is healing , supports feeling connected , and repairs the damaging impacts of adrenaline and cortisol on the body .

I am sure you have already experienced the positive feelings of an oxytocin release . What is beautiful is that by choosing to befriend yourself by responding with selfcompassion , you can experience an oxytocin release . When you ask for help and cultivate supportive connections to overcome challenges , you can release oxytocin .

When you place your hand on your heart and feel love for yourself , you can experience an oxytocin release . Choosing to intentionally tend and befriend yourself and others is an empowering way to cultivate the healing power of connection , lovingly nurture yourself , and in turn nourish your nervous system .

Your breath is always accessible to you and is a simple and powerful way to nourish your nervous system . Create a practice of intentionally breathing for ten cycles of breath to ground and center yourself . If you feel anxious , breathe in for a count of four through your nose and out for a count of six through your mouth .