Resilience From the Heart

Interview by Dirk Terpstra

The Power to Thrive in Life’s Extremes In this compelling revised edition of his book The Turning Point, best-selling author and visionary Gregg Braden merges his expertise in leading-edge science with present-day realities to reveal the strategies for embracing stressful change in our lives. This updated edition contains an all-new chapter not included in the original release, featuring material on the surprising discovery of brain-like cells—sensory neurites—located within the human heart, and the role they play in creating personal resilience. The powerful heart-brain connection made possible by these cells is now recognized as a portal to the deepest levels of our intuition and heart-based intelligence as well as a gateway to the subconscious mind. This book gets to the core of the fundamental question you have no doubt asked yourself in the face of the complexities and challenges of the modern world: How do I make everyday life better for myself and my family? Through his skillful synthesis of easy-to-understand science and real-life circumstances, Gregg uniquely provides the answer, describing: State-of-the-art discoveries that are the key to embracing big change in a healthy way. Why we’re living a ‘new normal’ and the single question that will transform the way you think of your career, finances and lifestyle The simple techniques of heart-based resilience that you can learn and use immediately for optimal health in our stressful world A template of strategies for resilient living for your family and community . . . and much more. Gregg is an optimist, as well as a realist. His lifetime of work with indigenous cultures, combined with his scholarship in science and ancient traditions, gives him reason to believe in our ability to transform in a healthy way. To get to that point, however, we must be honest with ourselves. When the facts are clear, our choices become obvious and something beautiful happens. And it’s the power of this simple truth that is the basis for Resilience from the Heart.

Join Gregg Braden on this intimate journey as he unlocks the mystery of the world’s extremes . . . to reveal the power to thrive in life!

Interview of Gregg Braden by Dirk Terpstra of SoulLove.com

OMTimes: Last year, in 2014, you published the book The Turning Point: Creating Resilience in a Time of Extremes. Now, in 2015 you wrote a revised version of that book called Resilience from the Heart. What made you decide to write this updated version and choose this particular title?