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#405 BITESIZE | How Experiencing 5 Minutes of Awe Can Improve Your Physical & Mental Wellbeing | Dr Dacher Keltner
Nov 24, 2023
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Dr Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology, discusses the transformative power of awe and everyday wonder on our physical and mental wellbeing. He explores the benefits of awe walks for older adults and explains how cultivating awe in everyday life can lead to a shift in perspective and greater connection to something greater than ourselves. Awe has the potential to boost the immune system, reduce stress, enhance creativity, and alleviate physical pain.
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- Experiencing awe for just five minutes can improve physical and mental wellbeing by boosting the immune system, reducing inflammation and stress, activating vagal tone, and enhancing cognitive abilities.
- Awe can be found in various aspects of life, including moral beauty, sports, music, visual design, spirituality, epiphanies, and contemplating life and death, highlighting the universal yet unique nature of awe.
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Benefits of Experiencing Awe
Experiencing awe has numerous physical and mental benefits. It boosts the immune system, reduces inflammation and stress, activates vagal tone, and enhances cognitive abilities. Research suggests that just five minutes of awe can provide a range of benefits comparable to other activities. Awe can be a powerful antidote to problems related to inflammation, the immune system, stress, and the amygdala.
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