When we get stressed out, we should always take a minute or two to try to calm ourselves down before we get even more worked up. While calming down after reaching high levels of frustration and stress can feel impossible, simple exercises like focusing on your breathing can make the difference in turning  and a complete meltdown.

Designed to assist with stress relief, the emWave 2 from HeartMath shows its users useful breathing patterns they can use to calm their stressed heart rate and reduce levels of anxiety. Also, when using the emWave 2, users begin to learn techniques on how to keep themselves from reaching the high stress levels before they happen because the emWave 2 not only works toward helping reduce stress, but it works towards showing the user how to change his or her physiology.

The emWave 2 can monitor stress through its finger print sensor or its attachable earlobe sensors. The small size and ease of use make the device great for taking it with you daily or especially on occasions where you know you are prone to high stress, like interviews or gatherings.

Simply apply your fingerprint to the sensor and the LED lights show a breathing pattern to follow based on your personal heart rate. When at home, the emWave 2 can plug into the compute to show charts and graphs to show you how to better understand what stresses you out and how you can fix it.

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Disclosure: Mom Central received an emWave 2 courtesy of HeartMath to facilitate this review and giveaway.

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