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With Tracy Latz, M.D. & Marion Ross, Ph.D.

HEART MATH

Heart Based Living,Global Consciousness and Intuition

Articles, Body/Mind/Spirit, Consciousness, Holistic Living, Inspired Living, Marion Ross PhD, Personal Transformation, Self Growth, The Shift Doctors, Tracy Latz MD, Video

speed_of_point_o_01-1The Shift Doctors (Tracy Latz, M.D. & Marion Ross, Ph.D.) have been following and supporting the wonderful research that our friends at The Institute of Heart Math heartmath.org. have been doing for more than 20 years. We feel moved to share their work on our website.

Their studies have shown overwhelmingly that people’s lives can measurably improve when they sincerely engage their heart qualities. It is what HeartMath calls being heart-focused or practicing heart-based living. Among the most powerful transformative qualities of the heart are: Love, Care, Compassion and Appreciation.

Change at the Speed of Point O
There has been a lot written and talked about in recent years of a great shift in global consciousness, which many say has actually been under way for decades. They believe its pace has begun accelerating, especially since the start of the new millennium. [Read more…] about Heart Based Living,Global Consciousness and Intuition

Shift into Heart to De-Stress with Quick Coherence Techniques

Articles, Body/Mind/Spirit, Holistic Healing, Holistic Living, Integrative Medicine, Marion Ross PhD, Meditation, The Shift Doctors, Tracy Latz MD

Treasures-of-the-heart2-300x225Our friends at HeartMath have described a wonderful technique to rapidly get into your heart. The Quick Coherence® Technique ( a heart math trademark) helps you create a coherent state, offering access to your heart’s intelligence. It uses the power of your heart to balance thoughts and emotions, helping you to achieve a neutral, poised state for clear thinking. It is a powerful technique that connects you with your energetic heart zone to help you release stress, balance your emotions and feel better fast.

Quick Coherence® will help you find a feeling of ease and inner harmony that will be reflected in your heart rhythms. The heart is a primary generator of rhythm in your body, influencing brain processes that control your nervous system, cognitive function and emotion. More coherent heart rhythms facilitate brain function, allowing you more access to your higher intelligence so you can improve your focus, creativity, intuition and higher-level decision-making. When you’re in heart-rhythm coherence, you perform at your best – what athletes call being in the zone. You feel confident, positive, focused and calm yet energized. [Read more…] about Shift into Heart to De-Stress with Quick Coherence Techniques

The State of Ease- By Doc Childre Founder of Heart Math

Consciousness, Holistic Living, Personal Transformation

The Heart Math Institute is a terrific organization. It has been researching heart intelligence, stress and emotional management for more than 19 years and applies its findings to practical, easy-to-use tools that have been scientifically developed and tested. This article ,written by the founder of Heart Math explains why it is important to live in a state of ease and  gives great tips on how to increase your heart connection in your interactions and reduce stress.One  of the first things most of us do when children (or adults) are overwhelmed with inner turbulence is: we instinctively try to calm them down into a state of ease be- fore starting to sort out solutions. Why do we do this? Because we intuitively sense that the state of ease helps us to get back in our heart which helps to re-stabilize the mind and emotions—this re-connects us with our reasoning capacity and clear view. As we grow into adults we occasionally remember the wisdom of such practices, but it’s often after the fact and after much personal energy drain. This article suggests a few advantages of accessing our state of inner-ease, not just for bailing out of emo- tional turbulence, but to use throughout the day for maintaining connection and coherent alignment between the heart, mind and emotions. [Read more…] about The State of Ease- By Doc Childre Founder of Heart Math

Another Stress Buster from Heart Math

Self-Help

From the De-Stress Kit our Monday Tip!
Exercise.
Exercise can be very beneficial when you are feeling stressed. Often when experiencing anxiety and emotional pain, people don’t have the initiative to exercise. However, if you can exercise even a little, it can help clear the fog and tension accumulated from anxiety, anger and worry. Exercise won’t take away your reasons for getting stressed, but it strengthens your capacity to manage stress with less energy loss. It isn’t necessary to do a total workout to help clear your thinking and stabilize your emotions. Experiment and find what’s comfortable for you, but at least try to get your heart rate up a little even for a short time. As you exercise, try to be conscious not to replay negative mind loops. It helps to balance the emotions and calm the mind by practicing the attitude breathing techniques  while  exercising.

