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The Relational Heart
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VENUE
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1
The nearest underground stations are Russell Square, Googe Street and Euston
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 25 JULY 2008
17.30 Registration, bookstall and tea
18.00 Introduction
18.15 Presentation
19.00 Presentation
20.00 Presentation
21.00 Reception
SATURDAY 26 JULY 2008
08.30 Social dreaming
09.30 Registration
10.00 Presentation
10.45 Presentation
11.30 Coffee
12.00 Presentation
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Presentation
15.00 Tea
15.30 Presentation
16.15 Presentation
17.00 Panel discussion
17.30 End of conference
FEES
Fees include VAT, vegetarian lunch & all refreshments.
Self-funded
  • £130
Current members of the BHMA
  • £115
Organisationally-funded
  • £400
CPD HOURS
Certificates of Attendance will be provided for for 8 hours CPD.
BOOKING CONDITIONS
We regret that refunds cannot be given in any circumstances except if you cancel in writing before four weeks before the event in which case you will be given a 50% refund. Your ticket is for your own use only unless you give us 48 hours written notice that someone else is taking your place and provide us with their name. Fees must be paid in full before the event.
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THE RELATIONAL HEART
Conference
Friday 25 & Saturday 26 July 2008
ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE

A multi-disciplinary conference on the heart, its emotional intelligence and important implications for clinical practice.

It has long been intuitively believed that the heart is at the centre of our emotional lives even though within the dualistic model developed by western medicine it has been regarded primarily as a mechanical pump that is unrelated to the psychological and emotional life of the individual.

Recent neuroscientific findings now reveal how the neural networks of both heart and brain generate signals that impinge on each other’s functioning. This new empirical research is providing evidence for the association between the heart and emotional intelligence via the powerful neural network comprising the cardiac neuronal hierarchy. These studies have revealed that the heart is a crucial part of a complex mind-body system that transduces intricate, dynamic responses and feedback loops between the heart and brain, involving other aspects of the nervous system as well.

Research of individual heart data is also found to be a powerful indicator of the patho-physiology of negative and positive emotions and demonstrates how relationally or emotionally generated electromagnetic signals from the heart register in brain-waves. All of which has lead to talk about the ‘heart-brain’.

This conference brings together physicians and therapists who want to deepen their understanding of this fascinating organ and its relevance to clinical work, whether focused on the treatment of heart disorders, affect dysregulation or trauma. We will link neuroscientific findings to the traditional view of the heart as the seat of love and compassion, and see if between speakers and participants, we can develop a deeper understanding of how the heart and mind interact. Following a scientific grounding in the ‘heart-brain’ functions, we will explore a range clinical techniques for bringing the heart into our therapeutic work, including psychodynamic and body-therapy approaches.

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