This is from Chapter 4 of High on Life. This practice utilizing the power of your heart to generate and sustain feelings of appreciation,
love, and gratitude. This not only enhances your well-being but also deepens your connection
with your heart. By activating feelings of sincere appreciation, you can improve heart rhythm
coherence, reduce emotional stress, and promote overall health.
Remember, this practice can evolve and deepen over time, so be patient with yourself and
repeat it regularly for the best results.
Step 1: Heart Focus
• Action: Concentrate on your heart area and begin breathing a bit deeper than usual. Shift
your awareness from your mind to your heart. Place your hands in a prayer position or
one over the other on your heart.
• Result: This shift signals to your heart that you are moving your engagement from the
external world to your internal world. It helps you focus on the breath’s path and aligns
you with your internal energy.
Step 2: Heart Breathing
• Action: Practice a cycle of 5-5-5 breathing: Inhale for five seconds, visualizing the breath
as light entering your heart and traveling up to the pineal gland, the center of your
forehead, also known as the third eye. Hold and concentrate in this area for five seconds,
then exhale through your heart for five seconds.
• Result: This step calms your body, signaling safety and support for the process. It
activates the pineal gland, fostering coherence between your heart, brain, and the Earth.
Slow, deep breaths initiate the nervous system’s relaxation response.
Step 3: Heart Feeling
Action: Activate a positive feeling while maintaining heart focus and breathing. Recall a
joyful memory, a special place, or the love for someone dear to you. Generate genuine
feelings of caring, appreciation, gratitude, or compassion for anything or anyone.
• Result: Authentic feelings enhance the connection and coherence between your heart and
brain. The sincerity of these emotions is crucial for the effectiveness of this step.
Step 4: Repeat.
• Action: This simple breath takes less than 3 minutes and can create profound shifts in
your daily experience. Do this 3 times a day to train your system to this new field. I like
morning, afternoon, and evening.
• Result: Once established, this practice can be done at any time. While driving, engaging
in conversation, at any moment’s notice, it can reconnect you to your body and heart.
Reflection Questions
• How do you feel both before and after the Heart Breath?
• What specific thoughts or memories help you generate feelings of appreciation and love
most easily? How do these memories impact your state of mind?
• During the practice, what changes do you notice in your physical sensations, especially
around your heart area?
• How does focusing on your heart and generating these positive emotions affect any