Content under this title typically suggests practices to facilitate this return, such as:
: Proponents often cite that the heart sends more signals to the brain than vice versa [1]. A "closed" or stressed heart sends signals that trigger the brain's survival mode (fight or flight), effectively "closing" the higher cognitive functions of the mind [1, 2]. Content under this title typically suggests practices to
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: Actively generating feelings of appreciation to "rewire" the heart's baseline from fear to safety. : Moving from a state of mental "noise"
: Moving from a state of mental "noise" to "heart coherence"—a state of physical and emotional balance where the heart, mind, and emotions are in sync [1].
: Replacing critical judgment with curiosity. This "opens the mind" to understand the why behind actions rather than just the what .