“To be human is to risk being hurt. Being hurt is to risk having your heart cracked open. A heart that is cracked open is a heart that is getting ready to love more, feel more, and live more.” Growing up in an imperfect and somewhat dysfunctional family that I loved and who I knew […]
How to Have a Difficult Conversation with Someone You Love
Having a difficult conversation with someone you love can be very challenging. But when done from a compassionate space, it can set you free, deepen or strengthen your connection with someone, and even repair a broken relationship. What makes these type of conversations so challenging to have, is the great unknown they will inevitably put […]
Life’s 4 Most Important Decisions
The majority of people live a life of quiet resignation. We do what our family, friends, and society expect us to do. We follow the path others have laid out before us and do our best to become successful. We work hard and put in all the necessary hours. All this, only to find ourselves […]
Our Biggest Regret
When you look back at your life, what will be your biggest regret? What do you wish you had done differently? These are the questions that, as part of a research project, Dr. Karl Pillemer asked more than 1,500 people over 65 years of age. Expecting to hear things like “affairs, failed businesses or broken […]
October News & Events
Greetings from the enchanted city of Granada! Starting this month of October, I’ll be posting a monthly update with a list of upcoming events, trainings, and gatherings that are now part of the ongoing activities at the Academy for Applied Heart Intelligence. The theme for this month is TRUTH. As a virtue of the heart, […]
The Path of the Heart and How to Know When You’re Not Following it
Joseph Campbell once said that while most people seem to be searching for the meaning of life, deep down inside, what we are all truly longing for is the experience of being fully alive. I wholeheartedly agree. To me, this is precisely what The Path of the Heart is all about: A path with a heart. One that […]
With Your Whole Heart
Every moment of your existence is a moment of creation. You’re either moving towards what you want or away from what you want. Steve Chandler calls this +1 or -1. At any given moment, you’re either adding value to your life or negating the value you could be receiving. The choice is yours. When it comes to […]
How To Stay True to Your Heart
Somewhere within you, there’s an aspect of your being that is always at peace. This part of you sees the bigger picture of your life because it is connected to the whole. It knows where you come from and where you are going. It knows the answer to every question. It knows what’s true, meaningful, […]
One Heart, Five Love Languages
Imagine that you’re traveling overseas to one of your favorite destinations. One of your friends offers to drive you to the airport. On the way there, you’re amazed that someone went out of their way to drive you. After being dropped off at the terminal, another friend shows up. They hand you a gift-wrapped box […]
The Paradox of Enlightenment
Multitudes of people follow some kind of spiritual path. Still, very few succeed in realizing the ultimate truth and become ‘enlightened.’ Why is that? When you feel angry, confused, vulnerable and upset, you go to a doctor or psychiatrist, a priest, a therapist, a coach, a healer, a specialist, a social worker, a palm reader, […]
The Four Pillars of a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
You have a physical, emotional, and spiritual/energetic heart. If you want to enjoy radiant heart health, you must design a lifestyle that nurtures, cares, and supports these three aspects of your heart. As the generator of the largest electromagnetic field in the body, and central point of your emotional system, your heart holds the key […]
The Courage to Be You
Many people don’t know that the great American Poet, E. E. Cummings, self-published most of his work. His poetry went against the conventional thinking of the culture of his time. As a result, he struggled to find a publisher who believed in him and the message he wanted to share with the world. Despite receiving […]
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