In case you missed the previous post,  here is the technique:
Practice breathing while imagining your breath passing in and out through your

heart area or the center of your chest. Envision yourself as taking a time out to refuel  your system by breathing in an attitude of calm and balance (like breathing in an emotional tonic to take the rough edges off).

The key to making this exercise effective  is to generate the true feeling of calm and balance.You can substitute calm and balance at times with breathing the feeling of appreciation or compassion (or whatever attitude you choose to breathe). This can be done in a quiet place or while walking, jogging, and even in a conversation once you get familiar with it.

Take some time for yourself daily.

Marion & Tracy

Heart Math De- Stress Tools Continued…

Consciousness, Holistic Living

More suggestions from the Heart Math Institute De Stress Kit.

Sleep
Sleep is especially important during times of increased stress. However, many people can’t sleep well due to increased stress. If you have a hard time sleeping, get what sleep you can and try not to overdramatize your concerns about it, as that only makes it worse. Breathing an attitude of calm and relaxation for five minutes or so before bed has helped many people get more restful sleep. The Internet offers many suggestions for improving sleep, including diet, exercise and stretching. But as with most advice on the Internet, you have to use discretion. Due to increasing problems with sleep issues, many are turning to prescription medications. While medication may be necessary in some situations, people have a tendency to overmedicate in the pursuit of quick fixes. It’s worth checking out alternative methods, in case something simple helps. If medication is necessary, it is wise to follow the advice of a physician.

We suggest the Over Energy correction to cut the chatter in your head or calm you down when you are feeling  overwhelmed. To correct for over-energy: Cross the left ankle over the right, extend arms with backs of hands facing each other, bring right handover left, clasp fingers together, fold arms and hands inward and rest on the chest under the chin; rest tongue on the roof of your mouth behind your front teeth, breathe deeply for 1-2 minutes. It’s very calming for most individuals and can be used as a separate exercise to promote sleep and reduce acute anxiety.

For more information on how to reduce stress click on the link to the Heart Math Institute: www.heartmath.org

More from Heart Math on De Stressing

Articles

This is from Doc Childre , from the Heart Math De Stress Kit.

Prayer or Meditation
Prayer or meditation can make attitude adjustments easier, especially as you center in your heart and try to find a more objective state. Feeling compassion for yourself and others or feeling gratitude can be a form of prayer or meditation. These practices help quiet the mind and can bring you new perspectives that restore hope and direction. Research has shown that sending appreciative or compassionate feelings to other people or issues can have a beneficial effect on the hormonal and immune systems. Anything that boosts the immune system is worth practicing, especially during periods of prolonged stress. Sending appreciation, care or compassion to others also helps to balance the nervous system and create more harmonious heart rhythms. This, in turn, helps balance your mental and emotional system, which helps reduce anxiety and feelings of overwhelm.
Whatever your religious or spiritual practices may be, genuinely applying them through these challenging times can be very beneficial. Such practices have been shown to restore hope and increase confidence. While stress can cause a disconnection from your heart feelings, this connection can be re-established. Many people have made comebacks from painful places. I have and you can as well, with genuine commitment and self-application. The most important step I took in recovering from a past crisis was reopening my heart through deeper care, compassion and appreciation for others. This sparked the gradual return of my inner self-security—the missing piece in moving on and recreating my life.

Tracy and I have a wonderful, transformational meditations in our book Shift: 12 Keys To Shift Your Life, which are also on 2 CD’s . Please visit our website for more information at: http:www.12keystoshift.com

Stay in your heart!

DocMarion