Strategies for Turbulent Times – A Plan for the Unknown – The Power of Inspiration – Bruce Cryer Hosted by Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Matthew Werner Bruce brings more than four decades of experience in business innovation, heart-centered values, optimal performance, and artistic expression to everything he does. Through roles as diverse as actor, singer,

This is the inaugural interview for the “Living on the Growing Edge” Video series! It’s with great excitement that I interviewed Bruce Cryer, the former CEO of the HeartMath Institute. Listen in to his fabulous journey from lead roles on Broadway to CEO and now world renowned consultant on Heart Brain Coherence!

Explore the fascinating connection between the heart and the brain as Ashley Brothers interviews Bruce Cryer, founding director and later CEO of HeartMath Institute LLC. The HeartMath Institute has been studying the heart since 1991 and discovered that it had a bundle of 44,000 neurons that produced the largest electromagnetic field in the body. Principles

In this episode of Soul-Deep, Ashley Brothers talks to Bruce Cryer (founding director and former CEO of HeartMath LLC) about his new program, Renaissance Human, in which he coaches people through the process of reinventing themselves and their lives. Bruce explains the multiple reasons why someone may need to make major changes in their life

Recently I learned that the Harvard Business Review was planning to republish an article I wrote for them in 2003 entitled “Pull the Plug on Stress”. The reason was a new HBR OnPoint Magazine issue on the theme of “How to Be Productive—Without Burning Out.” Twelve years after the original publication of the piece, the

I was privileged to speak at a powerful inspired conference in June 2015 called the Love Summit, a gathering of executives and organizational leaders at the headquarters of the legendary ad agency, Wieden + Kennedy. Organized by DreamChange and produced by the remarkable Samantha Thomas, it was an empowering memorable day for all of us

What silent wishes of your heart have never arrived in the bright sunshine of a vivid dream? What dreams in your heart have yet to come true? Carl Sandburg was so accurate when he said: “Nothing happens unless first we dream.” How could this profound statement change how you work with clients, with co-workers? How

Having had careers spanning publishing, biotech, nutrition, wellness, music, theater and art, I deeply believe and know in my bones that artistic expression and creative imaginings represent the highest manifestation of our humanity. What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience? — Rollo May      

Beauty awakens the soul to act

Wednesday, 13 January 2016 by

I awoke again this morning as a stunning pastel sunrise formed over the Bay. I never tire of these glorious mornings, even when the sun is hiding behind fog or clouds. There is no question for me that “beauty awakens my soul to act.” Beauty inspires me to share my heart, share my feelings, to

The Tracks We Leave Behind

Tuesday, 05 January 2016 by

“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – American Indian Proverb I’ve thought a lot in recent months about the legacy I’m leaving, the tracks left behind by my life. I know that if my life ended now I would have left a lot to the world: the ground-breaking, soul-enriching work of

“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” — Henri Bergson Are you creating yourself endlessly, as Henri Bergson suggests is the key to life? Or does that sound hopelessly exhausting? I have found in my own life, and as a physical reality of

I grew up steeped in the idealism of the 60s. I and many of my generation envisioned a world that was good, where people were treated humanely, where war was rejected as inhumane and inherently bad, where human and personal rights were regarded as sacred. Implied in so many of the movements of that era,

Some of my connections know I went through a serious health crisis several years ago when I was still CEO of HeartMath, an organization I helped to found in 1991. I learned a lot about life, death, fear, and love while experiencing two life-threatening illnesses. I went through a painful and scary rollercoaster involving multiple surgeries, multiple tests,

“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” — Brother David Steindl-Rast I had the good fortune of having a three hour conversation with Brother David Steindl-Rast about 30 years ago as we drove together to a monastery and retreat center along

Four years ago when I stepped down as CEO for HeartMath, an innovative research and education organization in the stress and well-being space, I was a recovering cancer patient in the middle of bilateral hip replacement. I had started to feel optimistic after a very scary two years which included life-threatening staph infections and the

I’m traveling to the East Coast of the US today for a two week trip of reflection, deep inquiry, meditation, vacation, and some business. This quote struck a chord as my journey starts. “The greatest strength is gentleness.” I am meditating deeply — and gently — over the direction of my life spiritually and professionally. As

Dear friend and colleague, I’m excited to announce the launch of my new Cryer Consulting services through my new website and blog, BruceCryer.com. I’ve combined my 35 years in business as an executive, coach, facilitator, speaker, business development guy and strategist — as well as my life experience in theatrical performance and overcoming serious health challenges

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