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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter, 2/9/07
Dear Friends: Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We offer
you some information, some inspiration and some features to
keep you smiling.
We recommend adding the following to your repertoire of
cardio activities. It is said the best exercise for the
heart is reaching down and lifting others up.
Warmly, Lillian
CONTENTS
-Quote of the month
-Consider this
-Article
-Good humor/Good health
QUOTE
Two things are bad for the heart--running up stairs and
running down people. -Bernard M. Baruch
CONSIDER THIS
Are there times when you were having fun or sincerely
helping someone or deeply appreciating an experience?
Recall those times. How do they make you feel mentally,
emotionally and physically? Do you notice a change in your
stress or anxiety levels?
ARTICLE: CO-INCIDENCE OR INTUITION?
A new study by HeartMath provides evidence that the heart
responds to future events and indicates women may be
naturally more attuned to their intuition. The phone rings
and the person calling is an old high school friend who you
were just thinking about the day before. You spontaneously
decide to take a different route home and later find out
that your usual route was closed due to a big rig accident.
What a coincidence! Or is it? Were those happenings
coincidences or were you, unknowingly, exercising
intuition?
Intuition has often been thought of as a mysterious sixth
sense. However, a new research study conducted by the
Institute of HeartMath (www.heartmath.org) helps to solve
some of the mysteries that surround intuition, revealing
the role the heart plays in processing and decoding
intuitive information.
There has been a longstanding dilemma in the scientific
community over whether intuition is based on memory of a
past experience, or whether it involves an actual
perception of something that lies ahead.
Dr. Rollin McCraty, Director of Research for the Institute
of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, California, directed a
recent scientific study that examined physiological
indicators of intuitive perception. The study sought to
test whether we somehow receive information about a future
event before it happens, and, if so, to determine where and
when in the brain and body the intuitive information is
processed.
HeartMath's new research is discussed in two parts in the
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The
first part (published 2/2004; paper posted at:
www.heartmath.org/research/research-intuition/intuitionp1.html
) focuses on the surprising role of the heart in intuitive
information processing. The second part of the study
(posted at:
www.heartmath.org/research/research-intuition/intuitionp2.html)
was released in April 2004, and focuses on where and when
in the brain intuitive information is processed, and on how
the heart and brain appear to interact in intuitive
perception.
HeartMath researchers found that we can actually be aware
of an event five to seven seconds before it happens. In the
recent study, subjects were shown a series of images. Most
of the images were peaceful and calming, other violent,
disturbing and emotionally stimulating photos were randomly
dispersed in the succession. The subjects were monitored
during the viewing for changes in respiration, skin
conductance, EEG (brain waves), ECG (electrocardiogram) and
heart rate variability. Participants' physiological
indicators registered an emotional response five to seven
seconds before an emotionally disturbing image would appear
on the viewing screen.
The main findings show that the heart receives and responds
to intuitive information. Significant changes in heart rate
variability occurred prior to disturbing and emotionally
stimulating images appearing on the screen, compared to
calm and serene images appearing. The fact that the heart
is involved in the perception of future external events is
an astounding result. The classical perspective assigns the
brain an exclusive role in information processing. This
study opens the door to new understandings about intuition
and suggests that intuition is a system-wide process
involving at least both the heart and the brain working
together to decode intuitive information.
The heart has been regarded as a conduit for wisdom beyond
our normal awareness by virtually all human cultures,
ancient and modern. HeartMath believes the greatest
significance of this study lies in the finding that the
heart is directly involved in the processing of intuitive
information.
McCraty says, "To our knowledge, this is the first study to
measure the heart's connection with intuitive perception,
and this implies that the brain does not act alone in this
regard. This is an important finding that may open the door
to larger scientific studies and greater understanding of
the heart's role in human perception and behavior."
GOOD HUMOUR/GOOD HEALTH
We know that exercising, not smoking and eating foods low
in saturated fat will reduce the risk of heart disease.
Perhaps regular, hearty laughter should be added to the
list. It may be possible to incorporate laughter into our
daily activities, just as we do with other heart-healthy
activities. We could perhaps read something humorous or
watch a funny video and try to find ways to take ourselves
less seriously. The recommendation for a healthy heart may
one day be -- exercise, eat right and laugh a few times a
day. – Dr. Miller from 24/7 This! The Merry Method To
Accelerate Success
Remember, he who laughs, lasts.
Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed.,
Certified Life & Wellness Coach
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