Self-Compassion Calms and Soothes Fight-or-Flight Responses [PsychologyToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/8/194:00 AM

Exactly six years ago this week, I wrote a post, “The Neurobiology of Grace Under Pressure,” which offered some practical advice on different ways to increase parasympathetic activation within the autonomic nervous system(which counterbalances fight-or-flight responses) by engaging the vagus nerve.

One section of that 2013 post recommended practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM). Typically, during LKM you systematically direct warm-hearted thoughts of love and kindness to four groups of people including strangers (all beings), enemies, loved ones, and self-compassion to yourself.

[For more of this story, written by Christopher Bergland, go to https://www.psychologytoday.co...-or-flight-responses]

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