Welcome back.

Today we ask a very fundamental question, how is our body or the experience of our body influenced

by intention.

Let's look at this idea. Anything in your body can be changed with the flicker of an intention.

One example of this is Dr. Dean Ornish's work.

Dr. Dean Ornish has shown very clearly

that the experience of love, which is one modality of healthy emotions, including compassion, joy, equanimity, peace, but love restores homeostasis or self-regulation.

Dr. Ornish's work has also shown that one can reverse heart disease by changing to a very diverse plant-based

diet that we can also influence self-regulation through our choices including movement, deep breathing,

yoga and connection with nature. All this has to do with intention,

because before we begin to change our body

in the direction of self-regulation and healing, we must start with an intention.

Join me tomorrow as we conclude the week with a Friday meditation.