So this ‘Envisioning Outcomes’ technique of yours is genius. I tracked it across three segments yesterday – and it really transformed my day. Here are the outcomes:
| SEGMENT 1 (9:10am) | Getting dressed and ready for work |
| Heart Lock-In Memory Bank | ‘Acting celebratory’ the day I did two great webinars |
| Outcomes Envisioned | Butterfly spiralling out of a cocoon |
| Results | ‘Heart Hunches’, flow, spontaneity, no constipation! |
| SEGMENT 2 (12 noon) | Early afternoon – starting work |
| Heart Lock-In Memory Bank | La Sagrada Familia (w Dad) – building never finished! |
| Outcomes Envisioned | Clear the decks to reveal simplicity |
| Results | Cleared old 19/20 papers & set up Asana for 20/21! |
| SEGMENT 3 (11pm) | Going to sleep and sleeping |
| Heart Lock-In Memory Bank | India: scales fell experience – miracles of sleep |
| Outcomes Envisioned | I unwind and unwind (opp of butterfly spiralling) |
| Results | Deep sleep – and woke feeling like I’d relaxed… <3 |
The drawn pictures were very important:
Study Time
HeartMath Experience: Chapter 9 – Global Coherence
From the video, my notes and quotes: Heart-based living gives us flow, creativity in the world. Mind and emotions in alignment affect our personal, social and global coherence..Compassionate latitude.. Connect to your heart’s guidance and intelligence – even for just a few minutes a day – to make better decisions and have better days. It’s like filling up a gas tank or a battery – and it carries over to the next days too. Do your HeartMath while in conversation with someone – to be present with them. The heart is an access point to increased wisdom and intuition on another dimension – it’s not a metaphor, science shows the heart intelligence is real. We want to connect at the heart level globally now. We want to tune in to our heart to navigate this wild adventure called life, with more harmony, kindness and compassion.
“There are multiple studies indicating that when we’re in a group and form emotional relationships, there’s an energetic field resonance among that group, and information can be shared between the group members on an unseen or subconscious level.” Rollin McCraty HeartMath Institute Director of Research
Apply what you have learned from the HeartMath Course:
- Use the Quick Coherence® technique to prep before a potentially stressful meeting to maintain your composure and connect with your heart’s guidance. Use it after a stressful situation to reset and reconnect with your heart to better manage the effects of stress and build resilience.
- Use Attitude Breathing™ to help shift your Inner Weather—your emotional state at any time. Practice Attitude Breathing to shift to more positive emotional states during the day.
- Use the Freeze-Frame® technique to gain more intuitive clarity for making decisions, both big and small, or to access more creativity and insight at any time.
- Create a daily practice with the Heart Lock-In technique. Do this daily for 5 minutes or more. Choose a time that’s convenient for you, such as first thing in the morning, which can help to set a more coherent tone for the day.
Also..
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This heart-based living…. I want this. I want this in my life… Show me how, please.
As you are learning, it’s very physiological, this heart-based living. It is good that, when you can, you are taking care of your body with qigong, walking, sunshine, good diet, early nights, a full routine and limited work hours.
The next step is to eliminate stress completely. And this is not about managing your surrounding conditions. Far from it. It’s about training your mind and body to work in ‘coherence’ with you.
Like Wim Hof in his ice baths. Today I purchased the HeartMath Inner Balance device and (hopefully – it’s a crowdfunder) ordered a Sensate device. I’m going to work with my vagus nerve, my ANS (autonomic nervous system) and my heart rate variability. It’s science, btw:
- Stress and Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature
- Harvard Medical School article: Heart rate variability: A new way to track well-being
Crumbs, I looked up the relationship between ANS / HRV and autism on PubMed…
And then OMG, look at this…! Bingo!! I knew it! This is mind-blowing… How did I work this out at the same time the scientists are researching it?!
Reduced heart rate variability in adults with autism spectrum disorder (2019)
LAY SUMMARY: ASD is commonly associated with a range of physical and mental health comorbidities. Autonomic disruptions underlying reductions in heart rate variability (HRV) have been linked to a range of mental and physical health conditions. We assessed resting-state HRV in adults diagnosed with ASD in comparison to healthy individuals. Our results showed reduced heart rate variability in people diagnosed with ASD compared to adults without ASD. These findings implicate a role for autonomic activity as a potentially modifiable risk factor for ASD.
© 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
KEYWORDS:
autonomic nervous system; biological marker; heart rate variability; mental health; parasympathetic nervous system; social development; sympathetic nervous system
Exploring Key Physiological System Profiles at Rest and the Association with Depressive Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020)
Abstract
Depression is often associated with dysfunction in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and autonomic nervous system (ANS). Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience physiological dysregulation and psychological comorbidities; however, the extent to which the interactions between these systems predict internalizing symptoms in ASD has not been investigated. The study examined interactions with the HPA axis and ANS in 10-13-year-old children with ASD (n = 41) and typical development (TD; n = 46). The interrelated systems uniquely contributed to depressive symptoms in ASD above and beyond any system in isolation. A reciprocal, parasympathetic-dominant ANS was related to fewer affective symptoms in ASD. Findings highlight the importance of examining arousal across multiple systems to more precisely identify profiles associated with maladaptive psychiatric outcomes in ASD.
KEYWORDS:
Autism; Autonomic nervous system; Depression; Heart rate variability; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis
Excellent research. As you master your ANS and your HRV, you will be able to bring coherence to any situation, leaning in with the delicacy of your autism, with ‘inner balance’ added at the physiological level. This will give you two important gifts:
- Easier access to your Heart’s intelligence – 100 times wiser than your head
- Increased ability to support others in to their coherence too – great for your work
This is such beautiful work. Thank you. I loved the Envisioning Outcomes segment intending as a way of getting guidance from my Heart and acting from there… Can I do this for bigger segments too?
Naturally, however today we would say this… Go smaller instead of bigger. At each decision and shift, check in with Heart. See what happens.
Ok… Will do. Thank you. Starting now. Heart?
<3: Get out and do qigong. Follow the routine. 🙂
Ok. See ya!
At each decision and shift, check in with the Heart (#HeartCheckin)