Corona and the Human Heart

Corona and the Human Heart:
Illuminating riddles of immunity,
conscience and common sense

by Michaela Glöckler, MD

“This timely book represents a breakthrough in phenomenological research that will provide far-reaching insights not only to those who are prompted by the current pandemic to ask deeper questions related to health and medical freedom, but also to all open-minded researchers in pursuit of bridging the mind-body divide.”

Branko Furst, MD, author of The Heart and Circulation: An integrative model.

Published by InterActions
Translated by Gaby Horsley
with a Foreword by Branko Furst, MD
ISBN 978-0-9528364-5-2, Sept 2021, Pb 9

In Corona and the Human Heart, Dr Glöckler gives new inspiring perspectives on the significant role of the human heart in the development of the immune system, from early embryological growth through to adulthood, and the importance this understanding has for the Covid crisis.

The heart is intrinsically involved in the interplay between inner and outer, the dynamic boundary between self and the environment. At the same time it is the centre and life-blood of the human organism, just as the sun is for the living earth. In exploring the wide fields of the heart’s functions, Dr Glöckler sheds light on how immunity is integrally connected with the heart and the inner sense of self. If we disempower the individual through anxieties and fears, or through dependence on outer authority, we reduce the confidence and strength of self; this in turn leads to a significantly reduced ability of the immune system to fend itself against outer influences, such as viruses and other pathogenetic influences.

The author leads us on a path showing how by strengthening our inner spiritual life – our inner sun – we will be strengthening our health and immunity, as well as illuminating riddles of conscience and common sense.

“When people follow their conscience and have the courage to speak the truth, even when it is unpopular, without the fear of stigmatisation or exclusion, not only is the immune system strengthened but also people’s trust in the future.” M. Glöckler, MD

Dr Michaela Glöckler has a lifelong experience as doctor and paediatrician, including in a children’s outpatient clinic and as a school doctor. Additionally, for nearly 30 years she was head of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. She was co-founder of the Alliance for Childhood and the European Alliance of Applied Anthroposophy (ELIANT). She lectures and leads training courses internationally for anthroposophic medicine and health-promoting education. Her many books include: Education for the Future – How to nurture health and human potential?; A Waldorf Guide to Children’s Health; Education as Preventive Medicine – a Salutogenic Approach; The Dignity of the Young Child – Care and Training for the First Three Years; Truth, Beauty and Goodness – the Future of Education; Medicine at the Threshold.