tends to increase in speed. If you don’t have where to start meditating or you’re busy and can’t reach the doctor, a good solution for the moment might be the Beating Heart Stress Relief Pillow from ThinkGeek . Among toys and tech products, they provide this cool gadget in the shape of a heart, made of soft plush material, and integrating a special device that spreads rhythmic vibration through the pillow.
It’s a smart idea to design this idea as a comfortable pillow that you could hold at your chest.




The rhythm is pre-recorded but you don’t hear any heart-like sound, but just feel the calming vibration in a new pattern each time you turn the pillow on. It changes slowly over time to better mimic a real heart beat rhythm, and features an auto shut off mechanism.

Available in 14 x 14 x 14 inches and smaller in 9 x 9 x 3 inches, the Stress Relief Pillows come at $49.99 and $24.99 respectively, including a 9V battery.