What is Emotional Intelligence and Why is it Important?What is emotional intelligence? And what role does the heart play in it?In the last decade or so, science has discovered a tremendous amount about the role emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that even more than mental intelligence, your emotional intelligence will determine your success and happiness in all walks of life. Key FactorsIQ (intelligence quotient) measures cognitive ability where EQ (emotional quotient) measures you on:
High Emotional Intelligence
Low Emotional Intelligence
Here's a neat website and video about Leading with Emotional Intelligence, by Esther Orioli. Factoring in the HeartIn Heart Meditation we connect with our emotions by focusing on the heart. We know that the heart is the center of our emotional body and so we give our attention to it through focusing on the heartbeat or directing our attention to our heart center.Then we imagine our breath flows into and out of our heart area. This is called heart breathing. Then we try to feel gratitude and appreciation for someone or something while breathing slowly and rhythmically. Feelings of gratitude and appreciation create heart coherence which is a state of well-being and harmony between the body systems and the mind. Improving emotional intelligence comes from connecting with our hearts.
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