For the past 30 years, Scientists at the HeartMath Institute and hundreds of independent researchers, including researchers in the field of Neurocardiology and research at the Noetic Sciences Institute, have been studying the heart.

And this is what their research has shown:

• The heart has a built-in, independent nervous system known as “the heart-brain” or Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System. This system is composed of a network of approximately 40,000 neural cells that constantly communicate with the brain and process information independently, creating a two-way communication system.

• From a biophysical perspective, every heart contraction creates a fluid wave that pushes blood through the veins and arteries, providing the energetic signal that helps synchronize all the systems and cells of the body, including the brain.

• From a hormonal perspective, the heart is a hormone-producing endocrine gland, producing ANF to control blood- pressure, adrenaline, dopamine, and oxytocin (the love hormone). Oxytocin reduces fear, increases eye contact, and increases trust and generosity.

• From an electromagnetic perspective, the heart’s electromagnetic field is at least 1,000 times more powerful than the brain’s. Our heart’s electromagnetic field expands and touches those within 8 – 25 feet around us!

What science is doing is validating what our ancestral spiritual traditions, philosophers, and mystics have been telling us for thousands of years: that the heart stands at the center of a higher intelligence system that gives us access to greater intuition, super-learning abilities, a deeper connection with other and with the cosmos!