Science of the Heart
The next two paragraphs are taken from the Heartmath.com website
Most of us have been taught in school that the heart is constantly responding to “orders” sent by the brain in the form of neural signals. However, it is not as commonly known that the heart actually sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart! Moreover, these heart signals have a significant effect on brain function – influencing emotional processing as well as higher cognitive faculties such as attention, perception, memory, and problem-solving. In other words, not only does the heart respond to the brain, but the brain continuously responds to the heart.
In the new field of neurocardiology, for example, scientists have discovered that the heart possesses its own intrinsic nervous system—a network of nerves so functionally sophisticated as to earn the description of a “heart brain.” Containing over 40,000 neurons, this “little brain” gives the heart the ability to independently sense, process information, make decisions, and even to demonstrate a type of learning and memory. In essence, it appears that the heart is truly an intelligent system.
In my life, it became clear to me that when I listened to my brain, there were limitations in my life experience. However, when I felt what my heart was saying, a whole new universe seemed to open up to me. We have been “educated” to use our mind and of course we could not be human without it. The challenge is that our brain has parts that are limited in scope as to how they perform. Now we are learning that the heart has an intelligence. We can make decisions straight from the heart!
I love this! I have been telling folks “to follow their heart” most of my life. It just felt natural to do so. Now science is confirming that this is a powerful way to live life. I am encouraging all of you to get Dr, Joe Dispenza’s book “Becoming Supernatural”. All of this important information is in there. More on this amazing book in subsequent blogs. From my “intelligent heart to yours, Thomas