The simple act of admiring the remarkable intricacy of a flower or the vastness of a starry sky can detox your body of stress better than just about any other mental break. In a University of California, Berkeley study in the US, people had fewer markers of inflammation in their body – a side effect of stress – after experiencing awe than they did after a positive feeling such as joy. “Emotions like wonder and amazement are linked with an increased sense of well-being,” says researcher Amie Gordon, who notes that it doesn’t take much to tap into this effect. In a different study, participants said they felt awestruck once every two weeks; some even felt that way nearly every day ...

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The simple act of admiring the remarkable intricacy of a flower or the vastness of a starry sky can detox your body of stress better than just about any other mental break. In a University of California, Berkeley study in the US, people had fewer markers of inflammation in their body – a side effect of stress – after experiencing awe than they did after a positive feeling such as joy. “Emotions like wonder and amazement are linked with an increased sense of well-being,” says researcher Amie Gordon, who notes that it doesn’t take much to tap into this effect. In a different study, participants said they felt awestruck once every two weeks; some even felt that way nearly every day ...