Do you ever feel lonely or disconnected? Well, if you do, you aren’t alone. It’s interesting that although we are the most technologically advanced we have ever been, we seem to feel like the most socially isolated people in modern times.
Being able to video call a friend or family member across the world in a completely different time zone would have been something out of a science fiction movie just a little over 20 years ago. Yet, more so than ever before, it seems like people are depressed, anxious, overwhelmed, and longing for a sense of connectivity with themselves and others that doesn’t feel possible. Today we live in a world of increasing complexity and chaos, making it hard to feel connected with ourselves, let alone feel a sense of connection with others and understand their perspective.
In my experience, I’ve discovered that understanding comes from the heart rather than the mind. We want to feel more connected to ourselves, what we most value, and those we most love, and yet, we feel challenged to even come to a space of loving and accepting ourselves from a place of non-judgment. Love and acceptance start with us, and our devotion to these practices empowers us to create the foundation to begin to foster them with others.
Starting a Heart Revolution is how we will be able to build bridges of understanding between ourselves and others. We don’t want to get rid of the mind but awaken the heart so that the heart begins to influence the mind, and they can work together.
It’s common knowledge that the heart is one of our most important organs. We literally wouldn’t survive without it. However, what most people don’t know is that the heart is not just a pump, it’s an epicenter of information and a communication conduit that has intricate wiring that spans throughout the rest of our body. The heart literally has its own nervous system.
According to the HeartMath Institute, “The heart is, in fact, a highly complex information processing center with its own functional brain, commonly called the heart brain, that communicates with and influences the cranial brain via the nervous system, hormonal system, and other pathways. These influences affect brain function and most of the body’s major organs and play an important role in the mental and emotional experience and the quality of our lives.”
Becoming more heart-centered isn’t just an abstract idea. Tuning into our hearts creates a tangible physiological impact and can promote a foundation of increased physical health and wellness. The HeartMath Institute studies and others have shown that heart activity affects mental clarity, creativity, emotional balance, self-regulation, intuition, and personal effectiveness. When we become empowered to support our body, mind, and spirit in living synergistically with each other, we begin to understand what true wellbeing feels like at the deepest level. Practicing heart coherence techniques not only increases our own personal coherence but feeds into and influences coherence in the context of our families, work, and community.
We are empowered with a profound sense of choice and agency, which allows us to tap into our creativity and access the wellspring of our innate gifts.
If we really want the world to change and reflect a more loving and safer place for everyone, we need to learn how to tap into the power of our hearts to influence our bodies as well as our minds. Embracing our feelings as our built-in GPS system helps us recognize that our emotional layers have profound wisdom that can empower heightened awareness of ourselves and increase our capacity for connection with ourselves and the world around us. And who doesn’t need a little more of that these days?
If this resonates with you and you’re interested in knowing more, I’d love to hear from you. There are three ways to work with me: Breathwork, Somatic Therapy and Soul Mentorship.
Georgette Zacharias / Owner and Founder / Somaluv LLC
