Heart Intelligence

"The heart sends more information to the brain, than the brain sends to the heart".

 In “The Mysteries of the Heart” researchers show that the physical and energetic aspects of the heart play an extraordinary role in our lives. “Our heart rhythms affect the brain’s ability to process information,” they say. “The heart has 40,000 sensory neurons involved in relaying ascending information to the brain.” How does this happen?             “The human heart’s magnetic field can be measured several feet away from the body. Negative emotions can create nervous system chaos, but positive emotions do the opposite.” These affect the heart’s magnetic field, and vice versa. Also, “Positive emotions can increase the brain’s ability to make good decisions, and positive emotions create physiological benefits in the body. You can boost your immune system by focusing on positive emotions,” and enhance your heart’s magnetic field at the same time.             Researchers have also found, “In the fatal development, the heart forms and starts beating before the brain begins to develop. A mother’s brainwaves can synchronize to her baby’s heartbeats even when they are a few feet apart.” Apparently the heart even has a brain of its own sort. J. Andrew Armour, M.D., introduced the term heart-brain in 1991. Armour’s research “showed that the heart’s complex nervous system qualified it as a “little brain”.             Scientists at the Institute of HeartMath have conducted fascinating research on the heart-brain, emotional energetic, coherence, and heart intelligence along with practical intuition. They say, “The heart-brain, like the brain proper, has an intricate network of neurons, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells. It can act independently of the cranial brain has extensive sensory capacities.”             They have found, in summary, that: “The heart sends signals to the brain that can influence perception, emotional experience, and higher mental processes. The heart has a system of neurons that have both short- and long-term memory, and the signals they send to the brain can affect our emotional experiences. The heart sends more information to the brain than the brain sends to the heart. Coherent heart rhythms help the brain in creativity and innovative problem solving. Your heart emits an electro-magnetic field that changes according to your emotions. And, others can pick up the quality of your emotions through the electromagnetic energy radiating from your heart.” 

Well Being Journal 

January/February 2014