The HeartMath Solution

by Doc Lew Childre, Howard Martin

Publisher: Piatkus Books Published: 2011-10-01 Category: Living In Harmony

Deep within your chest lies an intelligence that modern science is only beginning to understand—an intelligence that can transform your entire experience of life. Research now reveals that the heart is far more than a pump; it's a sophisticated information processing center that communicates constantly with the brain and every system in your body. When you learn to tap into this heart intelligence, you gain access to a powerful resource for managing stress, improving relationships, enhancing performance, and experiencing greater fulfillment.

At the core of this groundbreaking approach lies the understanding that your heart generates the body's most powerful electromagnetic field—about sixty times greater in amplitude than brain waves. This field not only influences your own physiology but also affects those around you. The heart sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart, and these heart signals significantly affect brain function, influencing emotional processing, attention, perception, memory, and problem-solving.

Readers discover practical techniques for creating physiological coherence—a state where the heart, mind, and emotions are operating in sync and balance. This coherence produces measurable changes in heart rhythm patterns that can be seen on simple monitoring devices. When you achieve coherence, your body's systems work more efficiently, stress hormones decrease, and the immune system functions more effectively. You literally become more intelligent and capable of accessing your higher faculties.

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