Hello and good day to all,

I would like to ask something about the square breath pattern. In the different dimensions (elements) of the heart. We use different points of inhalation and exhalation. How about in the Square Breath? Do we use only the nose for both inhalation/exhalation, or we follow what is in the companion cd of EYH to breathe in and out both from the nose and mouth together? Is there any benefit if we use the square breath pattern for each of the dimensions (elements) instead of just using the swing breath pattern?
Live long and prosper,
Christopher Go

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Dear friends,

This week we’re at the “Council Grove Conference on Consciousness”, a small conference of luminaries in the field of consciousness and biofeedback research. This is a conference which goes back to the late 60s, sponsored by the Menninger Foundation, and now by the Life Science Institute. We’re excited to participate in this conference, and to bring greater awareness of the heart into the field. We’ll give you an update on it next week!

love,

Puran and Susanna

Dear friends,

Easter is a time of great inspiration for all of us as the great celebration of rebirth and renewal.

How can you be reborn and renewed and make rebirth and renewal happen in your life? That is, how can you make real change in yourself that is aligned with your soul, removes the distortions and pain in your being and takes you on the next step toward your purpose? And could this happen not just once and not just on Easter, but continually?

The answer is so simple that people just dismiss it - “It couldn’t be that easy.”

It doesn’t require membership in any organization and it’s not limited to any tradition. No matter what else you believe about spirit, life and the material world, you can still make it work for yourself.

It even works if you don’t believe it will work. But it works better if you understand how it works.
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We strive to see in each person the greatness of their heart. Everyone has a heart, and each heart is big enough and grand enough to hold the whole of creation.In politics, the tendency to deride those with views different from our own is so strong, we may find ourselves asking, does this person have a heart? But of course they do! A person can’t live without a heart. Let’s be big enough to celebrate the greatness of people who we feel are wrong, even politically dangerous. So let’s look at the candidates for the Presidency in this incredibly exciting nomination race. We don’t want to comment on policy pros and cons, or even on the character of the candidates; we just want recognize the greatness of the hearts we see. 
In Barack Obama, we feel the height of the heart. His book is called The Audacity of Hope. His vision is optimistic, idealistic, and hopeful. This is the feeling in the heart which lifts you up out of despondency and keeps you reaching for the vision of how things could be. We all have this feeling, yet some of us have forgotten it, or no longer believe in it. We’ve been hurt before by following our dreams. We don’t want to be hurt again. Yet something in us keeps on believing. Dennis Kucinich also has the height of the heart, as seen in his visionary ideas for change (Kucinich is no longer in the race). 
In Hillary Rodham Clinton, we feel the forward dimension of the heart; that which keeps you going straight to your heart’s desire. We admire her tenacity, toughness, and discipline in pursuit of her goal. She works incredibly hard, and she puts everything she has into it. She persists even when her campaign has hits obstacles, such as 11 straight losses to Obama. 
In John Edwards, we feel the depth of the heart. The depth of the heart is the depth of all feeling, and it is often touched upon by grief. Edwards’ really projected the despair of the working class and middle class anxieties. This was an effective strategy, for the emotion he accessed is very powerful and completely universal. During Edwards’ speeches, it was said that you could hear a pin drop. It is a complete contrast to the energy of an Obama or Clinton event. However, the feeling of the depth of emotion does not inspire action, it does not uplift. So it is difficult to use this energy to create change or inspire millions of people.
In John McCain, like Hillary Clinton, we feel a strong forward dimension. His campaign has also faced and overcome incredible obstacles, going from a distant third in early contests to achieve the Republican nomination. McCain also has a strong width of the heart; he is a moderate Republican at a time when the party has attempted to purge all its moderate members, with conservative activists disparaging them as ‘Republicans in Name Only’. He has worked with Democratic Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance legislation.
It takes great width of the heart to work with political adversaries on a common cause. In looking at a human heart, we are looking at the face of God. So let us see the greatness of the hearts around us; the greatness of the heart is so much bigger than the flaws.Puran and Susanna  

Dear friends,

Today we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a truly great American.

