CICH offers an integrative approach to the management of heart disease using ayurveda, meditation, diet, yoga, biofeedback and hypnotherapy. The Heartfelt program is a unique synthesis of ancient wisdom (through ayurveda and yoga techniques) and high-tech monitoring (through biofeedback). The objective is to teach people under chronic stress to cope and eliminate stress factors and thereby prevent, or even reverse, heart disease. Similarly, other risk factors such as smoking addiction, alcoholism, weight management and exercise can also be addressed.

Ayurveda has always recognized that there are two perspectives in treating heart disease - Physical and Emotional. On the physical level, accumulated undigested material or "ama" clogs arteries. The efficient functioning of the heart is impaired. On the emotional level, day-to-day stresses can add up, releasing adrenaline that can damage the delicate fibers of the heart. Heart diseases may manifest themselves in any of the three doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha), or primary life forces of the body. Diet, meditation and exercise play a key role in prevention of this disease.

The type of exercise recommended for heart disease depends on your age, level of fitness, and mind-body constitutional type (tri doshas). For example, kaphas need the most vigorous exercise; vatas need the least, with pittas in the middle. Ayurvedic practitioners also recommend yoga breathing exercises and asanas.