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494: Science-backed spiritual tools for longevity | Psychologist David DeSteno, Ph.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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The Importance of Exercise in Spirituality

The body is also a vehicle to spirituality and can be a temple in that way, as well a way to connect. When you engage in exercise, not only does it release endorphins, right, the chemical that is responsible for the runner's high,. It releases endocannabinoids, which work on the same receptors that cannabis does. And so when people exercise together versus in them, what she finds is that people feel more bonded to each other. They can actually feel kind of a spiritual ecstasy when it gets to the right level.

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