The Heart iQ Blog
Reflections from Christian on relationships, circle work and the practice of living from the heart.
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Video · 5:00Follow The Breadcrumbs to Joy - The Art of Unwinding
A student's account of practising the Art of Unwinding when a practice partnership breaks down, tracking sensation and story until resentment softens into open, honest connection.
Video · 4:16Present Moment Tracking - The Key to Connection
Christian explains present moment tracking, the third layer of Heart iQ practice, where two people share what is alive in the connection between them as they receive each other's attention.
Video · 4:58The Secret to Heart Centered Communication
Christian introduces Integrated Awareness, the practice of sharing your truth while tracking what is happening in your body and mind, illustrated through a student's own practice call with a partner.
VideoHow to Feel More Connected in a Fast Paced World
A guide to the Slow Motion Movement Practice, explaining why moving very slowly, rather than reaching complete stillness, helps you reconnect with your body and feel more present with yourself and others.
Video · 17:10How to Upgrade Your Life Without Fixing Anything
Christian explains Heart iQ as an upgrade rather than a fix, describing imprinting through his own childhood story and the group work of turning peak moments into lived habits.
VideoHow To Become a World-Class Speaker
Christian traces his path to embodied speaking through modeling mentors and relentless practice, then coaches a student named Melanie through the fear of an unreceptive audience using posture, dynamic tension and authentic storytelling.
Video · 3:00The Magic of Heart iQ
Christian explains why the energetic field created in a Heart iQ circle can only be accessed collectively, describing how a small group guided into the heart generates a shared, heart intelligent field.
VideoHow To Feel Safe So You Can Live Your Full Potential
A distinction between comfort, felt safety and practical support, with gentle observation prompts and notes for facilitators.
VideoHow to Ask For What You Really Want
A teaching on making specific requests, respecting a no and receiving support, with live circle demonstrations of asking and being witnessed.
VideoWhy We Need Others to Heal, Awaken and Thrive
Christian explores interdependence, being witnessed and listening to individual needs within a group, illustrated through teaching and live circle demonstrations.
VideoHow to be More Vulnerable with Those You Love
Christian explains why vulnerability feels safer alone than with a loved one, and shows how naming a need for safety, rather than forcing openness, allows real intimacy to develop.
VideoSomatic Tracking - Returning to the Body
Christian explains somatic tracking as the practice of noticing sensation, feeling, and the stories layered on top of them, using the body as an anchor for honest connection.