your body is the key

Like the gut-brain axis, approximately 80% of the nerve fibers in the vagus nerve are afferent pathways carrying information FROM the heart TO the brain. But these aren’t passive data cables simply reporting on heart rate; they’re active modulators that directly influence brain function.

When you feel genuine love, appreciation, or compassion, whether for your partner, child, dog, or even a breathtaking sunset, your heart doesn’t just metaphorically “swell.” It produces oxytocin. It generates coherent electromagnetic rhythms that can be detected three feet beyond your body. It sends specific neural signals to your brain that... See more

People who don't pause exist more in their head than their body. The mind is top-down, rigid, quick, enforcing an established view. The mind is waiting for the other person to be done so they can say what’s rattling around inside. The body is slower, needs more time, and then words bubble up organically, one after another, without planning. People... See more

Love isn’t happening to you. Your heart is orchestrating it through you.

The quality of heart-brain communication determines whether neural networks activate for fear or for wisdom.

For Eugene Gendlin, "the truth" isn't a fixed concept but something lived and felt within your body's unique, intricate "felt sense," often missed by words; it's about connecting with the implicit, present reality of what is (your whole situation, not just events) and allowing it to guide you, rather than imposing pre-set ideas, recognizing that... See more

Love isn’t just something you feel. It’s something you transmit that ripples out through invisible but very real pathways, touching everyone in your immediate sphere.

The Quick Coherence Technique: Sixty Seconds to a Different Nervous System

Here’s something clinically validated that you can use in the next sixty seconds to create measurable physiological transformation.

First, focus on your heart area, the center of your chest. Breathe slowly and deeply: five seconds inhale, five seconds exhale. Imagine your... See more

Think about the spiritual implications of this for a moment. Every wisdom tradition, from Sufism to Buddhism and Christian mysticism to Indigenous teachings, has emphasized the heart as the seat of wisdom, the gateway to divine understanding, and the organ of truth. The Arabic tradition tells us, “The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.”... See more