Oh, yeah! As seasoned women you and I may feel a bit jaded about following our hearts. However, as a coach I have come to trust that each of us can touch into a deeper wisdom through our hearts.
Several years ago I discovered that there is scientific evidence supporting the wisdom of the heart. Heartmath Institute provides multiple practices to enhance our connection with the rythm and deep resonance of our hearts. Some of the practices even allow you to visualize how well you are in alignment with your heart. Being centered in the heart, one is able to think more clearly, stay in a more harmonious state and make choices from a grounded place.
My spiritual roots are quite eclectic. Thus, even though I am not a practicing Sufi, I often return to the trusted pathway provided by a Sufi tradition. The Sufis both calm the mind and tune into the heart through the practice of “Remembrance” which has you visually focus on the heart.
This weekend, as I watched the movie Eat, Pray, Love I was reminded that the journey back to the heart’s wisdom can take time. Julia Roberts portraying Elizabeth Gilbert found her way back to her heart by focusing initially on things she loves: travel, pasta, and the Italian language. That external focus left her happier and more confident of her choices. However, reoccurring thoughts of her failed marriage reminded her that she had deeper work to do so she headed for India to specifically calm her heart and mind through Sidah Yoga. She sensed that if she immersed herself in the practices taught at the ashram, she would eventually feel at one with herself, and it worked.
Finally aligned with her own heart and with a quieted mind, she was then free to go to Bali. There she attracted a kindred spirit who also had been through a difficult divorce and was on a path to healing. Together they learned to trust themselves and then to trust each other. And, yes, today they are happily married.
- What are the simple things that delight you?
- What practices are you using to refine and follow the wisdom of your heart?
*This phrase is one of Julia Cameron as expressed in Blessings.
Here is another link that captures the impact of using the “Remembrance.”




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