The Big Idea: Heart-Brain Coherence - A Simple Explanation (Substack Post)

“The heart sends a surprising amount of information to the brain through the nervous system, shaping everything from cognitive performance to stress responses and hormone release. When the rhythms of the heart are steady, smooth, and ordered, the brain receives a different signal than it does during stress, anxiety, or overwhelm. This state is known as heart-brain coherence.”

“Learning to get—and stay—in heart-brain coherence is a powerful practice and the quickest way to get there is surprisingly simple: through breath—slow, deep ones to be specific and emotion: gratitude, to be most specific. Slow your breathing and bring your attention to your heart. With slowed, steady breaths, conjur an intentional sense of gratitude, peace, love, calm focus or connection (Having trouble? Try this: think of the sweetest animal you know—boom, you’re in.) Hold the state for a few minutes. (read all the science in the link)”