WHAT IS the HEART?

  1. What IS the HEART? Most of us have "learned" it is basically a pump, a kind of organic machine. Neurocardiology, a recent medical specialty, is developing a far different picture of the human heart. The current scientific view is aligning more with poets, with conventional and "metaphorical" sense of the word, and with Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences of intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence.

  2. A good summary of implications of "Heart Intelligence" is in an Interview With Joseph Chilton Pearce.

  3. What is Heart Intelligence?, Heart Intelligence , and HeartMath are three fascinating sites showing educational work being done based on "heart intelligence."

    What implications do you see for learning in general and your teaching in particular? Reflect on your thoughts on the course Discussion Board.