Smile to Your Heart Meditations introduces and explores in depth the four basic, yet key steps in strengthening the heart.  And regardless of your level of heart practices, from beginning to advanced, these fundamental steps are always important and can always be improved upon.  The four key steps are:

• Relax
• Close your eyes
• Touch your heart
• Smile to your heart

Through a series of simple, relaxing and deepening exercises, this book gently guides you to recognize and experience the truth and natural joy of the spiritual heart for yourself.

The following testimonial is one of many from all over the world featured in the book about the beautiful and life changing experience of opening the heart.

“As a spiritual aspirant for over 30 years, and in my profession as a Ph.D. psychologist, I have experienced and taught numerous practices and approaches for enhancing wellbeing and spiritual growth.

In these, I used to believe I knew about being in my heart and did not realize that I was still primarily head-centered. I spent countless hours doing disciplined meditation practices and could easily experience the calm space between my thoughts. But with all those practices, I never got to experience the depth of my heart. I have come to realize that mindfulness is not the same as heartfulness.

If we reflect back to the most special times in which we felt so deeply touched, grateful, and connected to life—whether it was the birth of a child, a tranquil moment in nature, a peak experience, or time of spiritual communion—it was our heart that was touched. In that moment, we were connected with our heart, and that is why it felt so special and precious.

Over the entire span of a person’s life, when all is said and done, and when one is about to leave this earthly plane, it is these few heartfelt experiences that give them their greatest sense of satisfaction and joy.

My happiness comes from the realization that our heart is not reserved for just a handful of special moments. We are meant to live as a heart, so that every moment can be special and precious, and so life is filled with abundant love and joy. When our hearts are open, we become less and less bothered by idiosyncrasies or differences in people. Relationships begin to bring great joy; we become more accepting of our shortcomings, as well as others’; we easily forgive and share from our heart.

The quality of life improves as people realize that what used to push their buttons, or create emotional reactivity, no longer does so. And if negativity is triggered, it is significantly diminished compared to previous patterns. They feel more sweetness and joy in their relationships, and allow the intelligence of the heart to guide their lives.

Open hearts live authentically with love, humbleness, and gratitude. And the more we are able to open our hearts, the more we are able to experience a tangible connection to the Source of Love and Light.

I am so happy that I know from the core of my heart this is something reachable and achievable for all of us. It is our birthright. I am so grateful that True Source is supporting us to fulfill this ultimate destiny.”

Ed Rubenstein, Ph.D.

North Carolina

We’ve long been told to “follow our heart”—that this is where the truth is kept. And whenever we have feelings of peace, calmness or joy, it’s experienced not in our head, but in our heart. So what makes the heart so special? How can our heart help us in our daily life? What is the spiritual meaning of the heart?

Bestselling Indonesian author Irmansyah Effendi has created a joyful, practical and universal “user’s guide” for the spiritual heart.  Smile To Your Heart Meditations: Simple Practices for Peace, Health and Spiritual Growth introduces readers to their spiritual hearts and shares simple yet effective techniques to easily and continually connect to the Source of peace, calmness and joy within.

An easy to understand, step-by-step guide to opening, feeling and enjoying your heart, Smile to Your Heart Meditations will teach you to naturally:

• Experience the calmness and happiness within your heart
• Improve your beautiful and direct connection with the Divine Source
• Achieve more joyful, meaningful and and effective meditations
• Rely on your heart more in interactions with others
• Let your heart be strengthened and cleansed of negativities
• Clearly recognize the difference between using the brain and the heart
• Reduce stress and other negative emotions
• Allow more joy and positive energy to flow throughout your life

Whether you have meditated for years or never before, Smile to Your Heart Meditations is a simple and accessible practice for anyone seeking deeper meaning in life, or just a more peaceful way to go through it.

All you have to do is relax…smile…and enjoy!

And to keep enjoying, read a sample chapter from this meditation bestseller.