How do we navigate through a changed world filled with stress, anxiety, worry and uncertainty? One of the most essential tools to bring to your aid is to create coherence between your heart and your brain.
This is the foundation for creating harmony in all your body, mind, emotional and spiritual systems.
The Collins English Dictionary defines Coherence as
Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
Coherence in a human being begins with the heart-brain connection. Not the brain-heart connection. The heart-brain connection.
Numerous recent studies in neuroscience and cardiac neuroscience have found that there is more information travelling from your heart to your brain than there is from the brain to your heart.
We have it all backwards! We are all taught from an early age to focus on the brain and cognitive functions – learning, thinking, pros, cons and on and on. We expect the brain to manage our daily lives. To make decisions – sometimes really important decisions.
But your brain is not built to manage your life and all of its complexities! Your heart is. Your brain’s function is to support your heart.
Recent experiments in heart-brain coherence show clearly how when the heart and the brain resonate to the same frequency (0.1 Hz), everything functions better.
- Your nervous system goes into harmony bringing all other body systems into harmony and healthy, normal function.
- Your mind is clearer, allowing you to focus with ease.
- Your emotions become manageable and calm.
- And you find it easier to create an inner spiritual connection.
For those who would like to read up on some of these experiments, here is an article published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience called “Reorganization of the Brain and Heart Rhythm During Autogenic Meditation.” You will find some great references to experiments in heart-brain coherence and some of the benefits created.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2013.00109/full#B3
In the seven Harmony principles I shared with you in last week’s blog, the ‘H’ in HARMONY stands for the Higher Self. In other words, to live from the heart. If you haven’t seen that blog yet, CLICK HERE: https://soundwellness.com/a-journey-with-harmony/
So, how do you put your beautiful brain in its proper perspective with the heart? Here are some ‘sound’ experiences for creating heart-brain coherence.
1. Nourishing Your Heart
In June, I shared a blog with you and a gift of a 30-minute soundtrack to clear your energetic and physical systems, nourish your heart and create coherence between the heart and brain. Here is the link to the blog: https://soundwellness.com/nourishing-your-heart/
2. Turning Grief into Joy
A recent broadcast I did on The Wellness Universe Lounge, Turning Grief into Joy, will also support you to create coherence between your heart and brain with two sound baths.
Here is the link to the broadcast: https://wellnessuniverse.learnitlive.com/Class/Turning-Grief-into-Joy/20705
3. Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
Here is a link to a video on our YouTube channel of a Sound Bath with some of my crystal singing bowls: https://youtu.be/NstejSpezW8
4. Meditations with the Ancients
Here is a link to a playlist on our YouTube channel with a meditation for each chakra using my ancient Tibetan bowl chakra set: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTbkVex2kOGJz6eZozwNo5WB0Ak_S2ay1
Living from the heart means placing the heart and brain into their proper roles and in coherence. This is an essential step to creating harmony and wholeness in your life. Stay tuned as we explore more tips and tools connected to the HARMONY principles.
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