Have you ever wondered why some people are capable of achieving amazing results with a particular technique, but others, who have been taught and use the exact same approach, are unable to produce the same results? This question has been on my mind for many years.

Even in my own practice there are times when using the knowledge and the techniques that I was taught at the Rolf Institute or the Cranial work I was taught at the Upledger and Karuna Institutes can produce very different outcomes. What that has taught me is to be unattached to results. It has been an enormous help to just let go and do the work. This will ultimately “raise the bar” on positive outcomes.

Why did I get better results from not being attached to outcomes? It is because I got out of my thinking mind!

I know that you have all experienced situations where you just have a difficult time focusing on the task at hand, pun intended. There are many reasons for this. Life’s challenges continue occupying your mind even when you have people under your hands! Its normal. But, If I am a tuned to what my hands are feeling, as opposed to letting my mind wander off on some issue that has nothing to do with the task at hand, my outcomes improve and I feel different after the session, having delved into the Mysterium.

We are all living in a field or matrix and as Walt Whitman said, “what lies in front of you, and what lies behind you pales in comparison to what lies within you.” Jesus said, “Be still and know that the kingdom of God lies within you.” Eckhart Tolle, in his seminal work called the “Power of Now,” makes it very clear how one can present themselves in the matrix that allows for a more profound experience.

Healing arts go well beyond just techniques that you’ve been taught. The techniques are the gateway, but the mind, and the stillness that you hold, is where the profound power is generated. I believe that focused power equals more profound healing! Rumi told his followers, that the quieter you become the more you’re able to hear. That is our goal; to quiet the mind so our clients’ bodies can speak to us in the silent language of our intuition.

I was exposed to the Heart Math Institute in the early part of my career and that changed everything. I learned that the breath guides the mind to focus at deeper levels and allows your energy and intuition the capacity to create a different response. Now there have been no double-blind placebo studies done with me, or other people in the healing arts, using the breath to evaluate healing outcomes. But I do know for a fact that in my 35 years of practice, the more focused I am, the better the results.

The heart has a much larger electromagnetic field than the brain. We want you to explore the felt sense you begin to experience by bringing the breath and the mind to the heart area. So, you must get out of the brain and focus your breathing in the heart center! This is what I learned from the Heart Math Institute in the 1990’s which is an integral part of not just my practice but my life’s journey.

Here is what they teach. For thousands of years, the human heart was viewed as the center of thought, emotion, memory, and personality—the master organ of the body. Traditions to honor the role of the heart were created and passed down generation after generation. Ceremonies were performed. And techniques were developed to utilize the heart’s function as a conduit of intuition and healing. When we think about this statement, it should come as no surprise that the heart would play such a vital role in the body. After all, it’s the heart, not the brain, that’s the first organ to form in utero, at about six weeks after conception. And it’s the pulse from our heartbeat that sets into motion the cascade of developments leading to the formation of the other organs in our bodies. As we develop, the heart begins to work in harmony with the brain to regulate these vital physiological functions in ways that science is only beginning to recognize. Beyond the physical pumping that we can see and measure with conventional technology, now we know that the heart does much more. The discovery of specialized cells within the heart itself that are commonly found in the brain has opened the door to new and intriguing possibilities when it comes to what this organ means in our lives

While our hearts obviously do pump the blood that nourishes our organs and each of the 50 trillion or so cells that make up our bodies, recent discoveries suggest that the purpose of the heart may reach far beyond the function of a pump. The benefits of harmonizing our hearts with our brains to empower us with deep intuition, precognition (knowledge of future events), and the direct wisdom of heart intelligence can immediately catapult us beyond traditional thinking when it comes to the way we live and solve our problems. It’s these capabilities, as well, that provide the resilience to embrace big change in our lives and to do so in a healthy way.

Here is the start of your mind/heart breathing journey. If this is something you find valuable, please let us know as I can delve much more deeply with techniques to further support your journey in the healing arts. All I want you to do next time you are sitting with a client is to bring your attention to your heart and breathe. Nothing more, except every time you become aware that you are thinking of something unrelated to the task at hand, bring your wandering mind back to your heart and just breathe for as long as you can stay focused and then return to your physical technique. Please don’t judge yourself. Try that and listen. This practice will deepen your connection to the field of your client and hopefully your intuition will accelerate and your outcomes with them will improve.

And of course, this technique can be used any time outside of your practice in a variety of situations. More on that in our next newsletter. If you have any topics you would like discussed, please feel free to write me and I will be happy to explore them with you.