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The Global Coherence Hypothesis


A Conversation with Howard Martin


by Linda Sechrist


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oward Martin is one of the founders of the groundbreak- ing Institute of HeartMath and one of the creators of the institute’s Global Coherence Initiative. This sci- ence-based research initiative cur- rently unites 27,000 members from 85 countries like-minded people engaged in heart-focused care and intention to support the well-being of the planet. One of its goals is to help measurably shift global consciousness from instabil- ity and discord to balance, cooperation and enduring peace.


Here, Martin discusses how par- ticipating in their efforts can help us discover whether our collective hearts’ energy field really can have a decided impact.


What is the Global Coherence Initiative?


Many of us at HeartMath have spent years thinking about how to make major changes in the way the world op- erates, and have concluded that it will require a change in the field of con- sciousness itself. We, like you, regularly meditate and pray for world peace and the success of good works. We do this based on belief in the principle, explained by quantum physics, that a field of oneness unites us all. At present, however, we have no


dynamic proof that this is effective, be- 40 Collier/Lee Counties swfl .naturalawakeningsmag.com


cause we have no means of scientifically measuring the effect. This is one pur- pose of the Global Coherence Initiative; another is to create a global community of like-minded people interested in in- creasing the impact of their meditation, prayer and intention efforts. It’s evident that humanity is at a crossroads, and the initiative exists to help individuals and groups collabo- rate, both synchronously and strategi- cally, in order to move change in a positive direction.


What is heart coherence?


Since 1991, scientists at the Institute of HeartMath have been conducting research in the field of heart coherence, with results most recently published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. We know it as a distinct mode of synchronized psycho- physical functioning associated with sustained positive emotion; a state of energetic alignment and cooperation between heart, mind, body and spirit. In this dynamic, yet stable, state, various physiological systems within individuals become more ordered and harmonious. Energy accumulates, granting these individuals a larger res- ervoir of energy to manifest harmoni- ous intention and outcomes. They may also naturally become more sensitive to their environment, other people and the world itself.


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