When we consider Dr. King’s life, accomplishments, and who he was, we see the greatness of his heart. Specifically, we see the width of the heart in his work to further tolerance and understanding between whites and African Americans, in his personal magnetism and in the way he could inspire and bring together a group of people. We see the height of the heart in his optimism, his idealism, and his far-reaching vision. We see the forward dimension of the heart in his committed activism, continually moving toward his goal of equal rights. We see the inner dimension in his faith, and in his adoption of the principle of non-violence, one act which demonstrated the strength of his faith.

It really shows the power of the human heart that one man — and the thousands of others who worked with him — could bring so much change in our society.

Puran & Susanna

Hello and good day to all,
I would like to ask something about the square breath pattern. In the different dimensions(elements) of the heart. We use different points of inhalation and exhalation. How about in the Square Breath? Do we use only the nose for both inhalation/exhalation, or we follow what is in the Companion CD of Energize Your Heart to breathe in and out both from the nose and mouth together? Is there any benefit if we use the square breath pattern for each of the dimensions(elements) instead of just using the swing breath pattern?
Live long and prosper,
Christopher Go

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Dear friends,

Puran and I now have profiles on BeliefNet.com!

Mine is: community.beliefnet.com/susanna

Puran’s is: community.beliefnet.com/puran

We have also created a discussion group for Energize Your Heart: community.beliefnet.com/energize

Those of you who are on BeliefNet, we hope to see you there!

love,

Susanna

Hello,
I recently started a daily practice of Heart Rhythm Meditation, with two 20-minute sessions, working my way through the steps outline in Living from the Heart. However, I now have a terrible head cold and find the breathing patterns really difficult to maintain for more than a few minutes. How does one practice HRM when sick? Is there an easier practice to follow? I was doing so well so I find this current setback frustrating. Thanks for your help.
Robyn

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Bright Blessings to all!
I recently attended an IAM lecture in Bloomington, Indiana. I would first of all love to express my appreciate for the opportunity to attend. I was very glad that I went, as I feel I got a lot of really good information from it which I believe has already helped me with my meditations. A lot of what Susanna and Puran talked about was in very close harmony with what I have been doing myself as far as focusing on the spirit of oneness and the love in my heart which connects us all together.
I am very curious about something that was said that night. Puran was talking about working to learn to find your pulse somewhere in your body. I was very surprised, because as long as I can remember, I have felt my pulse coursing through my whole body with every heartbeat. I asked my therapist today if he feels that same thing, as he has studied and taught yoga and practiced meditation for much of his life, but he said that he didn’t. Although I have been extremely interested in meditation since I was very young, and feel that I have been given a wonderful gift of being able to meditate fairly easily, I am definitely not what I would consider to be a seasoned meditator. Does it seem odd that I can feel this pulse in my whole body? Can you advise me as to what this might possibly mean for me as far as my spiritual growth and learning to practice Heart Rhythm Meditation? I told my therapist that it really didn’t seem to mean much to me, as I don’t know how it may affect a person who practices HRM. I do know that I have been very interested lately in heart meditation, even before I learned about this institute and heard the lecture by Puran & Susanna. I prefer to focus on my heart and the spirit of love that connects every one of us together. I also have a very deep desire to help others in my life, as I am an adult abuse survivor and I know how badly abuse can damage your innate ability to trust and connect with others on many different levels if the survivor doesn’t have the tools that he/she needs.
Thank you so very much for reading my question(s), and I look forward to any/all responses and ideas that might be offered.
Take care & be well, all!
Sharon Brown

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Do you know if Heart Rhythm Meditation is possible for someone with Multiple Sclerosis, given this disease’s negative effect on muscle control and thus the possible impact on diaphragmatic breathing? Has anyone had direct experience with adapting HRM to this special health challenge?

Lynn M.

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