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DailyGood: The Power of Touch

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To touch can be to give life. –Michelangelo

Good News of the Day:
6.jpgA pat on the back, a caress of the arm–these are everyday, incidental gestures that we usually take for granted. But after years spent immersed in the science of touch, University of California, Berkeley, psychology professor Dacher Keltner has found that the power of touch is much more profound than we usually realize. In this Greater Good magazine essay, he argues that touch is our primary language of compassion, and a primary means for spreading compassion. He reports on a wave of studies that have documented incredible emotional and physical health benefits that come from touch, suggesting that touch is truly fundamental to human communication, bonding, and health. [ more ]

Be The Change:
Try ending more of your friendly interactions with a casual touch, like a simple shoulder squeeze or pat on the back.

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