The Healing Power of Gratitude to Change the Brain

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Gratitude is one of the most powerful ways to shift into a state of peace and connect with your inner joy. And the research backs this up- The active practice of gratitude is pretty easy to do, but it actually changes brain chemistry and structure.
In this video I’m going to teach you how gratitude changes the brain and some really simple ways to practice gratitude to be happier and healthier.
Research shows that people who practice gratitude feel happier and more positive, more awake and aware and more self-satisfied.

Gratitude has been shown to help improve mood and combat anxiety and depression.
Research shows that gratitude releases Serotonin and Dopamine-the happiness and reward chemicals in your brain, when we practice gratitude we are essentially strengthening the neural pathways of contentment and happiness-these can build lasting characteristics.

Gratitude helps with anxiety by interrupting the cycle of constantly scanning for dangers. When we are in fear or scarcity mode, our brain turns on the FFF response, but when we think of gratitude, research shows that the hippocampus and amygdala are activated, these parts of the brain aid in emotion regulation and can help turn on that feeling of safety, contentment, and calm. That feeling of abundance.

Basically gratitude practice is a way to regulate the autonomic nervous system, gratitude can turn on that parasympathetic response and reduce stress hormones like cortisol. When we regulate the nervous system, that has a big impact on reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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