What is The Mighty Heart?
We live in conflicted times. From the immediate challenges the world is facing, to our unresolved local problems, we are witnessing increasing division everywhere.
However, every one of us has a powerful engine inside, which is more than a life-saver. Your heart contains a deep well of wisdom to guide you when you’re lost. It has a reservoir of courage to deal with your anger and fear. It enables you to listen deeply to others, and to your own truth. Because we witness increasing division everywhere, we urgently need to use these profound abilities – at both personal and political levels.
The Mighty Heart® Courses offer skills that help each one of us transform the sense of loss and overload that so many people are feeling today. These specific skills enable us to listen, to turn anger into a fuel for change, to develop the presence needed in a crisis, to consult the wisdom of the heart, to take a stand on an issue you care about – and to help heal the conflicts that erupt in families, companies and communities. These abilities have even been used effectively to heal conflicts between countries.
The Mighty Heart Course and the skills it offers have been steadily built on the learning, wisdom and experiences of change makers all over the world.
Why this is unique
At the core of The Mighty Heart® is the concept of being in service. That means quietening of the ego so that we are able to be completely present, to listen to what is needed in the moment. Then we can access the deep power of our Mighty Heart.
Being in service is both a personal practice – being ‘capable of a merciful divine love towards ourselves’ (Paul Tillich), and our way of serving the world. It is also reflected in how the Mighty Heart course is offered by our facilitators – in the spirit of service to individuals and communities who need it most.
While Artificial Intelligence may mimic the human brain, the intelligence of the heart cannot be taught to a machine. The human capacities for intuition, for example, or integrity, or compassion come not from the head but from the heart, and cannot be replaced by a machine.
Your heart has unique powers that work as follows:
Courage, to take a stand that may be unpopular
Altruism, to act from a generous spirit
Self-awareness, to spot what we’re up to
Empathy, to go one step beyond sympathy, into action
Deep listening, to resolve conflict by being able to repeat back what we heard
Forgiveness, the ability to open up when you’ve been hurt.
How to get started
Our September course is fully booked and now in progress.
We hope to run another facilitator course in 2026. To register your interest please email Sophia on contact@mightyheart.co.uk with a short bio including your location.
A few bursaries will be made available to those working to prevent or resolve armed conflict; apply to Sophia on contact@mightyheart.co.uk, who can also answer queries if needed.
Wisdom in Action
Everybody can cultivate their capacity to listen, manage difficult conversations and beat the current confusion and overwhelm by developing right brain intelligence, taming their inner critic, and discovering the initiatives latent in the heart.
Dr Scilla Elworthy’s book The Mighty Heart in Action shows how.
STAY IN TOUCH
If you have any questions about The Mighty Heart® or forthcoming courses please email us on contact@mightyheart.co.uk
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