About Us

Joseph P. Arpaia, MD

I have been exploring the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and stress for the past 20 years, reading the research literature and working with people in my medical practice. As I watched the beat-to-beat HRV trace over thousands of sessions I found I could use that as a window into a persons stress-response system. The trace became a powerful tool to both guide interventions and to demonstrate to the person practicing the techniques that they had a real, and often immediate effect.

One powerful use of the HRV trace was to show patients that what they did with their breath or with their attention caused immediate changes in their stress-response system. Without the visual evidence patients would experience subjective relief from a technique, but often not believe they were accomplishing anything. When I could show them the effect of the technique on their HRV trace they were much more likely to trust the technique and to practice.

Ibernetics, LLC

Ibernetics is the company that Dr. Arpaia formed to present educational materials and training to people who he cannot see individually. “Ibernetics” is a play on “cybernetics”.

Cybernetics –  n – the science of systems of control and communications in living organisms and machines. New Oxford English Dictionary

Ibernetics therefore emphasizes exploring and training the systems of control and communications within an individual for the purposes of enhancing health, performance and relationships.