Certification · For experienced team facilitators

Activating the Heart of Teams™ — creating a culture where teams can thrive.

Most team problems aren't skills problems. They're what happens underneath — the unspoken tension, the meeting where no one says what they really mean. the meeting nobody says the real thing in. This certification trains you to work at that level, building coherence across a team so harmony, clearer decisions, and genuine collaboration become the norm rather than the exception.

8-week program | Built for intact teams | Live small-group mentoring | HeartMath® Certified Trainer

Enrollment

Full trainer certification

$3,995

Includes group mentoring sessions, Trainer Notes, PowerPoint slides, and an Inner Balance™ Coherence sensor for use with the Global Coherence App.

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Already HeartMath certified? You may qualify for a reduced rate — see the tiers below.

Who it's for

This one asks something of you first.

Facilitating a team through real friction isn't a beginner's task. We're clear about the prerequisites because the work deserves it.

You'll be a good fit if

You're ready to facilitate whole teams

  • You have experience mentoring, coaching, training, or facilitating teams and small groups
  • You're comfortable holding emotionally charged conversations
  • You can read and work with emotional undercurrents in a room
  • You want to expand from individuals into team work
You might want a different program

If the people you train don't work together

This certification is specifically about intact teams — people who work together and have a shared history. If your work is delivering workshops to groups of individuals who don't share a team, Coherence Advantage® is the better fit.

New to facilitation altogether? Building Personal Resilience™ starts with one-on-one coaching.

Works with intact teams, newly formed teams, and teams working in person or remotely.
What teams gain

What changes when a team gets coherent.

  • Increased team harmony
  • Faster, more accurate and creative decision-making
  • More positive energy and a stronger sense of wellbeing
  • Greater appreciation of what the team achieves together
  • New baselines that make the change stick
  • Fewer mistakes and errors
  • Shorter meetings
  • Sharper collective intuition for solving problems
  • Collaboration from a more inclusive perspective

And what you'll learn to do

Create an environment that's genuinely psychologically safe. Use active learning cycles and manage emotional undercurrents, relational discord, and the challenging question you didn't see coming.

Modules

What you'll be certified to deliver.

1

Activating the Heart of Teams™ Introduction

2

Moving from Discord to Harmony: Coherence is Key

3

Accessing Collective Intelligence

4

Relational Energetics: Lifting Team Energy

5

Raising Personal Vibration for Team Effectiveness

6

The Power of Positive Energy and Attitudes

7

Creating Flow in Non-flowing Situations

8

The Art of Coherent Communication

9

Transforming Self-Limiting Emotional Memories and Mindsets

10

Activating the Team's Heart Qualities and Values

11

Building and Sustaining Team Coherence: Your Next Steps

Techniques, tools & practices

Depletion to Renewal™ Grid — next level · Attitude Breathing™ · Vibrational Awareness · Shift and Lift™ · Prep,Shift and Reset · Coherent Communication™ for groups · Spot Check · Freeze Frame® for group & individual · Compassionate Latitude · Cut Thru® · Operational Coherence · the Global Coherence App pulse sensor

Additional topics covered

Sources of relational tension · resistance to change · closed-mindedness · in-group and out-group tensions · neutralizing drama · finger-pointing

How certification works

Eight weeks, and you'll be assessed on your teaching.

Certification depends on successfully completing the Teach Backs and participating in the small-group classes — not simply attending.

1

Five small-group mentoring classes

Two hours each on Zoom, with five other participants and a HeartMath Senior Facilitator, working through the Trainer Notes, module videos, and the science using the Study Guide.

You'll also practice the techniques in your own life — This provides you with a foundation to facilitate your client’s experience.

2

Two Teach Back days

Two full days. Each participant will be assigned a 30-minute module to present for each day. The small group and a Teach Back Facilitator give feedback after each one.

The first Teach Back day follows Mentoring Class 3, the second full day follows Class 5.

3

A half-day final class

Live, covering additional topics to broaden what you can handle in the room.

4

Your final debrief

A one-to-one with your designated HeartMath representative to close out certification.

Plan for the workload

Reserve three to four hours of study before each class or session. Attendance at all mentoring classes, both Teach Back days, and the final class is required.

Already certified with us? It costs less.

Everything you've already learned counts, so we don't charge you to learn it twice.

New to HeartMath certification

Full program, no prior certification required

$3,995
Apply now

Already certified in Coherence Advantage® or The Resilience Advantage™

Save $800

$3,195
Apply now

Already certified in Building Personal Resilience™

Save $300

$3,695
Apply now

Every tier includes group mentoring sessions, trainer notes, PowerPoint slides, and the Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor for use with the Global Coherence app.
Scope of practice

What certification authorizes you to do.

Included

Facilitating team transformation

  • Deliver workshops and presentations in person or online
  • Use presentation slides and interactive media
  • Facilitate groups of any size
  • Work specifically with intact teams and their dynamics
Not included

Certifying other trainers

  • HeartMath headquarters and its officially designated partners certify trainers.
  • As a HeartMath® Certified trainer you may not certify others.
After you certify

A community that shares what actually works.

HeartMath Community of Practice

Graduates are eligible to join a community of trainers who are genuinely eager to share best practice — the thing that's hardest to get anywhere else. Your first year is $29.50, discounted from the usual $295 a year.

  • Access to the private HeartMath Hub to connect with other certified professionals
  • Business development training and guidance
  • Continuing education and skills development
  • Collaboration in crowd-sourced program creation
  • 25% product discount and a listing in the Certified Professional Directory
  • Video sessions on using the HeartMath app as a Certified Professional
Learn about the Community of Practice
The details

Policies and requirements

Fees below apply based on how long before the first class you cancel:

  • 30+ days before: $400
  • 15–29 days before: $800
  • 1–14 days before: $1,500
  • After the first class begins: no refunds and no transfers

If you're already enrolled, you can transfer once, and only to a class series that hasn't started:

  • Current class begins 30+ days out: $500 fee
  • Current class begins within 29 days: $1,500 fee

Emergencies are considered case by case.

Yes — you'll be provided with logos and flyers to use on your website, in advertising, or on social media. There are no ongoing royalties for using these materials, per person or per group. For questions Contact: license@heartmath.com.

Attendance at all classes and teach-back sessions is required for certification. If you miss one because of an emergency, contact your trainer immediately.

We're committed to facilitate every candidate’s successful presentation of the AHT content. If certification requirements aren't met during the program, we offer additional support — typically one to three hours at $150 per hour. Once that step is complete and the fees are paid, certification is granted and you will gain access to the resources in your license agreement.

Download the Activating the Heart of Teams trainer agreement for full guidelines.

We're here to help

Want to secure a specific date?

Tell us about the teams you work with and we'll help you decide whether this or Coherence Advantage® is the better fit — and get you into the right cohort.

Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm PT

Independent trainers: Schedule a call with Toni or email her at Toni@heartmath.com

Organizational trainers: Schedule a call with Paula