our multifaceted heart
on a very fundamental level, the heart keeps us alive.
but it is so much more than just a pump, moving blood around the body.
our hearts are multidimensional and multifaceted, allowing us to access and connect to different parts of ourselves - from the physical and emotional, to the energetic and spiritual.
in this post i wanted to share some fascinating facts about the heart, to help you discover the power of this beautiful organ, and perhaps provide some inspiration for your own movement enquiry or medititation practices:
❤︎ our heart was the very first organ we grew
(at around 22 days of our existence), sending out circulatory signals to inform and designate where the vertabrae would be. it can directly influence the brain and other systems of the body!
❤︎ the heart contains its own nervous system
operating as a “little brain” by itself, and sending more information to the brain than the brain sends back to the heart
❤︎ we can synchronise our heart rhythms with each other
when we share feelings of love, compassion, and empathy
❤︎ our earliest knowing of heartbeats was that there were two
The first rhythm we ever knew was the polyrhythm of our mothers heartbeat against our own as we formed ourselves in the womb.
❤︎ the earth has its own heartbeat
producing a consistent, rhythmic "heartbeat" or seismic pulse every 26 seconds. there are also a set of natural electromagnetic waves or pulses generated by lightning in the cavity between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere, creating an atmospheric resonance of 7.83Hz frequency. this is called the ‘schumann resonance’ and mirrors human alpha and theta brainwaves, which influence our health, sleep, and stress levels.
❤︎ the tongue is literally and physically continuous with the heart
so to find our voice and speak our truth, we must also speak from the heart
❤︎ the heart is the seat of the soul, or ‘hridaya’
in yoga philosophy and many other spiritual traditions, the heart is the core of consciousness, love, intuition and wisdom, and acts as a bridge between the human and the divine
