{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Resonance and Influence: Guidance for An Ancient Prince","description":"What if influence begins not with what you say, but with the state of your own nervous system? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Miles connects an ancient Chinese guide to rulership (\u6dee\u5357\u5b50\uff09with modern ideas about resonance, heart rate variability, and the body\u2019s interconnected rhythms. The conversation explores how the autonomic nervous system relates to yin and yang, what the central autonomic network can reveal about the heart, brain, and gut, and why some people seem to calm a room while others create tension. Dr. Miles also explains how heart rate variability is measured, why chest straps may be more accurate than many wearables, and how paying attention to your body can support emotional regulation and presence. Listeners will hear references to brain waves, the vagus nerve, oscillatory coupling, and the heart-brain-gut axis, alongside practical reflections on recognizing when the body feels flexible and coherent\u2014or rigid and unsettled.  REFERENCES Beaumont, A., Marques-Madeira, H., & Divecha, D. (2012). \u201cHeart rate variability recovery following major surgery.\u201d Autonomic Neuroscience, 166(1-2), 30-38. Benarroch, E.E. (1993). \u201cThe central autonomic network: Functional organization, dysfunction, and perspective.\u201d Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 68(10), 988-1001. Beissner, F., Meissner, K., B\u00e4r, K.J., & Napadow, V. (2013). \u201cThe autonomic brain: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis for central processing of autonomic function.\u201d Journal of Neuroscience, 33(25), 10503-10511. Bradley, R.T., McCraty, R., Atkinson, M., Tomasino, D., Daunt, V., & Spain, R.A. (2010). \u201cEmotion self-regulation, psychophysiological coherence, and test anxiety: results from an experiment using electrophysiological measures.\u201d Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 35(4), 261-283. \u201cComplexity of cardiac signals for predicting changes in alpha-waves after stress in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.\u201d Scientific Reports, 6, 13315 (2016). \u201cFrom brain waves to heartbeats: Exploring the combined role of electroencephalography and heart-rate variability in Alzheimer\u2019s disease diagnosis and management.\u201d Frontiers in Neuroscience (2024). PMC13110321. Napadow, V., Dhond, R., Conboy, L., Makris, N., Gollub, R.L., & Harris, R.E. (2012). \u201cIntrinsic brain connectivity in the probing acupuncture needling sensation-related default mode network.\u201d Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012, 658878. Napadow, V., Dhond, R., Kennedy, D., Hui, K., Makris, N., Conboy, L., & Harris, R.E. (2008). \u201cIntrinsic brain connectivity in the Thalamocortical loop and the autonomic nervous system.\u201d Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(34), 12569-12574. Pavlov, V.A., & Tracey, K.J. (2012). \u201cThe vagus nerve and the inflammatory reflex - linking immunity and metabolism.\u201d Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 8(12), 743-754. Porges, S.P. (2011). \u201cThe polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation.\u201d W.W. Norton & Company. Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (1996). \u201cHeart rate variability: standards of measurement, physiological interpretation and clinical use.\u201d Circulation, 93(5), 1043-1065. Thayer, J.F., \u00c5hs, F., Fredrikson, M., Sollers, J.J., & Wager, T.D. (2012). \u201cA meta-analysis of heart rate variability and neuroimaging studies: implications for heart rate variability as a marker of stress and health.\u201d Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 36(2), 747-756. Thayer, J.F., & Lane, R.D. (2009). \u201cClaude Bernard and the heart-brain connection: Further elaboration of a model of neurovisceral integration.\u201d Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, 113(2), 172-191. Thayer, J.F., & Sternberg, E. (2006). \u201cBeyond heart rate variability: toward greater understanding of cardiovascular physiology.\u201d Cardiovascular Research, 70(3), 422-425. ","author_name":"Botanical Biohacking","author_url":"http:\/\/botanicalbiohacking.com","html":"