This is What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Compassion

This is What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Compassion

As massage therapists and bodyworkers, we listen to many heart-wrenching situations on a daily basis and are constantly being challenged to hold a compassionate and loving space for our clients. As we have seen throughout history, it is important to develop skills that build our compassion and know when it is appropriate to stand up against oppression and inequality. We are now being asked to make these same choices out in the world. This has only been made more apparent to me, seeing the rise in violent acts and speech after the recent political elections in the U.S. and Europe. What we cultivate for the treatment room is needed everywhere in our lives. Compassion and Empathy When massage clients walk through your door, they bring their lives in with them.…


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