You've heard it before--email lowers your IQ

Well, email's not the only culprit. When you combine the arrival of massive numbers of email--all clamoring for your attention--with always-on cell phones, instant messaging, multiple software programs to help you manage every aspect of your day and your data, the resulting chaos does measurably affect your ability to concentrate, to think creatively and to perform at your best.

I wrote not long ago about a company called HeartMath and how they've conducted extensive research into the relationship of your heart to your sense of well-being, your physical health, and your ability to think clearly. Their discoveries about the electromagnetic field of the heart are astonishing--e.g., the energy field of your heart can reach out from your body by as much as ten feet in any direction. The brain's is much less far-reaching.

Last week I started working with their bio-sensor feedback mechanism called the Freeze Framer--using it to see what I could do without learning any of their specific techniques. (I'm keeping a journal and will eventually report on the process.) Meanwhile, over the weekend I finally started reading the book that comes with the sensor called "Transforming Stress."

Suffice it to say, seeing your heart rate and rhythm displayed on your computer screen is an eye-opener that everybody should have a chance at. Even more exciting is learning to positively affect that critical organ. And most exciting of all is to have proof that positive emotions of care and appreciation and gratitude are good for your health.
Here's a quote from their website

:"What Would You Like to Improve?
Your work performance; your child's school work; your golf game; your creative efforts; your health; your fitness; home or social relationships; your peace of mind?"

Stay tuned. I'll be writing more about HeartMath.