Most all of us have had the experience of walking into a room and feeling immediately uplifted by the positive energy of the people in the room or could sense that although things looked okay something was just not right. There is some type of energetic transfer we picked up on.
The HeartMath Institute has found that a type of heart-rhythm entrainment, or synchronization, can occur in interactions between people and their pets. A lot of pet lovers surely will appreciate the results of an experiment the Institute conducted with a15-year-old boy, Josh and his dog, Mabel. This experiment used electrocardiogram monitors to record heart-rhythm data when Josh and Mabel were together and apart. Two Holter (electrocardiogram) recorders were used, one fitted on Mabel and the other on Josh. The holter recorders were synchronized and Mabel was placed in one of the labs. Josh then entered the room and sat down and proceeded to consciously feel feelings of love towards Mabel. … When Josh entered the room where Mabel was waiting and consciously felt feelings of love and care towards his dog, his heart rhythms became more coherent, and this change appears to have influenced Mabel’s heart rhythms, which then also became more coherent.” If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in your dog’s mind, or heart, when you leave home, this may help: When Josh left the room, Mabel’s heart rhythms became much more chaotic and incoherent, suggesting initial separation anxiety.