Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
There have been countless arguments throughout millennia among great thinkers and scholars debating what organ in our body really runs the show. Is it the brain that stores our thoughts and information that drives our human spirit or our hearts that not only pump blood throughout our bodies but guide our feelings and emotions?
Rollin McCraty, executive VP and director of research for the HeartMath Institute, describes how our energetic hearts allow us to connect to our deeper selves and the world via a consciousness upgrade this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Rollin’s work at the HeartMath Institute website at heartmath.org and on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/HeartMathInstitute and facebook.com/GlobalCoherenceInitiative , YouTube at youtube.com/user/HeartMathInstitute and Instagram at instagram.com/heartmathinstitute .
Download a free copy of Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance Volume 2 at heartmath.org/research/science-of-the-heart
Listen to Paul's conversation with Rollin McCraty and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/359-why-your-heart-not-your-brain-is-the-real-master-with-rollin-mccraty or on YouTube at youtu.be/GttHzscB1js?si=bXbhccWvU_GIp2I0
There have been countless arguments throughout millennia among great thinkers and scholars debating what organ in our body really runs the show. Is it the brain that stores our thoughts and information that drives our human spirit or our hearts that not only pump blood throughout our bodies but guide our feelings and emotions?
Rollin McCraty, executive VP and director of research for the HeartMath Institute, describes how our energetic hearts allow us to connect to our deeper selves and the world via a consciousness upgrade this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Rollin’s work at the HeartMath Institute website at heartmath.org and on social media via Facebook at facebook.com/HeartMathInstitute and facebook.com/GlobalCoherenceInitiative , YouTube at youtube.com/user/HeartMathInstitute and Instagram at instagram.com/heartmathinstitute .
Download a free copy of Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance Volume 2 at heartmath.org/research/science-of-the-heart
Listen to Paul's conversation with Rollin McCraty and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/359-why-your-heart-not-your-brain-is-the-real-master-with-rollin-mccraty or on YouTube at youtu.be/GttHzscB1js?si=bXbhccWvU_GIp2I0
